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- + Cover
- Contents at a Glance
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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Part I: Overview
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Part II: Deployment
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Chapter 3: Deployment Platform
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Chapter 4: Planning Deployment
- + Using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
- + Planning High-Volume Deployment
- + Planning Low-Volume Deployment
- + Windows 7 Requirements
- + Preparing for Development
- Installing the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
- Starting Deployment Workbench
- Updating Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Components
- Summary
- Additional Resources
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Chapter 5: Testing Application Compatibility
- + Chapter 6: Developing Disk Images
- + Chapter 7: Migrating User State Data
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Chapter 8: Deploying Applications
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Chapter 9: Preparing Windows PE
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Chapter 10: Configuring Windows Deployment Services
- + Introducing Windows Deployment Services
- + Planning for Windows Deployment Services
- + Installing Windows Deployment Services
- Configuring Windows Deployment Services
- Preparing Discover Images
- + Importing Images
- + Managing and Deploying Driver Packages
- + Managing Image Security
- Installing Windows 7
- Capturing Custom Images
- + Creating Multicast Transmissions
- Using Windows Deployment Services with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
- Summary
- + Additional Resources
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Chapter 11: Using Volume Activation
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Chapter 12: Deploying with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
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Chapter 3: Deployment Platform
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Part III: Desktop Management
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Chapter 13: Overview of Management Tools
- + Included Tools
- + Downloadable Tools
- Windows Sysinternals Suite
- + Windows 7 Enterprise and the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
- + Microsoft System Center
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Introduction to Windows PowerShell Scripting
- Working with Windows PowerShell Cmdlets
- Using the Pipeline to Read Text Files
- Additional Pipeline Techniques
- Working with Cmdlets
- Scripting Fundamentals
- Using the while Statement
- Using the do…while Statement
- Using the do…until Statement
- The for Statement
- The if Statement
- The switch Statement
- Understanding Modules
- Including Functions
- Adding Help for Functions
- Locate and Load Modules
- Install Modules
- Summary
- + Additional Resources
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Chapter 14: Managing the Desktop Environment
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Chapter 15: Managing Users and User Data
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Chapter 16: Managing Disks and File Systems
- + Overview of Partitioning Disks
- + Working with Volumes
- File System Fragmentation
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Backup And Restore
- How File Backups Work
- File and Folder Backup Structure
- How System Image Backups Work
- How to Start a System Image Backup from the Command Line
- How to Restore a System Image Backup
- System Image Backup Structure
- Best Practices for Computer Backups
- How to Manage Backup Using Group Policy Settings
- Previous Versions and Shadow Copies
- Windows ReadyBoost
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BitLocker Drive Encryption
- How BitLocker Encrypts Data
- How BitLocker Protects Data
- BitLocker To Go
- BitLocker Phases
- Requirements for Protecting the System Volume with BitLocker
- How to Enable the Use of BitLocker on the System Volume on Computers Without TPM
- How to Enable BitLocker Encryption on System Volumes
- How to Enable BitLocker Encryption on Data Volumes
- How to Manage BitLocker Keys on a Local Computer
- How to Manage BitLocker from the Command Line
- How to Recover Data Protected by BitLocker
- How to Disable or Remove BitLocker Drive Encryption
- How to Decommission a BitLocker Drive Permanently
- How to Prepare AD DS for BitLocker
- How to Configure a Data Recovery Agent
- How to Manage BitLocker with Group Policy
- The Costs of BitLocker
- + Encrypting File System
- + Symbolic Links
- + Disk Quotas
- + Disk Tools
- Summary
- + Additional Resources
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Chapter 17: Managing Devices and Services
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Chapter 18: Managing Printing
