Event Review: Windows Vista Client Manageability Overview (Session ITPRODSK-16)

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Session Outline

Windows Vista includes several important features to improve the stability of enterprise desktop configurations and reduce the expenses related to maintaining those settings. This session looks at these features and covers how Windows Vista gives administrators more control over their environments and provides tools to simplify common administrative tasks. This session also covers how Windows Vista greatly increases the administrator's ability to troubleshoot and automate tasks, reducing the time needed to manage the desktop and decreasing the likelihood of manual errors.

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Demo: Reviewing User Account Control

In this demonstration, we will review how Windows Vista has improved the user experience for standard users through elevated privilege prompts and application compatibility. We will also look at how consent prompts appear for users with administrative privileges.  
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Demo: Using Group Policy

In this demonstration, we will show how you can configure the local computer policy to restrict the installation of a USB flash drive. We will also see how to control power management through Group Policy.  
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Demo: Using Windows Eventing

During this demonstration, we will explore the new features of the Event Viewer in Windows Vista. We will also see how the Event Viewer and Task Scheduler integrate. We will also explore how to create a new task using the Task Scheduler.  
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Demo: Reviewing the Reliability Monitor

In this demonstration, we will review the Reliability Monitor Console.  
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Microsoft Press Books

  • Introducing Microsoft Windows Vista

    Summary: Your insider's preview of the next release of Microsoft Windows. What's new and improved in the newest release of the Microsoft Windows family of client operating systems? Which versions of Windows Vista are right for you and your organization? How will the new features and capabilities in Windows Vista improve security, make users more productive, and make it easier for IT professionals to deploy, manage, and support Windows desktops and mobile clients? Discover the new features and tools for deploying Windows Vista, help secure PCs and user accounts, migrate user settings and data, manage application compatibility, improve reliability, reduce support costs, develop applications, and help users achieve new levels of productivity and success at home or on the job.

  • Windows Vista Inside Out

    Summary: Learn everything you need to know for working with Windows Vista—from the inside out! Written by the authors of the immensely popular Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out, this book packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds for using the latest version of the Microsoft Windows operating system-all in concise, fast-answer format.

  • MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-620): Configuring Windows Vista Client

    Summary: This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features that exam candidates want most-including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs for skills and expertise that you can apply to the job.

Third-Party Books

  • Windows Vista The Complete Reference

    Summary: Here is the ultimate one-stop desk reference for Windows Vista users. Windows Vista: The Complete Reference provides comprehensive coverage of the newest features of the operating system. From setting up for optimum performance and understanding the OS internals to finding files and keeping computer systems secure and free from spyware, this volume covers it all. It's the ideal resource for anyone who wants to truly master Windows Vista.

  • How to Do Everything with Windows Vista

    Summary: When trying to learn a new operating system, you don't have time to fumble through text-heavy chapters to find the answers you need. How to Do Everything with Windows Vista provides answers quickly and efficiently. You will learn to customize settings, use all the software properly, connect to the Internet, secure your system, set up a home network, connect peripheral devices, play games, and much more.

  • Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled

    Summary: Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled is an in-depth exploration of the public release Beta 2 version of Windows Vista, Microsoft's next major operating system and the successor to Windows XP. Whether you're just planning ahead for a future upgrade or running Beta 2 already, Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled takes you on a detailed tour of all the new and improved technologies, features, tools, and programs that Microsoft programmers have stitched into the Vista fabric. You will learn not only what features are new in Vista, but also why they're important (or not), who they were designed for, and how they will affect your computing life. The goal of this book is to give you an exhaustive sneak preview of Vista's innovations and changes so that by the end of the book you should know whether Vista is for you and what you can expect when you sit down in front of this new operating system.

  • Microsoft Windows Vista Unleashed

    Summary: This book goes beyond the standard-issue techniques sanctioned by Microsoft and parroted in other Windows Vista books. Instead, this book offers shortcuts for boosting your productivity, customizations for making Windows Vista work the way you do, workarounds for known Windows Vista problems, and warnings for avoiding Windows Vista pitfalls. Along the way, you'll learn about all kinds of insider details, undocumented features, powerful tools, and background facts that help put everything into perspective.

  • How Microsoft Windows Vista Works

    Summary: How Microsoft Windows Vista Works is the first book to take you inside the new Windows Vista operating system and show you how all the pieces and parts work. With clear and simple explanations and illustrations that say, "You, too, can understand this," How Microsoft Windows Vista Works gives you detailed information on the hidden workings of Windows Vista—from the new Aero interface inside to the Windows kernel.

  • Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows Vista All in One

    Summary: Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon a real-world foundation forged in both technology and everyday user scenarios, allowing you to learn the essentials of Windows Vista from the ground up. If you're a pro or a newcomer to Windows, you have in your hands the book you need to make the most of Vista with the least effort possible.

Training and Certification

  • Collection 5103: Upgrade Skills to Configure Windows Vista

    Summary: This online learning collection is composed of a rich multimedia experience coupled with comprehensive technical labs. It is intended for IT Professionals who currently support Windows XP and must implement or support Windows Vista. To get the most out of this collection, you should have a deep understanding of Windows XP and a general understanding of Windows Vista. This collection is a select subset of three collections designed together to comprise the core of the Windows Vista technology series.