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Configuring Windows Vista Applications and Tools
Configuring Windows Vista Application and Tools
Course 5116: One day; Instructor-Led
Introduction
This one-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully configure Windows Vista applications and tools.
It will provide them with the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure successful configuration of the IT Pro tools and productivity applications that ship with Windows Vista.
Students will learn how to configure tools and applications from three main areas: maintenance and optimization tools, media applications, and productivity applications.
Audience
This course is intended for IT Professionals wishing to become technology specialists. A Windows Vista technology specialist is defined as a technology specialist interested in learning about, assessing skills, using reference products, or taking exams to prove his or her knowledge/skills/experience related to Microsoft's Windows Vista technologies. Technology specialists:
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Value and may be working toward an extensive, deep technical knowledge in a particular technology. |
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Are interested in drilling down into the details of Windows Vista technologies. |
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Want to learn or test that they know and can apply existing concepts, practices, procedures, policies, and guidelines. |
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Work in roles where most questions have clear right and wrong answers. |
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Focus primarily on the "how to" associated with Windows Vista technologies, and they are interested in drilling down into the details of the technologies themselves. |
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On the job, work from functional specifications, defined polices/conventions/standards, and documented operational procedures from superiors. |
Windows Vista technology specialists may work for an enterprise, a medium sized organization, a small organization, or a retail organization.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
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Maintain and optimize Windows Vista systems. |
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Configure Windows Vista Media Applications. |
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Configure Windows Vista Productivity Applications. |
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
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Completed or have equivalent knowledge and skills in 5115: Installing and Configuring the Windows Vista Operating System. |
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Familiarity with PC hardware and devices. For example, ability to look into device manager and look for unsupported devices. |
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Basic TCP/IP knowledge. For example, that you need to have a valid IP address. |
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Basic Windows and Active Directory knowledge. For example, domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership. |
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Experience with mapping network file shares. For example, familiar with UNC paths, mapping local resources to server/share. |
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Experience with running commands from a command window. For example, DOS command prompt. |
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Experience with reviewing BIOS settings. |
In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:
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First Look Clinic 5056 - First Look: Getting Started with Windows Vista for IT Professionals. |
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Hands-on-Lab 5057 - First Look: Getting Started with Windows Vista for IT Professionals. |
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.
Course Outline
Module 1: Maintaining and Optimizing Windows Vista Systems
This module explains how to use the performance tools and diagnostics tools to maintain and optimize Windows Vista systems. This module also explains how to configure Windows Update.
Lessons
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Maintaining Performance by Using Windows Vista Performance Tools |
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Optimizing Windows by Using Windows Vista Diagnostics Tools |
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Configuring the Windows Update Tool |
Lab: Maintaining and Optimizing Windows Vista
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Monitoring General System Activity by Using Resource Overview |
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Viewing System Stability by Using Reliability Monitor |
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Configuring Windows Update |
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Maintain performance by using Windows Vista performance tools. |
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Optimize reliability by using Windows Vista diagnostic tools. |
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Configure the Windows Update tool. |
Module 2: Configuring Windows Vista Media Applications
This module explains how to configure the Windows Media Player and the Windows Media Center.
Lessons
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Configuring Windows Vista Media Player |
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Configuring Windows Media Center |
Lab: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Vista Media Applications
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Configuring Windows Media Center |
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Configuring Windows Media Player |
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Troubleshooting Windows Media Player |
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Configure Windows Vista Media Player |
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Configure Windows Media Center |
Module 3: Configuring Windows Vista Productivity Applications
This module explains how to configure the productivity tools included with every edition of Windows Vista.
Lessons
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Configuring Windows Sidebar |
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Configuring Windows Mail |
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Configuring Windows Meeting Space |
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Configuring Windows Calendar |
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Configuring Windows Fax and Scan |
Lab : Configuring Windows Vista Productivity Applications
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Setting Up Windows Vista Productivity Applications |
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Configuring Windows Mail |
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Configuring Windows Sidebar |
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Configure Windows Sidebar |
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Configure Windows Mail |
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Configure Windows Meeting Space |
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Configure Windows Calendar |
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Configure Windows Fax and Scan |
Code:
5116
Duration:
2
Price:
3000000
Schedule:
4-5 Jan,
1-2 Feb,
1-2 Mar,
4-5 Apr,
3-4 May,
4-5 Jun
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