1. Microsoft Windows Vista What’s New?

2. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved Agenda Introduction Which Version Of Vista Do I Need? Should I Upgrade To Vista? What Features Are New In Vista? Activity: Classroom Teaching Techniques Summary and Conclusion

3. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved Introduction Tom Cupples Assistant Professor, Information Systems, Saint Louis Community College EdD, MSMT, BS, BA CISSP, MCSE, MCSA, MCP, ACP 20+ years field experience 10+ years teaching experience

4. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved START Menu

5. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved All Programs

6. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved Computer (not My Computer)

7. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved Which Version Of Vista Do I Need? Home Basic E-mail & Internet Home Premium Entertainment Ultimate Productivity & Entertainment Business Small to Medium Business (Productivity) Enterprise Large Businesses (Productivity)

8. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved Should I Upgrade To Vista? Hardware Requirements ComponentMinimumRecommended CPUI GHz 32- or 64-bitPentium 4 Dual Core BIOSACPI Compatible RAM512 MB2 GB HDD8 GB10 GB Video Adapter64 MB non-shared memory 64 MB non-shared memory - WVDDM Compatible Additional DrivesDVD

9. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved Should I Upgrade To Vista?

10. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved Should I Upgrade To Vista?

11. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved What Features Are New In Vista? Vista UX UAC Sidebar (Gadgets in a Sandbox) DirectX 10 RSS Support (automatic searches) Rich Preview/Live Icons ReadyBoost Windows Meeting Space

12. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved What Features Are New In Vista? Vista UX (continued…) People Near Me (uses PNRP) Resource Monitor (expands Perfmon) CardSpace with WCF Integration.Net 3.0 – WCF/WPC/WCS WVDDM (if supported by video adapter) Glass Flip/Flip 3D

13. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved What Features Are New In Vista? Remote Assistance Uses less bandwidth Two simultaneous remote connections allowed Functionality through NAT firewall User Assistance Easier to use than Windows Help

14. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved What Features Are New In Vista? Enhanced Configuration Utilities Supplemental Driver Pack Installation Wizard Activation Wizard Migration Wizard Drill Down/Event Summaries File Sharing Wizard Program Compatibility Wizard

15. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved What Features Are New In Vista? Enhanced Configuration Utilities (continued…) Windows Image Format with Business Desktop Deployment Replaces RIS Light Touch & No Touch Replaces MSI packaging No WINNT/WINNT32, uses SETUP SETUP points to WIF, need WINPE No more Slip Streaming of Service Packs, add to WIF ImageX replaces Ghost and WinImage?? (Requires IAK and BDD) free downloads

16. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved What Features Are New In Vista? Security Improvements Vista Architecture WinFS Parental Controls Prevent a forgotten password User Account Protection SafeDocs

17. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved What Features Are New In Vista? Security Improvements (continued…) Windows Resource Protection Advanced Group Policy Management Forefront (verifies licensing) Asset Inventory Services Soft Grid (application virtualization)

18. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved What Features Are New In Vista? New Applications Windows SuperFetch Instant Search Bit Locker Drive Encryption Windows Mobility Center Sync Center Windows Meeting Space Subsystems for Linux Applications Up to 4 Virtual Licenses

19. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved What Features Are New In Vista? Diagnostic Tools Automatic System Service Restart Enhanced Task Manager Enhanced Event Viewer Startup Repair Tool Additional Boot Options BCDEdit replaces Bootcfg No more boot.ini, BCDEdit configures NVRAM

20. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved Activity: Classroom Teaching Techniques Groups of 3-4 people Choose a Note-Taker and a Spokesperson What features of Microsoft Windows, past and present, have been the most helpful to you in the classroom? How? What new features of Windows Vista can you use to enhance teaching and learning in your classroom? How? Have you tried other Operating Systems in the classroom? What are some pros and cons of using non-Microsoft Windows OSes?

21. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved Activity: Classroom Teaching Techniques What features of Microsoft Windows, past and present, have been the most helpful to you in the classroom? How? What new features of Windows Vista can you use to enhance teaching and learning in your classroom? How? Have you tried other Operating Systems in the classroom? What are some pros and cons of using non-Microsoft Windows OSes?

22. Friday, March 30, 2007 (C) Tom Cupples, Ed.D. - All Rights Reserved Summary and Conclusion Which version of Windows Vista is best for your classroom? Will you transition to Windows Vista? If YES, what is the expected time frame in which your organization will be ready to transition to Windows Vista? If NO, what OS will you use?