win vista

Windows Vista: 

Windows Vista A Whistle-Stop Tour for ITSS Wednesday 8th November 2006 Tony Brett Head of IT Support Staff Services Oxford University Computing Services

Disclaimer and Warning: 

Disclaimer and Warning Opinions are my own and not necessarily those of OUCS or the University of Oxford I am in no way endorsing this or any other product in this presentation You must interpret my comments yourself DO NOT USE A RELEASE CANDIDATE IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT!

Agenda: 

Agenda Product Lineup System requirements Installation Networking Wired, Wireless, File sharing, VPN Printing Software IE7 Anti-virus HFS Major changes Activation and licensing (Bridget Lewis)

Product Lineup - Versions: 

Product Lineup - Versions Vista Business Vista Enterprise more security and hardware encryption UNIX subsystem for UNIX apps (SUA) Vista Home Basic Doesn’t include Aero Less searching No DVD burning No Tablet Support Vista Home Premium Vista Ultimate Has everything in all the others 'Top of the range' All available in 32- or 64-bit editions http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/editions/default.mspx

System Requirements: 

System Requirements Basic Modern 800MHz processor 512MB RAM DirectX 9 Graphics 'Premium ready' 1 GHz x86 or x64 processor 1GB RAM DirectX 9, WDDM, 128 MB graphics RAM, Pixel Shader 2.0, 32 bits per pixel DVD-ROM Audio Internet Access

Installation: 

Installation http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/ Using RC1 Register to download and receive licence key Burn DVD from Microsoft ISO file Dell Laptop I used Celeron 2.2GHz, 768MB RAM Display driver installed without intervention once encouraged Also used new HP machine meeting 'Premium Ready' spec. 3.2GHz Pentium Core Duo. 1GB RAM All installed automatically Install used about 7GB on machines I used Note Startup Repair Tool

Windows Update: 

Windows Update Updates available for RC1! Now part of Control Panel

User Account Control: 

User Account Control Provides some security when making system changes Eg installing/uninstalling software Asks non-admins for Administrator Password Beware – Administrator Password not set on initial install

Networking: 

Networking Network and Sharing Center (sic)

Wired networking: 

Wired networking From network and sharing center Choose 'manage network connections' Right-click items for properties

Wireless Networking: 

Wireless Networking Also from network and sharing center

Wireless Networking: 

Wireless Networking How to connect: Vista has drivers for USB and PCMCIA Adapters from OUCS shop

File Sharing: 

File Sharing Similar to XP Pro Changed 'Use simple file sharing'

VPN: 

VPN Latest version is 4.8.01.0300 for XP and below (not 98). But it does not work with Vista… 4.8.01.0590-k9-BETA provided as-is and unsupported for testing on Vista RCs recommended that this client only be used for testing purposes in a lab environment Known Issues unable to enable logging subsystem when firewall is enabled VPN Client does not support Start Before Logon unable to install client under uac in vista 5384. (Workaround: Run setup from vpnclient_setup.exe) UN-Install warns that VPN Service still running Logging windows does not display log until the log file is touched.

Printing: 

Printing Via 'Connect to' or Control Panel

Printing: 

Printing But of course we treat TCP/IP printers using LPR as local printers, just like in XP Vista has lots of drivers built-in HP Universal Printing Driver appears not to work at the moment Crashes Explorer Standard HP drivers seem OK Not HP Printing System though

Software: 

Software IE7 comes as standard Note no support from Oracle yet For OSS and Financials Firefox 2.0 appears to be OK No TSM backup client support yet There is a beta client scheduled for November OUCS will test it Client is scheduled GA for end of January 2007. Only some AV products currently available for Vista http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69433 Microsoft is offering Windows Live OneCare There are others including F-Secure and AVG

Sophos: 

Sophos Will provide support for Vista with Sophos Anti-Virus v 6.5. When released, Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, version 6.5, will be updated automatically from the current version 6.0.x. No action needed. Plan is to release Sophos Anti-Virus, version 6.5 within a couple of weeks of the official release of Vista, which Microsoft plan for November 2006. The Vista release date may change, subject to code changes and extensions made by Microsoft. Support for Vista planned in the next major versions of Enterprise Console, Sophos Control Center and Sophos Client Firewall. No support for Vista in the current versions of Enterprise Console, Sophos Control Center and Sophos Client Firewall on Vista. http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/6071.html

Major Changes: 

Major Changes Taskbar /Start Menu No huge changes but look and feel a bit different Similar customisations Adds window previews 'Run…' has moved into 'accessories'

Parental Controls: 

Parental Controls Control of Websites Use times Game ratings Specific Programs

Computer Management: 

Computer Management Much richer tools Especially disk management and event viewer

Windows Aero: 

Windows Aero 3D effects Transparent Windows Easy Windows key + Tab app switching Requires a reasonable spec machine Spec measured by Windows Experience Index Our PC Scores 3

Programs and Features: 

Programs and Features Replaces 'Add/Remove Programs' Allows viewing of updates Access to digital locker and Marketplace Control Windows 'features'

Windows Mail: 

Windows Mail Direct descendant of Outlook Express 6 Reads NNTP news Good junk mail features Protects from Phishing Windows Calendar

“Default Programs”: 

'Default Programs' Allows modifications to: File associations, Autoplay, Default Programs

Windows Sidebar: 

Windows Sidebar This is similar to Mac OS X Dashboard Gadgets rather than Widgets Good for watching RSS feeds Many widgets available

Windows Explorer: 

Windows Explorer Looks more like OS X File overwrite now offers to rename

Snipping Tool: 

Snipping Tool Alt-PrintScreen on Acid! Allows Screen, Window, Rectangle or Freeform image-grabbing

Sync Center: 

Sync Center No time to play with this yet – anyone?

Licensing and Activation: 

Licensing and Activation Over to Bridget…