- + Enhancements to Printing in Windows 7
- + How Printing Works in Windows 7
- + Understanding the Print Management Console
- + Managing Printers Using Print Management
- + Client-Side Management of Printers
- + Managing Client-Side Printer Experience Using Group Policy
- + Deploying Printers Using Group Policy
- + Migrating Print Servers
- + Monitoring and Troubleshooting Printers
- Summary
- + Additional Resources
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Chapter 19: Managing Search
- + Chapter 20: Managing Windows Internet Explorer
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Chapter 13: Overview of Management Tools
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Part IV: Desktop Maintenance
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Chapter 21: Maintaining Desktop Health
- + Performance Monitoring
- + Resource Monitor
- + Reliability Monitor
- Windows Performance Tools Kit
- + Event Monitoring
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Using Task Scheduler
- Improvements to Task Scheduler in Windows 7
- Understanding Tasks
- Understanding the Task Scheduler Architecture
- Understanding Task Scheduler Security
- Understanding AT and Task Scheduler v1.0 Compatibility Modes
- Understanding the Task Scheduler Snap-in
- Understanding Default Tasks
- Creating Tasks
- Managing Tasks
- Using SchTasks.exe for Creating and Managing Tasks
- Task Scheduler Events
- Troubleshooting Task Scheduler
- Interpreting Result and Return Codes
- + Understanding the Windows System Assessment Tool
- + Understanding Windows Error Reporting
- Summary
- + Additional Resources
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Chapter 22: Supporting Users with Remote Assistance
- + Understanding Remote Assistance
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Implementing and Managing Remote Assistance
- Initiating Remote Assistance Sessions
- Scenario 1: Soliciting Remote Assistance Using Easy Connect
- Scenario 2: Soliciting Remote Assistance by Creating Remote Assistance Tickets and Saving Them on Monitored Network Shares
- Scenario 3: Offering Remote Assistance Using DCOM
- Managing Remote Assistance Using Group Policy
- Configuring Remote Assistance in Unmanaged Environments
- Additional Registry Settings for Configuring Remote Assistance
- Summary
- + Additional Resources
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Chapter 23: Managing Software Updates
- + Methods for Deploying Updates
- + Manually Installing, Scripting, and Removing Updates
- + Managing BITS
- Windows Update Group Policy Settings
- Configuring Windows Update to Use a Proxy Server
- + Tools for Auditing Software Updates
- Troubleshooting the Windows Update Client
- + The Process of Updating Network Software
- + How Microsoft Distributes Updates
- Summary
- + Additional Resources
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Chapter 24: Managing Client Protection
- Understanding the Risk of Malware
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User Account Control
- UAC for Standard Users
- UAC for Administrators
- UAC User Interface
- How Windows Determines Whether an Application Needs Administrative Privileges
- UAC Virtualization
- UAC and Startup Programs
- Compatibility Problems with UAC
- How to Configure UAC
- How to Configure Auditing for Privilege Elevation
- Other UAC Event Logs
- Best Practices for Using UAC
- + AppLocker
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Using Windows Defender
- Understanding Windows Defender
- Windows Defender Alert Levels
- Understanding Microsoft SpyNet
- Configuring Windows Defender Group Policy
- Configuring Windows Defender on a Single Computer
- How to Determine Whether a Computer Is Infected with Spyware
- Best Practices for Using Windows Defender
- How to Troubleshoot Problems with Unwanted Software
- Network Access Protection
- Forefront
- Summary
- + Additional Resources
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Chapter 21: Maintaining Desktop Health
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Part V: Networking
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Chapter 25: Configuring Windows Networking
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Chapter 26: Configuring Windows Firewall and IPsec
- + Chapter 27: Connecting Remote Users and Networks
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Chapter 28: Deploying IPv6
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Chapter 25: Configuring Windows Networking
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Part VI: Troubleshooting
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Chapter 29: Configuring Startup and Troubleshooting Startup Issues
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Chapter 30: Troubleshooting Hardware, Driver, and Disk Issues
- + Windows 7 Improvements for Hardware and Driver Troubleshooting
- + The Process of Troubleshooting Hardware Issues
