1. Preparing to Deploy Windows Vista 1
Exercise 1.1: Create User Accounts and Groups 3
Exercise 1.2: Assign Users to Groups 6
Exercise 1.3: Create Network Shares and Set Permissions 7
Exercise 1.4: Create and Link a GPO 11
Exercise 1.5: Configure Folder Redirection 13
Exercise 1.6: Redirect a Folder According to Group Membership 16
Lab Review Questions 19
Lab Challenge: Run Scanstate and Loadstate to Save and Restore Migration Data 19
2. Deploying Windows Vista 21
Exercise 2.1: Install the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) 23
Exercise 2.2: Create a Windows PE Boot CD 26
Exercise 2.3: Create and Save a Machine Image 27
Exercise 2.4: Boot a Fresh Machine with Windows PE 32
Exercise 2.5: Prepare the New Machine's Hard Drive 32
Exercise 2.6: Apply the Machine Image 33
Lab Review Questions 35
Lab Challenge: Apply an ImageX Image from a CD 35
3. Post-Deployment Tasks: Devices and Applications 37
Exercise 3.1: Install a Modem 38
Exercise 3.2: Configure Device Group Policy 39
Exercise 3.3: Change Screen Resolution and Appearance 42
Exercise 3.4: Check Ease of Access 44
Exercise 3.5: Check and Uninstall a Modem 45
Exercise 3.6: Configure Compatibility for an Application 46
Lab Review Questions 48
Lab Challenge: Restrict Devices that Users Can Install 48
4. Using Group Policy 49
Exercise 4.1: Allow Account Elevation for Group Policy Management Console 51
Exercise 4.2: Edit a Local GPO 52
Exercise 4.3: Turn off Local Group Policy 55
Exercise 4.4: Run gpupdate to Apply New Group Policy Settings 57
Exercise 4.5: Run the Group Policy Results Wizard 58
Exercise 4.6: Run the Group Policy Modeling Wizard 61
Exercise 4.7: View Group Policy Modeling Data in the RSoP Snap-In 64
Lab Review Questions 66
Lab Challenge: Model Additional Security Setting Changes 66
5. Windows Internet Explorer 7 Security 67
Exercise 5.1: Turn on Internet Explorer Protected Mode Through Group Policy 68
Exercise 5.2: Set ActiveX Opt-In Policy 70
Exercise 5.3: Turn on ActiveX Installer Service 72
Exercise 5.4: Manage Internet Explorer Add-Ons 73
Exercise 5.5: Configure the Phishing Filter Through Group Policy 75
Lab Review Questions 76
Lab Challenge: Examine Internet Explorer Settings Locally 76
6. Troubleshooting Security 77
Exercise 6.1: Set Default Security Rule via Group Policy 78
Exercise 6.2: Add Specific Rules to Allow Execution 80
Exercise 6.3: Modify Hash Rule to Unrestricted Setting 82
Exercise 6.4: Browse, View, and Filter Events 84
Exercise 6.5: Analyze Settings via Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-In 87
Exercise 6.6: Configure Security Policy via Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-In 89
Lab Review Questions 90
Lab Challenge: Forward and Collect Events 90
7. Using Windows Firewall and Windows Defender 91
Exercise 7.1: Turn on Windows Firewall 92
Exercise 7.2: Unblock a Program in Windows Firewall 93
Exercise 7.3: Open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Snap-In 95
Exercise 7.4: Create a Custom Inbound Rule 97
Exercise 7.5: Create a Predefined Inbound Rule 99
Exercise 7.6: Configure Windows Defender Options 100
Exercise 7.7: Use Software Explorer to Review Startup Programs 104
Lab Review Questions 106
Lab Challenge: Scan Your System Manually with Windows Defender 106
8. Troubleshooting Access, Authentication, and User Account Control Issues 107
Exercise 8.1: Configure UAC Group Policy Settings 108
Exercise 8.2: Use the Encrypting File System Wizard to Update Encrypted Files 110
Exercise 8.3: Export an EFS Certificate 114
Exercise 8.4: Import a Certificate from a Trusted Person 115
Exercise 8.5: Add a Trusted Person's Certificate to Share an Encrypted File 116
Exercise 8.6: Configure EFS Group Policy Settings 118
Exercise 8.7: Set Certificate Authority to Review Requests 120
Exercise 8.8: Renew a Certificate 122
Exercise 8.9: Approve a Certificate Request 123
Lab Review Questions 125
Lab Challenge: Turn on BitLocker Without a TPM 125
9. Configuring Task Scheduler 127
Exercise 9.1: Create a Task 128
Exercise 9.2: Start a Task 130
Exercise 9.3: Disable, Enable, and Edit a Task 131
Exercise 9.4: Distribute a Task 133
Exercise 9.5: View Task History 137
Lab Review Questions 139
Lab Challenge: Export and Import a Task 139
10. Updating Vista 141
Exercise 10.1: Install WSUS 142
Exercise 10.2: Configure a WSUS Server 144
Exercise 10.3: Configure WSUS Clients 147
Exercise 10.4: Use the Reliability and Performance Monitor 151
Exercise 10.5: Configure WDI 153
Lab Review Questions 154
Lab Challenge: Use Tools in the Advanced Tools Section of Control Panel 154
11. Understanding, Configuring, and Securing TCP/IP Networks 155
Exercise 11.1: Configure IPv4 TCP/IP Network Settings Manually 157
Exercise 11.2: Use DHCP to Configure IPv4 TCP/IP Settings Automatically 159
Exercise 11.3: Configure an Alternate IP Address 160
Lab Cleanup: Restore Network Settings 161
Exercise 11.4: Configure Windows Vista Wired Network Policy Through Group Policy 161
Exercise 11.5: Create an IPsec Rule by Using Windows Firewall with Advanced Security 163
Lab Review Questions 166
Lab Challenge: Configure Wirelesss Networking in Group Policy 166
12. Configuring and Troubleshooting Access 167
Exercise 12.1: Configure Remote Assistance Through Group Policy 169
Exercise 12.2: Configure Remote Desktop Through Group Policy 170
Exercise 12.3: Determine Effective File and Folder Permissions 170
Exercise 12.4: Enable a User to Connect to a VPN Server 172
Exercise 12.5: Enable a Group to Connect to a VPN Server 174
Exercise 12.6: Configure a VPN Client Connection 175
Exercise 12.7: Start Windows Network Diagnostics 179
Lab Review Questions 180
Lab Challenge: Troubleshoot Networking with Command-line Tools 180
