Configuring Windows Vista Mobile Computing and Applications

Hilton Computer Strategies
Houston, Texas, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' 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
This course is intended for IT Professionals wishing 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 drilling down into the details of Windows Vista technologies.

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, and they are interested in drilling down into the details of the technologies themselves.

On the job, work from functional specifications, defined polices/conventions/standards, and documented operational procedures 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 gain the skills to:

Maintain and optimize Windows Vista systems.

Configure Windows Vista Media Applications.

Configure Windows Vista Productivity Applications.

Prerequisites
This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites:

Completed or have equivalent knowledge and skills in 5115: Installing and Configuring the Windows Vista Operating System.

Familiarity with PC hardware and devices. For example, ability to look into device manager and look for unsupported devices.

Basic TCP/IP knowledge. For example, that you need to have a valid IP address.

Basic Windows and Active Directory knowledge. For example, domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership.

Experience with mapping network file shares. For example, familiar with UNC paths, mapping local resources to server/share.

Experience with running commands from a command window. For example, 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
Module 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

Configuring Mobile Computer Settings

Configuring Mobile Devices

Configuring Power Options


Lab: Configuring Mobile Computers

Configuring a Sync Partnership for a Mobile Device

Configuring Power Options


After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure mobile computer settings.

Configure mobile devices.

Configure power options.



Module 5: Configuring Tablet PC Settings
This module explains how to configure the options in Windows Vista specifically for a Tablet PC.

Lessons

Configuring Windows Vista Tablet PC Settings

Configuring Pen and Input Devices


Lab: Configuring a Windows Vista Tablet PC

Configuring the Tablet PC Settings

Configuring Pen and Input Devices




After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure Windows Vista Tablet PC settings.

Configure Pen and Input Devices.



Module 6: Networking Mobile Computers
This module explains how to configure wireless networking and how to use Windows Vista tools to use offline files.

Lessons

Networking Without Wires

Connecting to a Wireless Network

Working with Offline Files


Lab : Networking Mobile Computers

Configuring a Wireless Network

Troubleshooting a Wireless Network

Using Offline Files


After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure networks without wires.

Configure a connection to a wireless network.

Configure Offline Files.

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Hilton Computer Strategies, 6001 Savoy, Suite 207, Houston, TX 77036 USA

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