Course Overview
This instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully configure mobile computers and applications that run Windows Vista.
It will also 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 focus on six main areas: maintenance and optimization tools, media applications, productivity applications, notebook computers, mobile devices, and Tablet PCs.
This course has been classified as IT Technical Training.
Some of the dates shown are delivered using the Mentor method, and the price varies to reflect this. This uses a combination of learning tools and techniques and progress is overseen by a mentor working with your personal needs and learning objectives. The dates shown for this course are week commencing dates for each location. Delegates may choose which flexible combination of days they attend from these weeks. Please contact our training specialists for more details.
Contact us to also find out about onsite/in-house delivery.
Audience
This course is intended for IT Professionals who want 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.
Skills Gained
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Maintain and optimize Windows Vista systems.
- Configure Windows Vista Media Applications.
- Configure Windows Vista Productivity Applications.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- Completed or have equivalent knowledge and skills to 5115: Installing and Configuring the Windows Vista Operating System.
- Familiarity with computer hardware and devices, such as the ability to look into device manager and look for unsupported devices.
- Basic TCP/IP knowledge, such as knowing why you need to have a valid IP address.
- Basic Microsoft Windows and Active Directory knowledge, such as knowledge about domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership.
- Experience with mapping network file shares, such as being familiar with UNC paths and mapping local resources to server/share.
- Experience with running commands from a command window, such as the DOS command prompt.
- Experience with reviewing BIOS settings.
In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:
- First Look Clinic 5056 - First Look: Getting Started with Windows Vista for IT Professionals.
- 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
Maintaining and Optimizing Windows Vista Systems
- Viewing System Stability by Using Reliability Monitor
- Optimizing Windows by Using Windows Vista Diagnostics Tools
- Configuring Windows Update
- Monitoring General System Activity by Using Resource Overview
- Configuring Windows Update
- Maintaining Performance by Using Windows Vista Performance Tools
Configuring Windows Vista Media Applications
- Configuring Windows Media Center
- Configuring Windows Media Center
- Configuring Windows Media Player for Windows Vista
- Configuring Windows Media Player
- Troubleshooting Windows Media Player
Configuring Windows Vista Productivity Applications
- Setting Up Windows Vista Productivity Applications
- Configuring Windows Meeting Space
- Configuring Windows Mail
- Configuring Windows Fax and Scan
- Configuring Windows Sidebar
- Configuring Windows Calendar
Configuring Mobile Computers
- Configuring Mobile Computer Settings
- Configuring a Sync Partnership for a Mobile Device
- Configuring Power Options
- Configuring Mobile Devices
Configuring Tablet PC Settings
- Configuring the Tablet PC Settings
- Configuring Pen and Input Devices
- Configuring Windows Vista Tablet PC Settings
Networking Mobile Computers
- Working with Offline Files
- Using Offline Files
- Troubleshooting a Wireless Network
- Networking Without Wires
- Connecting to a Wireless Network
