1. Doug Waterman Information Technology Department Fox Valley Technical College

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

3. 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

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

5. Vista Versions Home BasicHome Premium BusinessUltimate Vista Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

6. 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

7. Windows Vista Home Basic Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation

8. Windows Vista Home Premium Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation

9. Windows Vista Business Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation

10. Windows Vista Ultimate Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation

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

12. 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

14. Windows Experience Index Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

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

19. 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

20. 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

21. Navigating Windows Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

22. Program Compatibility Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

23. Program Compatibility Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

24. 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

25. 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

26. Vista Explorers Instant Search Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

27. Explorer In Use Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

28. Searching Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

29. Advanced Search Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

30. Saving Searches Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

31. Sidebar and Gadgets Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

32. 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

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

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

35. 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

36. IE7 Security e.g. a malicious page may open a new window on another domain that prompts for the user’s 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

37. Phishing Filter Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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

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

40. Time Limits Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

41. Game Rating Blocking Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

42. Program Blocking Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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

44. Vista Security Center Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

45. 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

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

47. 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

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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 HHD’s = 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

51. Other “Under the Hood” Features Multi-threaded Kernel Created to take advantage of multi-core processors. Automatic Disk Defragmentation Doesn’t 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 cache—that is, memory that the computer can access more quickly than it can access data on the hard disk drive. Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

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

53. 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

54. 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

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

56. 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

57. 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

58. 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

59. 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

60. 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

61. Build a Web Site Using Dreamweaver Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman

62. Questions? Copyright 2007 Doug Waterman