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Doug Waterman Information Technology Department Fox Valley Technical College

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Slides and Presentation You can view the slides and presentation at the following address http://it.fvtc.edu/vista Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Interested In Learning More? Provides an overview of major personal computer operating systems currently in use. Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista (Starting Fall 2007) Linux Mac OS X PC Operating Systems 10-150-110 3 credits Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Why Vista? SecurityMedia IntegrationEntertainment Lower Management Costs Increased Productivity Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Vista Versions Home BasicHome Premium BusinessUltimate Vista Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Vista Versions Comparison Chart Vista Starter Edition (N/A in U.S.A) Vista Home Basic Vista Home Premium Vista Business (32 & 64 bit) Vista Enterprise (License Only - 32 & 64 bit) Vista Ultimate 32-bit versions can access 3-4GB of memory (depends on motherboard settings) 64-bit version can access 126GB of memory. Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Windows Vista Home Basic Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation

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Windows Vista Home Premium Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation

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Windows Vista Business Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation

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Windows Vista Ultimate Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation

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Vista Test Drive See what Vista is like via the Web http://www.windowsvistatestdrive.com/ Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Can Your PC run Vista? CNET - Vista Readiness AdvisorVista Readiness Advisor Microsoft Home - Windows Vista Upgrade AdvisorWindows Vista Upgrade Advisor Business - Windows Vista Hardware AssessmentWindows Vista Hardware Assessment The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment solution Accelerator is an inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that will find computers on a network and determine if they are ready to run the Windows Vista operating system. Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Windows Experience Index Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Transferring Data Easy Transfer Wizard Personal Files E-mail Media Settings Done via Network Transfer Removable Storage (DVD, CD Ext. Hard Drive) Easy Transfer USB Cable Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Best ways to Upgrade If your computer is over a year old Buy a new computer! Or Buy a new hard disk Install the new drive as the primary drive Install Vista on the new drive. Configure your original drive as the slave drive and reinstall after Vista has installed. If your computer is less than a year old Run Vista Upgrade Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Clean Install Using an Upgrade Version 1. Boot from the Vista Upgrade disc. 2. Select the option to format the hard drive. 3. When you are asked for the product key, leave the fields blank. De-select automatic activation because you are not going to activate this copy. 4. Complete the installation. 5. Restart a new installation choosing to "upgrade without reformatting. When you are asked for the product key, type it. Let this installation activate. Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Possible Problems Devices may go unrecognized Driver Unavailability / Incompatibility Incompatible Features Written for previous feature Incompatible Software Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Upgrade Paths From Previous Versions - Two Options Clean Install In-Place Installation Vista to Vista Upgrade Home Basic Home Premium or Ultimate Home Premium Ultimate Business Ultimate Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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User Interface Features (on all versions) Basic (Windows 200o Look and Feel) Windows Classic (for mid-range computers) Standard Full features Windows Flip and Flip 3-D Transparent Glass Look Taskbar Thumbnails Aero Glass Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Navigating Windows Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Program Compatibility Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Program Compatibility Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Hardware Compatibility A Windows Vista Capable PC includes at least: A modern processor (at least 800MHz). 512 MB of system memory. A graphics processor that is DirectX 9 capable. A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor. 1 GB of system memory. Support for DirectX 9 graphics with a WDDM driver, 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum), Pixel Shader 2.0 and 32 bits per pixel. 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space. DVD-ROM Drive. Audio output capability. Internet access capability. Make sure your BIOS is Vista compatible. Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Windows Presentation Foundation Part of Windows Vista Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 will get an update upon Vista release. Visual Studio 2005 will get an update to include WPF functionality. Currently in beta (code name Cider). Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Vista Explorers Instant Search Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Explorer In Use Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Searching Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Advanced Search Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Saving Searches Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Sidebar and Gadgets Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Gadgets Mini- programs that give you information at a glance and provide easy access to frequently used tools. More available online. Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Internet Explorer 7 Tabbed BrowsingQuick TabsTab GroupsInstant SearchPage ZoomRSS Support Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Tab Groups Allow you to open multiple tabs with one click Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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IE7 Security Protection from more Malware Cannot modify user or systems settings without user interaction Cannot write to any local machine zone other that temporary Internet files. Protected Mode protects from elevation of privilege attacks Disables all ActiveX controls not specifically identified for use on the Internet ActiveX Opt-In Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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IE7 Security e.g. a malicious page may open a new window on another domain that prompts for the users name and password which is then extracted. Protection from cross- domain scripting via Windows Defender Spyware Protection Buffer Overflow attacks URL- Handling Protection Scans client side scripts for suspicious website characteristics with an opt-in online service. Compares the site to known phishing sites. Phishing Filter Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Phishing Filter Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Vista Security Features Parental ControlsTime LimitsGame Rating BlockingProgram Blocking Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Parental Controls Not available in business versions Businesses may implement via Group Policies Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Time Limits Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Game Rating Blocking Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Program Blocking Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Parental Controls What the user will see if blocked. Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Vista Security Center Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Firewall Windows XP SP2 firewall only monitored incoming packets. Windows Vista firewall can monitor both incoming and outgoing packets. The default setting is incoming only. Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Configuring the Firewall Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Administrative Tools Control Panel Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Interested In Learning More? Classroom and On-Line 2 hours / week for 18 weeks. Identify the challenges of defending a computer against attacks. List the defenses that can be set up to protect a desktop computer. Identify and protect against Spyware, Malware and Viruses. Identify methods to defend against network attacks. Computer Defense 10-150-143 2 credits Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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File System Features Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista include the Encrypting File System. Provides user-level file and folder encryption. IT administrators can use Group Policy in Windows Vista to block the use of removable storage devices USB flash drives External hard disks Helps prevent the compromise or theft of corporate intellectual property and sensitive data. Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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BitLocker BitLocker prevents a thief who boots another operating system or runs a software hacking tool from breaking Windows Vista file and system protections or performing offline viewing of the files stored on the protected drive. Available in Windows Vista Enterprise, Ultimate for client computers and Windows Server "Longhorn". Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Response Features SuperFetch Manages memory to get the most out of available RAM. Prioritizes the programs you're currently using over background tasks. Tracks the programs you use most often and preloads them into memory Windows ReadyDrive takes advantage of new hybrid hard disks HHDs = Hybrid Hard Drives. These drive come with 128-256MB of flash memory. Vista organizes the sectors most often read and keeps them available in flash = faster performance, less disk access and (for laptops) longer battery life. Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Other Under the Hood Features Multi-threaded Kernel Created to take advantage of multi-core processors. Automatic Disk Defragmentation Doesnt need to complete in a single session Runs in the background using low-priority I/O ReadyBoost Uses USB Flash memory to improve performance without having to add memory "under the hood." serves as an additional memory cachethat is, memory that the computer can access more quickly than it can access data on the hard disk drive. Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Backup and Restore Scheduled Backups Full Backups Restore Points Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Shadow Copy Automatically creates point-in-time copies of files as you work You can retrieve versions of a document you may have accidentally deleted. Works on single files and whole folders. Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Mobile Features Windows Mobility Center puts the most frequently used mobile settings in one spot. Improved Battery MeterPresentation Settings PC stays awake (no sleep mode) System notifications are turned off Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Other Features Better Recognition (?)(?) Speech Recognition Window Narration Magnifier Display High-Contrast mode On-Screen Keyboard Ease of Access Center Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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People Near Me Allows applications to discover people connected to the local subnet and easily invite them into a collaborative activity. Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Uses for PNM Discovery of people on the same subnet Ability to invite people to start an application Publication of objects (arbitrary data published by a person) Contact management Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Other Ways to Share Toredo Teredo is an IPv6 transition technology that provides address assignment and host-to-host automatic tunneling for unicast IPv6 traffic when IPv6/IPv4 hosts are located behind one or multiple IPv4 network address translators (NATs). More Info Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Where do you go from here? Organize your data Documents, Pictures, Media (audio & video), e-mail and account information Back-up your data External Hard Drive DVD If you decide to upgrade Check if drivers are available for your hardware devices prior to upgrading Check the web sites of your mission-critical applications for compatibility information with Vista. Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Thanks!!!! Without these people, tonight would not have happened! Terri Keane IT Team Leader Steve Netols IT Instructor Glen Orsburn IT Instructor John Whitney IT Instructor Jerry Eyler Dean, Manufacturing Technologies Division Barb Dreger Director, Recruitment & Marketing Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Build a Web Site Using Dreamweaver Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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Questions? Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman