Deploying Microsoft Windows Vista Business Desktops

Overview:

In this 3-day, instructor-led course, get the knowledge and skills you need to successfully deploy Windows Vista business desktops throughout your organization. Discover the deployment life cycle, which consists of planning for the deployment, building and customizing the deployment method, and then implementing the deployment. Get an introduction to the tools and guidance to be used throughout various stages of the deployment life cycle.

This course incorporates material from the following Official Microsoft Learning Product (OMLP):

• Course 5105: Deploying Microsoft Windows Vista Business Desktops

Description:

1. Preparing to Deploy Windows Vista Business Desktops

Learn guidelines for an effective desktop deployment as you're 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. Learn how to plan Windows Vista deployments, and
learn volume activation options and troubleshooting methods.

• Overview of the Windows Vista Desktop Deployment Process
• Tools and Technologies Used in the Desktop Deployment Life Cycle
• Process and Team Guidance Using Business Desktop Deployment 2007

2. Application Compatibility Remediation

Learn the process for addressing common application compatibility issues
experienced during a typical operating system deployment, and learn how to use
the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) to help inventory,
analyze, and mitigate application compatibility issues.

• Resolving Application Compatibility Issues
• Introduction to the Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0

3. User State Migration

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.

• Overview of the User State Migration Task
• Introduction to the User State Migration Tool 3.0

4. Automated Installation Technologies for Windows Vista

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.

• Overview of Windows Vista Installation Architecture
• Implementing a Windows Vista Imaging System
• Deploying Windows Vista using Windows Deployment Services

5. Deploying Windows Vista Using BDD 2007

Get an introduction to the concepts related to Lite Touch and Zero Touch
deployment. Learn how to use the Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop
Deployment 2007 to deploy a Windows Vista image using a Lite Touch methodology.

• Overview of BDD 2007 Deployment Methods
• Deploying a Lite Touch Scenario Using BDD 2007

6. Deploying Vista Using BDD 2007 Zero Touch Installation

Examine the requirements to support Zero Touch installations and the SMS 2003
Operating System Deployment (OSD) Feature Pack. Learn about the phases of the
OSD Feature Pack and how to deploy Windows 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

7. Securing a Windows Vista Desktop

Explore the new security features incorporated into Windows Vista.

• Overview of Desktop Security
• Security Enhancements in Windows Vista

Agenda:

Lab - Course Topic 2: Evaluating Application Compatibility Using the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit

Lab - Course Topic 3: Migrating User State Using the User State Migration Tool

Lab - Course Topic 4: How to Deploy a Windows Vista Image Using Windows Deployment Services

Lab - Course Topic 5: Performing a Lite Touch Installation Using BDD 2007

Lab - Course Topic 6: Deploying Windows Vista Using BDD 2007 Zero Touch

Lab - Course Topic 7: Securing a Windows Vista Desktop

Audience:

This course is intended for IT professionals, desktop configuration administrators, and technical decision makers who can successfully plan and deploy desktop operating systems, provision desktop computers, and deploy service packs and updates to computer systems and who are involved in setting the strategic direction for the desktop operating system and applications.

Objectives:

• 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 Microsoft 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