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How to Diagnose Hardware Problems
- How to Use Device Manager to Identify Failed Devices
- How to Check the Physical Setup of Your Computer
- How to Check the Configuration of Your Hardware
- How to Verify That System Firmware and Peripheral Firmware Are Up to Date
- How to Test Your Hardware by Running Diagnostic Tools
- How to Diagnose Disk-Related Problems
- + How to Use Built-In Diagnostics
- + How to Troubleshoot Disk Problems
- + How to Troubleshoot Driver Problems
- How to Use System Restore
- + How to Troubleshoot USB Problems
- How to Troubleshoot Bluetooth Problems
- + Troubleshooting Tools
- Summary
- + Additional Resources
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Chapter 31: Troubleshooting Network Issues
- + Tools for Troubleshooting
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The Process of Troubleshooting Network Problems
- How to Troubleshoot Network Connectivity Problems
- How to Troubleshoot Application Connectivity Problems
- How to Troubleshoot Name Resolution Problems
- How to Troubleshoot Performance Problems and Intermittent Connectivity Issues
- How to Troubleshoot Joining or Logging on to a Domain
- How to Troubleshoot Network Discovery
- How to Troubleshoot File and Printer Sharing
- How to Troubleshoot Wireless Networks
- How to Troubleshoot Firewall Problems
- Summary
- + Additional Resources
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Chapter 32: Troubleshooting Stop Messages
- + Stop Message Overview
- + Memory Dump Files
- + Being Prepared for Stop Errors
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Common Stop Messages
- Stop 0xA or IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
- Stop 0x1E or KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
- Stop 0x24 or NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM
- Stop 0x2E or DATA_BUS_ERROR
- Stop 0x3B or SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
- Stop 0x3F or NO_MORE_SYSTEM_PTES
- Stop 0x50 or PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
- Stop 0x77 or KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR
- Stop 0x7A or KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR
- Stop 0x7B or INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
- Stop 0x7F or UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP
- Stop 0x9F or DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
- Stop 0xBE or ATTEMPTED_WRITE_TO_READONLY_MEMORY
- Stop 0xC2 or BAD_POOL_CALLER
- Stop 0xCE or DRIVER_UNLOADED_WITHOUT_CANCELLING_PENDING_OPERATIONS
- Stop 0xD1 or IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
- Stop 0xD8 or DRIVER_USED_EXCESSIVE_PTES
- Stop 0xEA or THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER
- Stop 0xED or UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME
- Stop 0xFE or BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER
- Stop 0x00000124
- Stop 0xC000021A or STATUS_SYSTEM_PROCESS_TERMINATED
- Stop 0xC0000221 or STATUS_IMAGE_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH
- Hardware Malfunction Messages
- + Stop Message Checklist
- Summary
- + Additional Resources
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Chapter 29: Configuring Startup and Troubleshooting Startup Issues
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Appendix
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Authors
- System Requirements
In-depth and comprehensive, this RESOURCE KIT delivers the information you need to administer your Windows 7 system. You get authoritative technical guidance from those who know the technology best--Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) and the Windows 7 product team--along with essential scripts and resources. In addition, "Direct from the Source" sidebars offer deep insights and troubleshooting tips from the Windows 7 team.
Get expert guidance on how to:
Use Microsoft Deployment Toolkit best practices and tools.
Plan user-state migration and test application compatibility.
Exploit new Group Policy features, settings, and ADMX templates.
Configure software updates and client-security technologies.
Administer disks, file systems, file sharing, search, and Windows Internet Explorer® 8.
Install and troubleshoot printers, devices, and services.
Manage IPsec, IPv6, wireless, and remote connectivity.
Use performance monitoring and diagnostic tools to manage desktop health.
Resolve common startup, hardware, and networking issues.
CD features:
Sample VBScript scripts and Windows PowerShell™ scripts
Troubleshooting tools
Links to toolkits, documentation, and white papers
Fully searchable eBook of this guide
Complete eBook of INTRODUCING WINDOWS SERVER® 2008
Sample chapters from related Microsoft Press® books
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Authors
Mitch Tulloch, Tony Northrup, and Jerry Honeycutt
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Publication year : 2009
License: All rights reserved ©
Times read: 1,979
