Audience Profile
This course is intended for IT
Professionals who are interested in specializing in Windows 7 desktop and
application deployments and managing the desktop environments for large
organizations. People attending this training could be support technicians or
currently in deployment roles and are looking at taking the next step in their
career or enhancing their skills in the areas of planning and deploying Windows
7 desktops.
At Course Completion
After completing this
course, students will be able to:
- Prepare to deploy Windows 7 business desktops.
- Assess and resolve application compatibility issues with Windows
7.
- Determine the most appropriate method to deploy Windows 7 based upon
specific business requirements.
- Design a standard Windows 7 image by assessing and evaluating the business
requirements.
- Deploy Windows 7 by using WAIK.
- Deploy Windows 7 by using WDS.
- Deploy Windows 7 by using Lite Touch Installation.
- Deploy Windows 7 by using Zero Touch Installation.
- Migrate user state by using Windows Easy Transfer and User State Migration
Tool 4.0.
- Design, configure, and manage the Windows 7 client environment.
- Plan and deploy applications and updates to Windows 7 client
computers.
- Plan and deploy Windows 7 by using LTI. (Lab-Only
Module)
Course Outline
Module 1: Preparing to Deploy Windows 7 Business
Desktops
This module helps you plan and perform effective
preparation tasks for deploying Windows 7 clients. It begins by discussing
client, hardware, and deployment lifecycles. It also discusses how to assess
existing computing environments and licensing.
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
- Describe the client, hardware, and desktop deployment lifecycles.
- Explain the challenges involved and considerations for deploying
desktops.
- Describe the tools and technologies that are used in the desktop
deployment lifecycle.
- Assess the current computing environment to determine the feasibility of
deploying Windows 7.
- Design the licensing and activation strategy for a given business
scenario.
Module 2: Assessing Application Compatibility in Windows
7
This module describes the process for addressing common
application compatibility issues experienced during a typical operating system
deployment. It also explains how to use the Microsoft Application Compatibility
Toolkit (ACT) to help inventory, analyze, and mitigate application compatibility
issues.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the process and guidelines for resolving common application
compatibility issues during an operating system deployment.
- Inventory, analyze, and mitigate application compatibility issues by using
ACT 5.5.
Module 3: Evaluating Windows 7 Deployment Methods
This
module discusses different deployment scenarios and methods that are available
when deploying Windows 7. It also discusses various tools and technologies to
use in the
different scenarios, and considerations for selecting a deployment scenario
and method.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Determine the feasibility of installing Windows 7 by using in-place
deployment.
- Determine the feasibility of installing Windows 7 by using side-by-side
deployment.
- Determine the feasibility of using the Lite Touch deployment method for
deploying Windows 7 in a given business scenario.
- Determine the feasibility of using the Zero Touch deployment method for
deploying Windows 7 in a given business scenario.
Module 4: Designing Standard Windows 7 Images
This
module, explains the underlying architecture of the computer imaging system that
can be used to create and deploy a custom image of a Windows 7 desktop. It also
discusses the different phases of the imaging process, and how to determine
imaging strategy and image servicing opportunities in Windows 7.
- After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explain the Windows 7 installation architecture.
- Explain the different phases of the imaging process.
- Determine the appropriate Windows 7 imaging strategy based on specific
business requirements.
- Select appropriate image servicing methods to service Windows 7 images
based on specific business requirements.
Module 5: Deploying Windows 7 by Using WAIK
This module
explains the underlying computer imaging architecture of Windows AIK 2.0, which
can be used to create and deploy a custom Windows 7 desktop image.
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explain the key features and functionality provided by WAIK 2.0.
- Build a reference Windows 7 image by using Windows SIM and
Sysprep.
- Create a custom Windows PE bootable image.
- Capture, apply, and service a Windows 7 image.
Module 6: Deploying Windows 7 by Using Windows Deployment
Services
This module describes how WDS can be used to deploy custom
system images to client computers located within the network
infrastructure.
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
- Explain how WDS can be used to deploy Windows 7.
- Design and configure WDS for Windows 7 deployment.
Module 7: Deploying Windows 7 by Using Lite Touch
Installation
This module describes how to design the Lite Touch
Installation (LTI) environment, and provides you with an overview of the
techniques that you can use to build and deploy Windows 7 using the MDT and the
LTI scenario.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Design the Lite Touch installation environment for deploying Windows 7.
- Perform Lite Touch installation of Windows 7 by using MDT
2010.
Module 8: Deploying Windows 7 by Using Zero Touch
Installation
This module describes the necessary prerequisites and
procedures for deploying the Windows 7 operating system using Zero Touch
Installation methodology.
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
Design the Zero Touch installation environment for deploying Windows 7.
Perform the Zero Touch installation of Windows 7 by using MDT 2010 and
Configuration Manager 2007.
Module 9: Migrating User State by Using WET and USMT
4.0
This module explains user state migration, and how to use tools,
such as Windows Easy Transfer and the Microsoft Windows User State Migration
Tool (USMT), in various
migration scenarios.
After completing this module, students will be able
to:
- Migrate user state by using WET.
- Explain how USMT 4.0 can be used to migrate user state.
- Plan for user state migration.
- Migrate user state by using USMT 4.0.
Module 10: Designing, Configuring, and Managing the Client
Environment
This module examines how to design, configure, and
manage Windows 7 client configurations. Specifically, it discusses Group Policy,
Internet Explorer, and system security settings.
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
- Determine the method for implementing the client configuration.
- Design and configure standard system settings on Windows 7 client
computers.
- Design and configure Internet Explorer settings on Windows 7 client
computers.
- Design and configure security settings on Windows 7 client
computers.
- Design and implement group policy for configuring Windows 7 client
computers.
- Troubleshoot group policy issues.
Module 11: Planning and Deploying Applications and Updates to Windows
7 Clients
This module discusses the implications of deploying
applications to Windows 7 clients including Microsoft Office 2007. It also
discusses the use of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
- Determine an appropriate application deployment method based upon business
requirements.
- Customize and deploy Office 2007 based on business requirements.
- Plan and configure desktop updates by using WSUS.
Module 12: Planning and Deploying Windows 7 by Using
LTI
This module is a comprehensive lab that gives the students an
opportunity to perform an end-to-end deployment of Windows 7 by using the
LTI.
- After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Plan an end-to-end Windows 7 LTI deployment.
- Deploy Windows 7 by using the LTI deployment plan.