This Boot Camp will prepare qualified Microsoft professionals to earn the Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 certification. In this intensive test-preparation program where the goal is certification, you will receive targeted lectures based on the Microsoft domains of knowledge for the certification exams. This Boot Camp includes all the exam vouchers needed for certification, along with one free retake voucher for each exam if needed. Fast-paced, rapid review sessions cover key material, providing comprehensive exam preparation.

You Will Prepare for These Exams:

• 70-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring
• 70-686: PRO: Windows 7, Desktop Administrator

Upon Passing the Exams You Will Earn These Certifications:

• MCTS: Windows 7, Configuration
• MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7

Free Retake Exam Voucher

Students who take the MCITP: Server and Enterprise Administrator Combo Boot Camp from Global Knowledge will be issued a free retake exam voucher, if needed. Should any student fail the initial exam, he or she will be eligible to receive a second exam voucher.*

To receive your second exam voucher send us a copy of the results of your first test, and we'll e-mail you a new exam voucher.

*Note: The second exam voucher will only be issued within one year of the first exam voucher issue date.
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Fax: 919-468-4801
E-mail: GKVoucherRequests.NAM@globalknowledge.com

What You'll Learn

• Key topics and concepts tested on the MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 exams
• Structure of the exams and the most effective test-taking strategies
• Use the Transcender test-preparation software to reinforce learning objectives, validate current knowledge, and review the most comprehensive and realistic exam questions
• Pinpoint your weak areas and strengthen them to ensure exam success

Who Needs to Attend

• MCITP: Enterprise Support on Windows Vista
• MCDST on Windows XP
• IT professionals who have a minimum of three years of experience installing, configuring, and administering clients in a Windows networked environment, experience deploying operating systems and applications, and familiarity with the client administration capabilities of Windows Server and with management tools such as the System Center suite of products

Prerequisites

• Required:
  • A minimum of three years of experience installing, configuring, and administering clients in a Windows networked environment
  • Experience deploying operating systems and applications
  • Familiarity with the client administration capabilities of Windows Server and with management tools such as the System Center suite of products
• Recommended: Implementing and Administering Windows 7 in the Enterprise (Course 6183)
• It is strongly recommended that students take our Microsoft Boot Camp Readiness pre-assessment test prior to registration

• Administering and Maintaining Windows 7 (M50292)

Follow-On Courses

• Configuring, Managing, and Maintaining Server 2008 R2 (M6419)

Certification Programs and Certificate Tracks

This course is part of the following programs or tracks:

• MCTS: Windows 7, Configuration
• MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7

Course Outline

1. Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7

• Perform a clean installation
• Upgrade to Windows 7 from previous versions of Windows
• Migrate user profiles

2. Deploying Windows 7

• Capture a system image
• Prepare a system image for deployment
• Deploy a system image
• Configure a VHD

3. Configuring Hardware and Applications

• Configure devices
• Configure application compatibility
• Configure application restrictions
• Configure Internet Explorer

4. Configuring Network Connectivity

• Configure IPv4 network settings
• Configure IPv6 network settings
• Configure networking settings
• Configure Windows Firewall
• Configure remote management

5. Configuring Access to Resources

• Configure shared resources
• Configure file and folder access
• Configure user account control (UAC)
• Configure authentication and authorization
• Configure BranchCache

6. Configuring Mobile Computing

• Configure BitLocker and BitLocker To Go
• Configure DirectAccess
• Configure mobility options
• Configure remote connections

7. Monitoring and Maintaining Systems that Run Windows 7

• Configure updates to Windows 7
• Manage disks
• Monitor systems
• Configure performance settings

8. Configuring Backup and Recovery Options

• Configure backup
• Configure system recovery options
• Configure file recovery options

9. Planning and Managing a Client Life Cycle Strategy

• Plan and manage client licensing and activation
• Plan and manage software updates
• Plan and manage a physical hardware and virtualization strategy

10. Designing a Standard Image

• Design an image creation strategy
• Design a custom image
• Define an image update strategy

11. Designing Client Configurations

• Design standard system settings
• Define client security standards
• Define Windows Internet Explorer settings

12. Designing a Windows 7 Client Deployment

• Analyze the environment and choose appropriate deployment methods
• Design a lite-touch deployment strategy
• Design a zero-touch deployment strategy
• Design a user state migration strategy

13. Designing Application Packages for Deployment

• Design a delivery or deployment strategy
• Manage application compatibility

14. Identifying and Resolving Deployment and Client Configuration Issues

• Identify and resolve Internet Explorer issues
• Identify and resolve Group Policy issues
• Identify and resolve networking issues
• Identify and resolve authentication and authorization issues