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30 Jun 09 5116A Configuring Windows Vista Applications and Tools

About this Course

This two-day 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.

Audience Profile

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. Technology specialists:

Value and may be working toward an extensive, deep technical knowledge in a particular technology.
Are interested in learning about Windows Vista technologies in greater detail.
Want to learn or test that they know and can apply existing concepts, practices, procedures, policies, and guidelines.
Work in roles where most questions have clear right and wrong answers.
Focus primarily on the “how to” associated with Windows Vista technologies.
On the job, work from functional specifications, defined polices/conventions/standards, and documented operational procedures that they have received 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:

Maintain and optimize Windows Vista systems.
Configure Windows Vista Media Applications.
Configure Windows Vista Productivity Applications.

Course OutlineModule 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

Maintaining Performance by Using Windows Vista Performance Tools
Optimizing Windows by Using Windows Vista Diagnostics Tools
Configuring Windows Update

Lab : Maintaining and Optimizing Windows Vista

Monitoring General System Activity by Using Resource Overview
Viewing System Stability by Using Reliability Monitor
Configuring Windows Update

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Maintain performance by using Windows Vista performance tools.
Optimize reliability by using Windows Vista diagnostic tools.
Configure Microsoft Windows Update.

Module 2: Configuring Windows Vista Media Applications

This module explains how to configure the Microsoft Windows Media Player and the Windows Media Center.

Lessons

Configuring Windows Media Player for Windows Vista
Configuring Windows Media Center

Lab : Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Vista Media Applications

Configuring Windows Media Center
Configuring Windows Media Player
Troubleshooting Windows Media Player

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 for Windows Vista.
Configure Microsoft 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

Configuring Windows Sidebar
Configuring Windows Mail
Configuring Windows Meeting Space
Configuring Windows Calendar
Configuring Windows Fax and Scan

Lab : Configuring Windows Vista Productivity Applications

Setting Up Windows Vista Productivity Applications
Configuring Windows Mail
Configuring Windows Sidebar

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use and configure Windows Sidebar.
Use and configure Windows Mail.
Use and configure Windows Meeting Space.
Use and configure Windows Calendar.
Use and configure Windows Fax and Scan.

Module 4: Configuring Mobile Computers

This module explains how to configure the settings in Windows Vista specifically for mobile computers, and also explains how to configure power management.

Lessons