This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully configure mobile computers and applications that run on the Windows Vista operating system. The course will also provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure successful configuration of the IT Pro tools and productivity applications that ship with Windows Vista. Students will focus on six main areas: maintenance and optimization tools, media applications, productivity applications, notebook computers, mobile devices, and Tablet PCs.
Module 1: Maintaining and Optimizing Windows Vista Systems
This module explains how to use the performance tools and diagnostics tools to maintain and optimize Windows Vista systems. This module also explains how to configure Windows Update.
Lessons
- Introducing the Windows Vista Performance Tools
- Maintaining Windows Vista Performance
- Optimizing Windows by Using Windows Vista Diagnostic Tools
- Configuring Windows Update
- Lab : Maintaining and Optimizing Windows Vista
Module 2: Configuring Windows Vista Productivity Applications and Microsoft Windows Media Applications
This module explains how to configure the productivity tools included with every edition of Windows Vista. In addition, this module explains how to configure the Microsoft Windows Media Player and the Windows Media Center.
Lessons
- Configuring Windows Sidebar
- Configuring Windows Mail
- Configuring Windows Meeting Space
- Configuring Windows Calendar
- Configuring Windows Fax and Scan
- Configuring Windows Media Player for Windows Vista
- Configuring Windows Media Center
- Lab : Configuring Windows Vista Productivity Applications
Module 3: Configuring Mobile Computers and Tablet PC Settings
This module explains how to configure the settings in Windows Vista specifically for mobile computers, and explains how to configure power management. In addition, this module explains how to configure the options in Windows Vista specifically for a Tablet PC.
Lessons
- Configuring Mobile Computer Settings
- Configuring Mobile Devices
- Configuring Power Options for Mobile Computers
- Configuring Windows Vista Tablet PC Settings
- Configuring Pen and Input Devices for a Tablet PC
- Lab : Configuring Mobile Computers
Module 4: Networking Mobile Computer
This module explains how to configure wireless networking and how to use Windows Vista tools to use offline files.
Lessons
- Networking Without Wires
- Connecting to a Wireless Network
- Working with Offline Files
- Lab : Networking Mobile Computers
After completing this course, students will be able to: Maintain and optimize Windows Vista systems. Configure Windows Vista Media Applications. Configure Windows Vista Productivity Applications.

