Microsoft Windows Vista Complete Courseware Courseware and Training Materials

Course contents: Advanced Level

• Meet the Control Panel Opening the control panel — Control panel overview — Navigation basics – Classic view vs Vista view
• Common customization tasks Changing your color scheme — Modifying screen resolution — Changing your sound scheme — Changing the date and time — Setting the volume
• Advanced customization tasks Changing how your mouse behaves — Setting your language — Modifying startup programs using the Control panel — Viewing system information — Disabling the welcome center
• Setting accessibility options Opening ease of access center — Changing mouse options — Optimizing your display — Changing input methods
• Customizing user accounts Opening user accounts — Changing user account properties — Adding a user account — Removing a user account
• Overview of networking Networking terms — Using the networking and sharing center — Hardware requirements — Setting up an internet connection — Setting up a simple network
• Basic networking tasks Viewing your network map — Using sharing and discovery — Sharing drives, folders and resources — Browsing the network — Basic network troubleshooting
• Advanced networking tasks Mapping a network drive — Connecting to a network printer — Connecting to a domain — Managing network connection and protocols
• Wireless networking Types of wireless network — Wireless networking hardware and terms — Automatically connecting to a wireless network — Manually connecting to a wireless network — Wireless network troubleshooting
• Maintaining your computer Defragmenting the hard disk — Cleaning up your hard disk — Repairing hard disk errors — Setting power options
• Optimizing your computer Using Windows Update — Clearing temporary internet files and cookies — Scheduling tasks — About fast user switching
• Using Windows Defender Opening Windows Defender — Interface overview — Performing a scan — Removing malicious objects
• Advanced Windows Defender tasks Removing startup items — Using quarantine — Using software explorer — Setting defender options
• Keeping your family safe Opening the parental controls center — Setting games ratings — Setting time limits — Restricting applications — Viewing activity reports
• The basics of managing software Installing software packages — Removing software packages — Changing startup programs — Setting program compatibility options
• Advanced software management Enabling or disabling Windows features — Using Windows Task Manager — Changing default applications — Setting file types
• Managing hardware Viewing system information — Checking your system’s score — Using Device manager — Viewing hardware and devices
• Advanced hardware management Updating device drivers — Improving system performance — Installing new hardware — Managing your hard disks

Course contents: Expert Level

• Using Remote Desktop Preparing to use remote desktop — Opening remote desktop — Configuring remote desktop — Accessing another computer using remote desktop
• Using remote assistance Remote desktop vs remote assistance — Inviting someone to your computer — Responding to a remote assistance invitation — Using remote assistance
• People near me What is people near me? — Opening people near me — Setting your sign-in options — Using people near me
• Windows Live Messenger Downloading and installing Windows Live Messenger — Signing in — Interface overview — Sending messages — Signing out
• Windows meeting space Opening Windows Meeting Space — Setting up a Windows Meeting Space — Starting a meeting — In the meeting room
• Backing up your computer Launching the backup and restore center — Backing up your files — Backing up your computer — Restoring files — Using easy transfer
• Troubleshooting your computer Opening the problem reports and solutions centre — Viewing problems — Checking for solutions — Implementing solutions — Changing settings
• Using the System Configuration Utility Opening MSCONFIG — Using preset startup options — Manually modifying programs and services — Using MSCONFIG tools
• Using System Restore Opening system restore — Creating a system restore point — Restoring your computer to an earlier time — Undo a system restore point — Changing system restore settings
• Vista’s hard disk management utilities Enabling ReadyBoost — Using BitLocker — Using the Encrypted File System — About Windows ReadyDisk
• Advanced hard disk management Opening computer management — Interface overview — Creating a partition — Formatting a hard disk — Mounting or dismounting a disk drive
• Advanced computer management About Windows services hardening and security — Using data execution prevention — Setting access control lists — About network access protection — About user access control
• Vista mobility features Introducing Windows Slideshow — Using the mobility center — Setting power options — Setting Tablet PC options
• Speech recognition Opening speech recognition — Setting speech recognition options — Training your computer — Using speech recognition
• Using administrative tools, part 1 Editing your paging file — Scheduling the processor — Setting advanced visual effect options
• Using administrative tools, part 1 Viewing advanced system information — Using event logs — Using the reliability and performance monitor — Generating system health reports