Deployment:

TechNet Webcast: Windows Vista Deployment Overview
This webcast covers a number of topics related to deploying the Windows Vista operating system.
 

Windows Vista Imaging

Windows Imaging (WIM) is designed to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying Windows. This talk provides a brief overview of the technology and a detailed discussion on the WIM capabilities, file format, integration with OS Setup and usage scenarios for ximage.

Customizing and Servicing Windows Vista Images

Understanding the component architecture as well as tools such as System Image Manager will be key for successful Windows Vista deployments. This presentation and demo will provide a high level look at some of these new technologies.


Windows Vista Deployment Tools and Technologies (Level 200)

Presenter: Manu Namboodiri, Senior Product Manager, Windows Client BG, Microsoft Corporation
This webcast provides an overview of the imaging and remote deployment technologies built into Windows Vista, along with a look at deployment-specific tools. Get the background you need before you participate in more in-depth training and hands-on labs.

Security:

Windows Vista Security Update

Presenter: Austin Wilson, Director, Windows Client BG, Microsoft Corporation
Windows Vista is engineered to be the most secure version of the Windows client yet. This webcast describes the security advances in Windows Vista and includes demos of User Account Control (formerly known as LUA) and Internet Explorer Protected Mode.
 

Windows Vista- Improve Your Desktop Security and Deployment Strategy

Get the tools and information you need to prepare for Windows Vista, Microsoft's new desktop operating system, with this interactive webcast series.

Security in Windows Vista (Level 300)
For most companies, securing the computing environment is the IT department’s highest priority. When deploying new operating systems or computers, ensuring that the new deployments are at least as secure as the current environment is critical. Using constantly updated baselines and images can help you keep the environment secure while enabling rapid deployment of new workstations. This webcast shows you how to choose and enable the security configuration of your desktops, manage ongoing security updates, and maintain desktop security. We discuss group policy objects, Windows BitLocker drive encryption, Windows Firewall, and User Account Control (UAC), and illustrate how changes in these items affect overall security from the standpoint of an IT professional.

Overview of security features in Microsoft Windows Vista

This Support WebCast provides an overview of the new and improved security features in Microsoft Windows Vista. These security features include new features in Windows Firewall, Windows Defender, and BitLocker Drive Encryption. The presentation also covers improvements in Internet Explorer 7.

Management:

TechNet Webcast: Windows Vista Management

This webcast presents the Windows Vista desktop management tools, and features several live demonstrations to show how to manage Windows Vista desktops efficiently and effectively.

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy in Windows Vista (Level 200)

The number of Group Policy settings has increased from approximately 1,700 in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 to approximately 3,000 in Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server code-name “Longhorn”. This webcast examines the most significant enhancements and provides a good explanation of how to use the new Group Policy settings. We discuss the new and updated features and show how these improve upon Group Policy management operations in previous versions of Windows. We also cover the Quality of Service policies introduced in Windows Vista.
 

Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0 Beta:

This WebCast covers a high level architecture, and feature overview of Application Compatibity Toolkit 5.0, which is due for release towards the end of May 2006.

This is a Level 200 session that was recorded May 11, 2006 and presented by Tri Hua. Tri is a Lead Program Manager for the Windows Application Experience Team.