Deploying Microsoft Windows Vista Business Desktops
Course Code: MS5105
Duration: 3 Days
Overview
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.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have : Experience deploying, managing, and supporting Windows client systems, familiarity with standard client and application deployment methods such as Group Policy, disk imaging, and Systems Management Server (SMS) and familiarity with the Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) Solution Accelerator.
Important: This learning product will be most useful to people who are already working in the job role of a Desktop Configuration Administrator and who intend to use their new skills and knowledge on the job immediately after training.
Delegates will learn how to
- Describe the guidelines, processes that take place, and the tools used throughout the Microsoft Windows Vista desktop deployment life-cycle.
- Inventory, analyze, and mitigate application compatibility when planning a Windows Vista desktop deployment.
- Capture and restore user state information during a workstation deployment task.
- Use automated installation technologies to create, customize and deploy a computer image based upon a Windows Vista desktop.
- Deploy Windows Vista using Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007.
- Deploy Windows Vista using Zero Touch Installation.
- Secure a Windows Vista desktop.
Course Outline
Module 1: Preparing to Deploy Windows Vista Business Desktops
- Overview of the Windows Vista Desktop Deployment Process
- Tools and Technologies Used in the Desktop Deployment Life Cycle
- Planning Windows Vista Deployments
- Understanding Volume Activation
Module 2: Application Compatibility Remediation
- Resolving Application Compatibility Issues
- Introduction to the Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0
- Lab: Evaluating Application Compatibility Using the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit
Module 3: User State Migration
- Overview of the User State Migration Task
- Introduction to the User State Migration Tool 3.0
- Lab: Migrating User Information by Using the User State Migration Tool
Module 4: Computer Imaging Technologies for Windows Vista
- Overview of the Windows Vista Installation Architecture
- Implementing a Windows Vista Imaging System
- Deploying Windows Vista using Windows Deployment Services
- Lab: How to Deploy a Windows Vista Image Using Windows Deployment Services
Module 5: Deploying Windows Vista Using BDD 2007
- Overview of Lite Touch and Zero Touch Deployment Methods
- Deploying a Lite Touch Scenario by Using BDD 2007
- Lab: Performing a Lite Touch Upgrade by Using BDD 2007
Module 6: Deploying Vista Using BDD 2007 Zero Touch Installation
- Preparing the Deployment Environment for Zero Touch
- Deploying a Zero Touch Scenario Using BDD 2007 and the OSD Feature Pack
- Lab: Deploying Windows Vista Using BDD 2007 Zero Touch
Module 7: Securing a Windows Vista Desktop
- Overview of Desktop Security
- Security Enhancements in Windows Vista
- Lab: Securing a Windows Vista Desktop
Leads to examination
- 70-624 TS Deploying and Maintaining Windows Vista Client and 2007 Microsoft Office System Desktops
Related Certifications
This course forms part of the following certification track(s):