Office 2007: Deploying Microsoft Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System

Course Overview

At the end of this half-day clinic, the students will have a high-level understanding of the deployment options for Microsoft Windows Vista operating system and 2007 Microsoft Office System Client Products.

Audience

The primary audience for this clinic is the IT Professional who generally works with both Windows and Office technologies. The types of duties that are typical of this IT Professional are administrative and support duties such as planning and deployment of Office server products in a Windows environment, configuration and security administration, and updates of Office upgrades and patches. These IT Professionals will have some stake in deploying Windows Vista and 2007 Office in the future. This clinic will provide guidance on how to deploy Windows Vista and 2007 Office Client products. IT Professionals will leave knowing the deployment scenarios across IT Professional segments and their next steps for learning and resources.

At Clinic Completion

After completing this clinic, students will be able to:

• Describe the Windows Vista deployment scenarios.
• Describe the changes to the deployment and installation technologies used by Windows Vista.
• Describe the planning required for a Windows Vista deployment and the tools available to help with the planning.
• Describe the tools available for deploying Windows Vista.
• Describe the tools available for implementing Windows Vista.
• Describe the concepts and tools related to planning a 2007 Office system client deployment.
• Describe the concepts to consider when migrating from previous versions of Office.
• Describe the changes to the 2007 Office setup architecture.
• Describe the tools and options available for deploying the 2007 Office system client.

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this clinic, participants should meet the following prerequisites:

• 1 year experience with Office system technologies.
• 1 year experience with Windows client and server operating systems.
• Experience installing, configuring, and supporting Microsoft Office technologies.

Course Outline

Session 1: Deploying Windows Vista

In this session, students will learn about the Windows Vista deployment scenarios and the deployment technologies and tools included in Windows Vista to simplify the deployment.

Sections

• Windows Vista Deployment Scenarios
• Windows Vista Installation Technologies Overview
• Planning a Windows Vista Deployment
• Windows Vista Deployment Tools
• Windows Vista Deployment Options

Demonstrations

• Using User State Migration Tool (USMT)
• Windows System Image Manager
• Using XImage

After completing this session, students will be able to:

• Describe the Windows Vista deployment scenarios.
• Describe the changes to the installation technologies used by Windows Vista.
• Describe the planning required for a Windows Vista deployment and the tools available to help with the planning.
• Describe the tools available for deploying Windows Vista.
• Describe the options available for implementing a Windows Vista deployment.

Session 2: Deploying the 2007 Office System Client

In this session, students will learn about the 2007 Office System Client deployment and migration scenarios and the deployment tools available to simplify the deployment.

Sections

• Planning for a 2007 Office System Client Deployment
• Migrating From Previous Versions of Office
• Understanding the 2007 Office Setup Architecture
• Customizing and Implementing the 2007 Office System Client

Demonstrations

• Understanding the New 2007 Office System File Format
• Customizing the 2007 Office System Installations

After completing this session, students will be able to:

• Describe the concepts and tools related to planning a 2007 Office system client deployment.
• Describe the concepts to consider when migrating from previous versions of Office.
• Describe the changes to the 2007 Office setup architecture.
• Describe the tools and options available for deploying the 2007 Office system client.

Office 2007: Deploying Microsoft Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System / MS3041 (M3041, MOC 3041)