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CLI-304

How Microsoft Technologies and Windows Vista® Improve Supporting and Maintaining the Desktop

Level 300

• Windows Vista Advances

• Standard Software Deployments

• Client Monitoring and Management

• Securing the Desktop

What Will We Cover?

• Advances in Windows Vista • Deploying Standard Configurations• Monitoring and Managing Clients

Proactively

• Securing the Windows Vista Desktop

Agenda

Preventing and Diagnosing

Prevent

User Account Control (UAC)

Shadow Copy

Windows Defender

Network Access Protection (NAP)

Improving Reliability

Resource Exhaustion Prevention

Automatic Recovery

Managing Remotely

Remote Assistance

Remote Management (WinRM)

demonstrationPreventing Configuration Changes and Solving Problems Remotely

Configure Windows DefenderResolve a Problem with Remote

Assistance

• Advances in Windows Vista • Deploying Standard Configurations• Monitoring and Managing Clients

Proactively

• Securing the Windows Vista Desktop

Agenda

Why Create a Standard Image?

Client Computers

Single Windows Vista image

Creating a Custom Image

Windows PEMedia Disk

Imagex.exeWindows Vista SP1.wim

Postreflect.exe

Tools for Windows Vista SP1 Image Capture• Files Removal Tool (Vsp1cln.exe)• Sysprep• Boot-Critical Driver Tool (PostReflect.exe)

Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) or Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK)

Windows Vista SP1

Service Pack Updates

Windows Server 2008 – All Editions

Windows Vista– All Editions

Single Servicing Model

Windows Deployment Services

Rapidly Deploys Windows Operating Systems

Replaces Remote Installation Services (RIS)

Many Enhancements

Windows Deployment Services

WDS

Windows Vista

Windows Server 2008

Service Pack

Updates

Deployment Scenarios• Centralized deployment• Distribution points• Branch distribution

Deploying Windows Vista SP1• Packaged and advertised• Software update feature

Deploying to a Large Organization

Applications are virtualized per instance

Applications do not get installed or alter the operating system

Tasks process locally on the host computer

Application Virtualization

Deploying Software

Automate System Deployment

Securely Update System Infrastructure

Manage Physical and Virtual Environment

demonstrationDeploying Applications with System Center Configuration Manager

Deploy Microsoft NetMeeting with System Center Configuration Manager

• Advances in Windows Vista • Deploying Standard Configurations• Monitoring and Managing Clients

Proactively

• Securing the Windows Vista Desktop

Agenda

Managing with Operations Manager

End-to-End Service Management

Increased Efficiency and Control

Management Packs

Cross-Platform Management

demonstrationMonitoring Windows Vista Clients

Monitor Vista Client using System Center Operations Manager

• Advances in Windows Vista • Deploying Standard Configurations• Monitoring and Managing Clients

Proactively

• Securing the Windows Vista Desktop

Agenda

Securing with Group Policy

Manage User and Computer EnvironmentsManage User and Computer Environments

Enforce IT PoliciesEnforce IT Policies

Simplify Administrative TasksSimplify Administrative Tasks

Implement Security SettingsImplement Security Settings

Advanced Group Policy

ManageGroup Policies

WindowsVista

Security Guide

demonstrationManaging Group Policy

Configure Group Policy by using Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management

• Built-in reliability features in Windows Vista can prevent help desk calls

• Standard operating system and application deployments helps reduce down time

• Managing Windows Vista helps prevent and resolve issues quickly

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Course ID Title

DSK-16 Windows Vista Client

Manageability

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MCTS, MCITP

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