Windows 7 Deployment Training

Our Comprehensive Windows 7 Deployment Training Course Teaches You the Skills You’ll Need to Deploy Windows 7 in a Small or Enterprise Level Environment.

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You’ll Work Hands-On to Create and Configure Images and Learn How to Utilize the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, Windows Deployment Services (WDS), Lite-Touch & Zero Touch Installation, and Much More! Plus, Learn What You’ll Need to Know to Pass the 70-681 Exam!

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Nearly 16 Hours (15 Hours, 56 Minutes, 5 Seconds) of Windows 7 Deployment Training Videos Jam Packed on 3 DVDs!
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Exam Preparation

Exam Coverage This course covers exam objectives required for you to pass:
- 70-681 - Deploying Windows 7 and Office 2010 Exam

Course Outline

Windows 7 Deployment Training - Course Outline

Lesson 1 - Getting Started with Windows 7 Deployment Training

In this lesson, you’ll meet your instructor, look at what we’ll be covering in the course and the Microsoft deployment tools.

Introduction to Microsoft Deployment Tools
About Your Instructor
About the Course
Before You Begin
How to Use This Course

Lesson 2 - Lab Setup

An important part of learning deployment is getting used to working with the tools. In this lesson, we’ll talk about the lab configuration so you can build your own and follow along with the demos.

Corporate Scenarios
My Lab Setup
My Lab Goals

Lesson 3 - The Course Scenarios

In this lesson, we’ll talk about the deployment scenarios and the fictitious companies we’ll be using for the course demonstrations.

Four Deployment Scenarios
Wired Brain Coffee
Green Lizard Books
Network Deployment Process
Image Formats
Image Types
Type of Installation
Windows OSs and Activation

Lesson 4 - An Overview of Deployment Tools

In this lesson we’ll look at the deployment process, introduce the Microsoft deployment tools that we use throughout the course and talk about when each tool would be used.

Deployment Process
The Tools Used to Create an Image
Windows Pre-Installation Environment (WinPE)
Windows System Image Manager (WSIM)
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1
Windows Deployment Service
System Center Configuration Manager

Lesson 5 - Getting Your Hardware Ready to Deploy Windows 7

It is important to find out which computers meet your minimum hardware requirements for installing Windows 7. Learn how the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) tool can help you determine which need to be replaced.

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Tool (MAP)
MAP Features
Installing MAP
MAP Process
Discovering Computers
Inventory Methods
Reports

Lesson 6 - Getting Your Applications Ready for Windows 7

In this lesson you’ll learn how to test your applications for Windows 7 compatibility. Find out how to “shim” applications that are not 100% compatible with Windows 7. And what about those programs your company ran on XP that aren’t compatible with Windows 7? You’ll learn how XP Mode allows you to run these applications seamlessly.

Applications and Windows 7
ACM Process
Installing ACT
Collect Data
Inventory
Compatibility Evaluators and Running DCP Demo
Analyze
XP Mode
Install XP Mode
Setting Up XP Mode
Launching Apps on XP Mode

Lesson 7 - Creating and Applying Images

Learn how to boot a bare metal machine with network connectivity to create a new image. You’ll learn how to create a custom Windows Pre Installation Environment (WinPE) and capture an image using ImageX.

Review of Image Formats, Image Types and the Deployment Process
The WAIK Tools
The Tools Used to Create an Image
What is Windows PE?
What's New with WinPE 3.0
Technician Machine Requirements
Create Your Own WinPE
Create an Image
ImageX and its Switches
Apply an Image
Virtual Hard Disks (VHD)
Attach a VHD Through Disk Management

Lesson 8 - Managing Images

Learn how to edit and update your images using the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool. Then migrating from older operating systems (XP) requires saving your user’s data, settings (like IE favorites and desktop settings) and application settings - User State Migration Tool v 4.0 (USMT) is the tool to use. In this lesson learn all about USMT including the newest feature “hardlinks”.

Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM)
DISM and the Image
Mounting Images
Adding and Removing Drivers
Adding Packages, Listing Packages and Viewing Package Information
User State Migration Tool (USMT) – Process, OSs Supported and Requirements
Types of Migrations, Migration Scripts and Migrating Profiles, Files and Settings
Running USMT
Loading USMT

Lesson 9 - Automating Deployments with Windows System Image Manager

There is quite a large learning curve when it comes to creating .xml scripts to automate your deployments. Microsoft has a replacement tool for the old Setup Manager called Windows System Image Manager (WSIM), and this guy is like Setup Manager on steroids. In this lesson you will learn how to create, validate and run your own WSIM scripts to automate a Windows 7 deployment.

