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.
Lessons
· Overview of the Desktop Lifecycle
· Desktop Deployment: Challenges and
Considerations
· Tools and Technologies Used in the Desktop
Deployment Lifecycle
· Assessing the Current Computing
Environment for Deploying Windows 7
· Designing Windows Activation
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.
Lessons
· Overview of Application Compatibility
· Assessing and Resolving 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.
Lessons
· Evaluating In-Place Deployment
· Evaluating Side-by-Side Deployment
· Evaluating Lite-Touch Deployment Method
· Evaluating Zero-Touch Deployment Method
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.
Lessons
· Overview of Windows 7 Installation
Architecture
· Overview of the Imaging Process
· Determining the Image Strategy
· Selecting the Image Servicing Methods
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.
Lessons
· Overview of WAIK 2.0
· Building a Reference Windows 7 Image by
Using Windows SIM and Sysprep
· Managing the Windows Preinstallation
Environment
· Capturing, Applying, and Servicing 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.
Lessons
· Overview of WDS
· Designing and Configuring 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.
Lessons
· Designing the Lite Touch Installation
Environment
· Implementing MDT 2010 for Deploying
Windows 7
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.
Lessons
· Designing the Zero Touch Installation
Environment
· Performing 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.
Lessons
· Overview of User State Migration
· Overview of USMT 4.0
· Planning User State Migration (USMT 4.0)
· Migrating 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.
Lessons
· Overview of Planning Client Configuration
· Designing and Configuring Standard System
Settings
· Designing and Configuring Internet
Explorer Settings
· Designing and Configuring Security
Settings
· Designing and Implementing Group Policy
· Troubleshooting Group Policy
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).
Lessons
· Determining the Application Deployment
Method
· Deploying the 2007 Microsoft Office System
· Planning and Configuring 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.
Lessons
· Deploying Windows 7 – Challenge Scenario
