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In this 3-day, instructor-led course, get the knowledge and skills you need to successfully deploy Windows Vista business desktops throughout your organization. Discover the deployment life cycle, which consists of planning for the deployment, building and customizing the deployment method, and then implementing the deployment. Get an introduction to the tools and guidance to be used throughout various stages of the deployment life cycle.

This course incorporates material from the following Official Microsoft Learning Product (OMLP):

• Course 5105: Deploying Microsoft Windows Vista Business Desktops

What You'll Learn

• Plan and perform effective preparation tasks for deploying Windows Vista
• Use appropriate tools and methods to assess and minimize the risks associated with Windows Vista application compatibility
• Identify and use the appropriate process and tools to migrate use state data
• Identify and use appropriate tools and technologies for automating Windows Vista installation
• Deploy Windows Vista using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008

Who Needs to Attend

This course is intended for IT professionals, desktop configuration administrators, and technical decision makers who can successfully plan and deploy desktop operating systems, provision desktop computers, and deploy service packs and updates to computer systems and who are involved in setting the strategic direction for the desktop operating system and applications.

Prerequisites

• Experience deploying Windows client systems
• At least one year of experience managing a Microsoft Windows desktop operating system environment
• Familiarity with standard client and application deployment methods such as Group Policy, disk imaging, and Systems Management Server (SMS)
• Familiarity with the Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) Solution Accelerator

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Preparing to Deploy Windows Vista Business Desktops

Learn guidelines for an effective desktop deployment as you're introduced to tools and technologies used in the desktop deployment life cycle and the process and team guidance provided by the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008. Learn how to plan Windows Vista deployments, and learn volume activation options and troubleshooting methods.

• Overview of the Windows Vista Desktop Deployment Process
• Tools and Technologies Used in the Desktop Deployment Life Cycle
• Planning Windows Vista Deployments
• Introduction to Volume Activation

2. Assessing Windows Application Compatibility

Learn the process for addressing common application compatibility issues experienced during a typical operating system deployment, and learn how to use the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) to help inventory, analyze, and mitigate application compatibility issues.

• Resolving Application Compatibility Issues
• Introduction to the Application Compatibility Toolkit

3. Migrating User State

Learn about user state migration and how tools such as Windows Easy Transfer and the Microsoft Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) can be used for various migration scenarios.

• Overview of the User State Migration Task
• Introduction to the User State Migration Tool 3.0

4. Automated Installation Technologies for the Windows Vista Operating System

Learn about the underlying architecture of the computer imaging system that is used to create and deploy a custom image of a Windows Vista desktop.

• Overview of Windows Vista Installation Architecture
• Implementing a Windows Vista Imaging System
• Managing the Windows Pre-Installation Environment
• Performing Imaging and Deployment Tasks Using ImageX
• Deploying Windows Vista using Windows Deployment Services

5. Deploying Windows Vista Operating System Using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

Get an overview of MDT 2008 deployment methods and learn the techniques used to build and deploy Windows Vista using MDT 2008 and the Lite Touch Installation scenario.

• Overview of MDT 2008 Deployment Methods
• Deploying Windows Vista Using a Lite Touch Scenario

6. Deploying the Windows Vista Operating System Using Zero Touch Installation

Learn the necessary prerequisites and procedures for deploying the Windows Vista operating system by using a Zero Touch Installation methodology.

• Preparing the Deployment Environment for Zero Touch
• Deploying a Zero Touch Scenario Using MDT 2008 and Configuration Manager 2007

Labs

Lab 1: Preparing to Deploy Windows Vista Business Desktops

• Installing and Configuring the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
• Viewing Inventory and Assessment Reports

Lab 2: Assessing Windows Application Compatibility

• Installing and Configuring ACT
• Collecting Application Inventory
• Organizing the Application Inventory
• Analyzing Application Inventory Results
• Identifying Application Compatibility Issues
• Mitigating Application Issues

Lab 3: Migrating User State

• Preparing Windows Easy Transfer
• Capturing User State Information from a Source Computer
• Loading User state Information to a Target Computer
• Creating a Custom USMT XML Migration Script
• Capturing and Restoring User State by Using USMT

Lab 4: Automated Installation Technologies for the Windows Vista Operating System

• Installing Windows AIK
• Identifying Components Included in Windows AIK
• Building a Custom Answer File Using Windows SIM
• Installing a Reference Computer Using the Custom Answer File
• Generalizing a Reference Computer Using Sysprep
• Adding Packages and Drivers to Windows PE
• Creating a Bootable Windows PE ISO Image
• Booting Using a Windows PE ISO Image
• Capturing a Windows Vista Image Using ImageX
• Mounting and Performing Offline Servicing to a WIM Image File
• Applying a Windows Vista Image Using ImageX
• Installing the Windows Deployment Services Server Role
• Configuring Windows Deployment Services
• Adding Boot and Installation Images to the Windows Deployment Services Server
• Installing Windows Vista on a PXE Client

Lab 5: Deploying the Windows Vista Operating System Using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

• Installing MDT 2008
• Installing Additional Component Files
• Creating the Distribution Share and Adding the Windows Vista Operating System Source Files
• Configuring the Distribution Share
• Creating and Customizing a Task Sequence
• Configuring a Deployment Point
• Installing Windows Vista Using MDT 2008 Lite Touch

Lab 6: Deploying the Windows Vista Operating System Using Zero Touch Installation (ZTI)

• Configuring MDT 2008 Integration with Configuration Manager 2007
• Completing Configuration Manager 2007 Tasks for ZTI
• Configuring and Advertising a Client Task Sequence
• Installing Windows Vista Using Zero Touch