Manually Installing Windows 7
Meet Windows System Image Manager (WSIM)
Answer File
Validating and Saving an Answer File
Installation in a Nutshell
Creating a WSIM Script
Validating, Saving and Testing the Answer File
Why Learn WSIM?

Lesson 10 - Getting Started with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 (MDT 2010 U1)

Learn how to install and set up the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 (MDT 2010 U1). MDT 2010 U1 allows you to easily deploy Microsoft Operating Systems. In this lesson you’ll start with installation and end with deploying your first Windows 7 image.

Installing the Tools
Meet the Deployment Workbench
Creating a Deployment Share
Importing an Operating System
Adding Applications
Adding Drivers and Packages
Task Sequences
Task Sequence Templates
Updating a Deployment Share
Deploying Windows 7 to a Bare Metal Machine

Lesson 11 - Managing and Automating Your Deployment Share

In this lesson you’ll learn how to configure every property in MDT 2010 U1 so you can fully control and customize your MDT 2010 U1 deployments. Once you’ve tweaked your deployments it’s time to automate them. You will find out how to automate as little or as much as you like to provide consistent deployments every time.

Deployment Share Properties
OS, Applications, Out-of-Box Drivers and Packages Properties
Task Sequence Properties
The CustomSettings.ini and Bootstrap.ini Files
Automating the Deployment Welcome Page and Network Credentials
Automating the Task Sequence Execution, Joining a Domain and Restore User Data Pages
Automating the Locale, Time Zone, Applications, Image Capture and BitLocker Pages
Lite Touch Installation in Action

Lesson 12 - Fringe Deployment: Server OSs and XP Migration

Learn how to use MDT 2010 U1 to deploy Microsoft Server operating systems, and migrate XP workstations to Windows 7 while maintaining the users data, settings and application settings.

Server Roles and Features
Migrating XP to Windows 7
Gathering XP Application Information and Configuring MDT
Configuring Deployment Workbench with Application Information
Launching the Deployment Wizard
Mandatory Applications
XP Migration """"""""Replace"""""""" Scenario

Lesson 13 - MDT Advanced Features

In this lesson you’ll learn 2 of MDT 2010 U1’s advanced features: “Media” allows you to put an entire deployment on removable media (CD, DVD, UFD or external hard drive); “Database” functionality helps to deploy custom settings to a specific machine… every time the machine is imaged.

MDT's Selection Profiles
Creating a Selection Profile
MDT's Media Feature
Creating and Updating Media
Preparing Media
Customize Media and Automate Deployment
MDT Database
Setting up the MDT Database
Identifying and Associating the Target Computer and Assigning Settings

Lesson 14 - Linked Deployment Shares and Replication

Corporate offices in a LAN environment make deployments a snap. But clients connecting over a reliable (but slow) or unreliable WAN link can be painful. Ease your branch office pains by replicating a complete deployment share or just the bits and pieces the branch office needs.

Overview of Linked Deployment Shares (LDS)
Creating an LDS
Deploying Clients From the LDS
Manage an LDS Locally
Replicating Your LDS
Creating a Scheduled Task
Setting Up DFS-R LDS

Lesson 15 - Introduction to Windows Deployment Service (WDS)

There are some tips and tricks you should know that will make your deployments easier than ever with Windows Deployment Service (WDS). In this lesson you’ll learn how to install, configure and add drivers to WDS. Find out what other services WDS does not play well with and the difference between known and unknown clients. Then you’ll meet the Windows Deployment Wizard when you deploy your first WDS client.

WDS Process and Requirements
Installing WDS
Configuring WDS
WDS and DHCP
Configure WDS, DHCP and Known Clients Demo
Adding Boot and Install Images
Adding Drivers
Listing the Installed Drivers
WDS and the Client

Lesson 16 - Advanced WDS Features

Learn how to automate your WDS deployments and set up multicasting functionality. Also learn how to capture an image using the WDSCapture Windows Pre Installation Environment (WinPE). Lastly find out how you can still use WDS even when you’re not allowed to use PXE boots.

Server Properties: Configuration Options
Automate the Client Experience
Creating the Installation Scripts
Enabling Unattended Installation
PXE Options
Configuring Admin Approval of Unknown Clients
PXE Automation and Replacement
Multiple WDS Servers
Multicasting
Create an Image Using WDS
MDT and WDS Integration

Lesson 17 - Troubleshooting WDS

Get your WDS black belt by learning the most common (and some not so common) misconfigured WDS options and how to resolve them. When you have multiple WDS servers wouldn’t it be nice to learn how to create a menu to choose from? Learn it here.

