COURSE 9500 | 2-DAY SESSION
Installing, Supporting and Troubleshooting Windows Vista
Discover Windows Vista its advantages, limitations, weaknesses - from an independent source!
Not since NT Server was introduced has there been so much buzz about a new Microsoft operating system Windows Vista. Although this one is a userlevel system, the issues are still great and you are forced to deal with them. There's been a lot of hype about improvements, stellar upgrades and some disappointments. But what is fact and what is fiction? How are the new security features? What about the new Administrative Tools? What version does what? What do you need for your environment, and how is it all going to work? It can be a challenge.
Separate the “Hype” from Reality
Now in just two days - learn and see from independent experts just what you need to do to get your system up and running smoothly - whether you've already purchased or you're considering your options. You will have the answers. You'll have eight days of material and information packed into an exciting, no-nonsense two day course.
Learn how to:
- Familiarize yourself with Vista - Minor and Major Version Differences
- Using New Administrative tools to their fullest
- Integrating new Group Policies
- Troubleshooting the Boot Configuration Database BCD
- Security Features and the Security Center
- Using the Reliability Monitor
- Using the new deployment tools
- Effectively deploy Vista into your heterogeneous environment
- Mitigate your risks; don’t let the “hype” drive your decisions
16 Great Reasons to Attend This Class:
- Understand all of Vista’s new features and decide which ones are “winners” and which are not for your enterprise.
- See live in-class demonstrations of how to perform new tasks.
- Discover how Vista and Internet Explorer 7 co-exist and how to take advantage of additional security features when used together.
- Understand the major and minor differences in all the versions of Vista, and how to choose the correct version for the features you need to use.
- See the updated wireless features of Vista and how Ipv6 works.
- Understand the new data storage options including updates to the file system and bit locker
- Experience live versions of the new Administrative tools, and how to use them to their fullest potential.
- Explore the new Group Policies (GPO) for Vista, and how to best integrate them into your current environment
- Discover how Vista and Office 2007 work together to provide benefits to administrators and end users - also see the challenges you will need to face.
- Understand the best path to migrate YOUR network to Vista, and what upgrading mistakes to avoid.
- See how to troubleshoot the new boot sequence (Boot Configuration Database BCD) - The old process is gone!
- Take a look at the new Aero interface, understand what you need to have to run it and if you need it.
- Explore all of the highly-touted new security features of Vista, including the new Security Center - are they all you expected? Are their any weaknesses?
- Know how to easily identify, diagnose and troubleshoot issues with Vista using Vista’s new tools like Reliability Monitor.
- Gain a full, working knowledge of Vista and how it will operate in your environment, it's features, advantages, limitations and overall abilities.
- Walk out of this two-day comprehensive course ready to deploy, implement, maintain, secure and troubleshoot Microsoft’s newest OS - Windows Vista
Step by Step: Windows Vista, Brought to Life
Through interactive instruction and solid demonstrations you'll enjoy an organized, results-oriented workshop and you'll have it all in two days!
- Understand the different versions of Vista - what offers what? Which one with which features is right for you?
- Know how to deploy Vista in your environment using all of the new deployment tools
- Learn how to maintain and secure Vista with the new administrations tools, security center, GPO’s and monitoring tools
- Be prepared to troubleshoot Vista with new tools and the new boot process
- Make your end-users happy with Vista and Office 2007. Understand how they work together and how to help your users get the most out of both.
- Learn all you need to know before installing - from an independent source. What features work well, what doesn’t work so well, and what you need to do in your own environment.
Action-Packed Demonstrations throughout the course
You’ll not only discuss the features and key integration challenges of Windows Vista - You’ll see all of the need to know stuff - demonstrated right in class. Including:
- Deployment Tools
- Aero
- New Administration Tools
- IE 7
- Group Policy
- Bitlocker
- Windows Security Center
- Windows Defender
- Performance Diagnostic Console
Who Should Attend:
If you are in anyway responsible for your network performance, you should attend this class. If you’re going to Windows Vista in your network, you need to attend. If you are one of the following, this course will be invaluable:
- Network Administrators
- IT Managers
- Managers
- Project Managers
- Help desk personnel
- System Administrators
- Repair Technicians
- System Engineers
- Software Purchasers
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