Deploying Microsoft
Windows Vista Business Desktops
Course 5105: Three days;
Instructor-Led
Introduction
This three-day instructor-led course
provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully deploy Windows
Vista business desktops throughout their organization. Students are introduced
to the deployment life cycle, which consists of planning for the deployment,
building and customizing the deployment method, and then implementing the
actual deployment. Students are introduced to the tools and guidance to be used
throughout various stages of the deployment life cycle.
This course is intended for IT
Professionals, Desktop Configuration Administrators, and technical decision
makers with the skills to successfully plan and deploy desktop operating
systems, provision desktop computers, and deploy service packs and updates to
computer systems. The intended audience is also involved in setting the
strategic direction for the desktop operating system and applications.
After completing this course,
students will be able to:
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Describe the guidelines, processes
that take place, and the tools used throughout the Microsoft Windows Vista desktop
deployment life-cycle. |
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Inventory, analyze, and mitigate
application compatibility when planning a Windows Vista desktop deployment. |
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Capture and restore user state
information during a workstation deployment task. |
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Use automated installation
technologies to create, customize and deploy a computer image based upon a
Windows Vista desktop. |
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Deploy Windows Vista using
Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007. |
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Deploy Windows Vista using Zero
Touch Installation. |
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Secure a Windows Vista desktop. |
Before attending this course,
students must have:
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Experience deploying Windows
desktop operating systems. |
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At least one year of experience managing
a Microsoft Windows desktop operating system environment. |
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Familiarity with standard client
and application deployment methods such as Group Policy, disk imaging, and
Systems Management Server (SMS). |
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Familiarity with the Business Desktop
Deployment (BDD) Solution Accelerator. |
Important: This learning product
will be most useful to people who intend to use their new skills and knowledge
on the job immediately after training.
Module 1: Preparing to Deploy Windows
Vista Business Desktops
In this module, students are
provided guidelines for an effective desktop deployment. Students are also
introduced to tools and technologies used in the desktop deployment life cycle
and the process and team guidance provided by the Microsoft Solution
Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007. Finally, students will
learn how to plan Windows Vista deployments, and will learn about volume
activation options and troubleshooting methods.
Lessons
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Overview of the Windows Vista
Desktop Deployment Process |
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Tools and Technologies Used in the
Desktop Deployment Life Cycle |
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Planning Windows Vista Deployments |
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Understanding Volume Activation |
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Provide guidelines and
considerations for an effective and efficient Windows Vista business desktop
deployment. |
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Describe the tools and
technologies used throughout the desktop deployment life cycle. |
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Describe the process for
effectively deploying a Windows Vista desktop. |
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Describe how volume activation
affects Windows Vista deployment. |
Module 2: Application Compatibility
Remediation
In this module, students will learn the
process for addressing common application compatibility issues experienced
during a typical operating system deployment. Students will also learn how to
use the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) to help inventory,
analyze, and mitigate application compatibility issues.
Lessons
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Resolving Application
Compatibility Issues |
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Introduction to the Application
Compatibility Toolkit 5.0 |
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Lab: Evaluating Application Compatibility
Using the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit |
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Describe the process used to
resolve common application compatibility issues during an operating system
deployment. |
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Inventory and analyze application
compatibility information using the Application Compatibility Toolkit. |
Module 3: User State Migration
In this module, students will learn
about user state migration and how tools such as Windows Easy Transfer and the
Microsoft Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) can be used for various
migration scenarios.
Lessons
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Overview of the User State
Migration Task |
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Introduction to the User State
Migration Tool 3.0 |
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Lab: Migrating User State Using the
User State Migration Tool |
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Describe the tools and
configuration process for performing a user state migration task. |
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Migrate
user and computer settings using the User State Migration Tool. |
Module 4: Automated Installation
Technologies for Windows Vista
In this module, students will learn
about the underlying architecture of the computer imaging system that is used
to create and deploy a custom image of a Windows Vista desktop.
Lessons
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Overview of the Windows Vista
Installation Architecture |
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Implementing a Windows Vista
Imaging System |
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Deploying Windows Vista using
Windows Deployment Services |
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Lab: How to Deploy a Windows Vista
Image Using Windows Deployment Services |
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Describe the Windows Vista
installation and setup architecture. |
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Describe the procedures and tools
used to deploy a custom Windows Vista desktop. |
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Configure Windows Deployment
Services to help deploy Windows Vista desktop computers. |
Module 5: Deploying Windows Vista
Using BDD 2007
In this module, students will be
introduced to the concepts related to Lite Touch and
Zero Touch deployment. Students will also learn how to use the Solution
Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment 2007 to deploy a Windows Vista
image using a Lite Touch methodology.
Lessons
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Overview of BDD 2007 Deployment
Methods |
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Deploying a Lite
Touch Scenario Using BDD 2007 |
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Lab: Performing a Lite Touch Installation Using BDD 2007 |
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Select an appropriate deployment
method based upon an organizations infrastructure management process. |
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Deploy the Windows Vista operating
system using the Lite Touch methodology. |
Module 6: Deploying Vista Using BDD
2007 Zero Touch Installation
In this module, students will be
introduced to the requirements to support Zero Touch installations and the SMS 2003
Operating System Deployment (OSD) Feature Pack.
Students will also learn about the
phases of the OSD Feature Pack and how to deploy Windows Vista using BDD 2007
Zero Touch Installation.
Lessons
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Preparing the Deployment Environment
for Zero Touch |
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Deploying a Zero Touch Scenario
Using BDD 2007 and the OSD Feature Pack |
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Lab: Deploying Windows Vista Using
BDD 2007 Zero Touch |
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Prepare the network environment
for a Zero Touch installation. |
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Deploy the Windows Vista operating
system by using the Zero Touch methodology. |
Module 7: Securing a Windows Vista
Desktop
In this module, students will learn about
the new security features incorporated into Windows Vista.
Lessons
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Overview of Desktop Security |
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Security Enhancements in Windows
Vista |
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Lab: Securing a Windows Vista
Desktop |
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Describe considerations and
technologies used to secure desktops that run Windows Vista. |
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Secure a desktop running Windows
Vista |
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