Logs to Check on the Client
Sleepy Clients
Permissions
Joining a Machine to a Domain
Common Problems
2008 WDS Server Issues
WDSCapture Issues
WinPE Issues
Multicast Issues
Troubleshooting Deployment Automation

Lesson 18 - Deploying OSs Using System Center Configuration Manager

Configuration manager can bring your network to its knees when installed with no planning. Don’t let this happen to you. In this lesson you’ll learn which software, roles and features must be installed before you install ConfigMgr. Then you’ll learn how to install and configure ConfigMgr.

ConfigMgr Features
Planning Installation of ConfigMgr
What is a Site?
Installation
Configuring the Servers
Installing SQL Server
Adding Features for Role Services
Extending the Active Directory Schema
Installing ConfigMgr
Getting ConfigMgr Ready
Setting Boundaries
Choosing Client Agents and Client Installation Methods
Software Distribution Properties and Discovery Methods
Adding Site Systems
Integrating MDT 2010 U1
Operating System Deployments (OSD)
Setting Up and Deploying an OSD

Lesson 19 - Installing and Deploying Office 2010

In this lesson, we’ll look at all the methods you can use to deploy Office 2010 to your machines, from manual installation to a zero touch installation with ConfigMgr. We’ll also use the Office Customization Tool to customize how the Office setup proceeds. We’ll also walk through deploying Windows 7 and Office 2010 side by side on bare metal machines using MDT. We wrap up the lesson with an in-depth look at deploying Office 2010 via ConfigMgr.

Manually Installing Office 2010
Customizing Office 2010
Working with the Office Customization Tool (OCT)
Deploying Office 2010 via MDT 2010 U1
Adding the Office 2010 Application
Creating a Task Sequence to Deploy Windows 7 and Office 2010 to Bare Metal Machines
Creating a Task Sequence to Deploy Office 2010 to Existing Windows 7 Machines
Updating the Deployment Share and Running the Deployment Wizard
Deploying Office 2010 via ConfigMgr
Configuring Office to Run Silently
Configuring Packages
Creating a Program
Selecting Distribution Points
Creating the Advertisement
Verifying Deployment on the Client

Lesson 20 - Volume Activation

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to bring Microsoft’s Volume Activation into your environment. We’ll walk through using Key Management Service (KMS) and the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT).

Volume Activation
Types of Licenses
Set up Key Management Service (KMS)
DNS and KMS
Manually Creating a KMS SRV Record
Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT)

Lesson 21 - Next Steps

After viewing all the lessons in the course, you may be interested in taking the 70-681 certification exam. In this lesson, we'll recap topics covered and discuss how to use this course to prepare for the 70-681 exam.

Where You Started
What You Have Accomplished
What to do Next
Getting Ready for the Exam (70-681)
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Rhonda Layfield (Setup and Deployment MVP, Desktop Deployment Product Specialist (DDPS), MCSE (2003, 2000 and NT))

For almost 30 years, Rhonda has helped people securely deploy, protect, and streamline their IT resources. She began her career in the US Navy where she spent 7 years as communications specialist with a top secret clearance. Later as Sr. Security Analyst for an electrical utility company operating nuclear power plants she discovered serious security flaws in software about to be acquired. She also consults for large customers showing how to quickly and cheaply roll out 50,000 Windows 7 desktops, but there's one thing that she loves even more than solving IT problems: sharing what she has learned with other people.

Rhonda has a passion for learning products at the packet level and sharing that knowledge in her classes with clients large and small. She is an NT, 2000 & 2003 MCSE, Setup and Deployment MVP and Desktop Deployment Product Specialist (DDPS). Along with teaching she presents at international conferences such as Tech Ed US, Tech Ed EMEA, MMS, Techdays Belgium, Ireland and Slovenia. She is the only person to have won Speaker Idol on two continents (US and Europe) and is often in the top ten speakers, as recently as Tech Ed Belgium (out of 91 sessions).

Rhonda has co-authored two books on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 with Mark Minasi and regularly contributes articles to Windows IT Pro magazine. She is currently working on her first deployment book, titled Mastering Windows 7 Deployment which will be available later this year. Until then her Windows 7 Deployment video training is the only complete guide to deploying Windows 7 .

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