Two-Day "Group Policy 2.0" Catch-Up Workshop

Testimonials

“ Absolutely, your class has been full of great takeaways that will truly benefit our organization immediately.
Our organization has been utilizing Group Policy for approximately three years now and it's always been a mystery as to whether or not we are truly getting the most out of this powerful toolset. Jeremy's courses offer very clear and concise instruction with a completely hands on approach. After hearing Jeremy speak, I immediately identified that the policies in our organization are far too bloated. We've always assumed that the fewer policies applied to our workstations the better, however, when problems arise it can be very difficult to troubleshoot one policy with many settings in both user and computer configurations.
Our organization also has several kiosk‐type workstations that our field technicians dread dealing with because they are locked out of everything. Now I have the knowledge to specifically deny our field technicians from having the policy(s) apply to them so they can work quickly, efficiently, and with less frustration. That's a big win for all!
I'm also confident in saying that I know what the loopback policy is doing! This has been an enigma since we move to Active Directory. Most explanations about how the loopback policy works are so elusive and convoluted I wasn't sure what to believe anymore. Jeremy was able to sum it up in 10 minutes in terms that I could understand.
Thanks for your high energy, teamwork, and for providing a positive learning environment! ”

Matt Welling, Office of the Attorney General

“ Jeremy, I just wanted to say thanks again for the information presented in your training this week. I was able to learn a number of tips & tricks concerning GP that will be applicable in our environment. We have two departments that can surely use their own OU and be managed with GP. I've been wanting to do this for awhile and now that I've been pointed in the right direction, I can finally make it happen. You're awesome, dude. ”

Jeffrey Ballard, Oregon Department of Transportation

“ After hearing Jeremy speak today about Roaming Profiles and Folder Redirection, I was immediately able to see how I can save my company time and resources with PC deployments and redeployments. After working with Jeremy’s labs for the GPPEs [from the Group Policy 2.0 class] I can see many realworld applications that I can put into production immediately. ”

Les Shigley, Technology Specialist (Desktop Support), Sakuma Bros.

Group Policy Training - Live and Online

Why do I need
Group Policy Training?

Most companies spend a fortune in planning and migrating to Active Directory. Then once they have Active Directory in place, the next logical question is "What do we do with it?"

Group Policy is what you do with Active Directory - you control and manage your clients and servers with the nearly limitless power it offers.

We have several classes to choose from including public, private, and sponsored classes.

What is meant by "public, private and sponsored" classes?

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This class is taught by Group Policy MVP and expert instructor Jeremy Moskowitz and other GPanswers.com expert instructors.

Jeremy Moskowitz

James Conrad

Intermediate / Expert

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How is this course different than our other courses?

If you've ever taken our two-day (Intensive Essentials) or three-day (Less Intensive Essentials) course, this is the next class you should take.

This is the "Two-day Group Policy 2.0 Catch-Up" class to take your existing Group Policy knowledge and update it quickly to understand the new Group Policy Preference Extensions, the GPMC 2.0, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.

This course assumes in-depth Group Policy knowledge, like what you would get from the Two-Day or Three-Day Group Policy Fundamentals course for XP. So be sure you have this before signing up.

BRIEF OUTLINE

Part I: The GPMC 2.0

Getting the GPMC 2.0
Installing the GPMC 2.0 on Windows Server 2008
Installing the GPMC 2.0 on Windows Vista
Understanding the RSAT tools
GPMC 2.0 new core features
Using GPMC Comments
Using GPMC Filters
Using GPMC Starter GPOs

Part II: Group Policy Preference Extensions (Part I)

Understanding which clients can utilize GPPEs
Manually delivering the update to existing clients
Automatically delivering the update to existing clients
Preference vs. Policy
Understanding the 21 new categories of features

Part III: Group Policy Preference Extensions (Part II)

Action modes
Common Tab
Circles and Lines
Dealing with the Overlap of Original Group Policy features vs. GPPEs
Item Level Targeting
Group Policy Preference Extensions Reporting
Sharing your work with other administrators

Part IV: What's New in Windows Vista core Group Policy functionality

New Client Side Extensions
Multiple Local GPOs (MLGPOs)
Understanding ADM vs. ADMX files
Creating a unified MMC console
When to bring in a Vista Management station
Creating and leveraging the Central Store
Understanding Group Policy and Slow Link Processing for Vista

Part V: Group Policy Troubleshooting for Windows Vista and Group Policy Preference Extensions

Where to start troubleshooting Vista problems
Turning on special Vista Event Logs
Making lemonade from Logs
Using Event Filters to hone in on problems
GPLogview tool
Other verbose Logs
Group Policy Preference Extensions Tracing logs

Part VI: Creating the Perfect Desktop with Group Policy, Profiles and Group Policy Preference Extensions

Understanding Type 0, 1, and 2 profiles
Making sure XP and Vista machines see the same data in the profile
How do Vista roaming profiles differ from XP?
How do Vista roaming profiles react over a slow link?
How does Vista react to shares over a slow link?
What happens if other administrators try to manage folder redirection settings?
How do XP and Vista Offline files differ?
What is the new way to deploy Windows machines?
Leveraging Group Policy Preference Extensions to reduce need on number of images
Leveraging Group Policy Preference Extensions to reduce need on Logon Scripts

WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO BRING

While not strictly required, this class is enhanced if the attendees each have their own machine bring their own laptop to class. This is so we can perform real-world workshop experiments to solidify the concepts learned during the lecture and demonstrations. Each attendee should come to class with a laptop with at least the following specifications:

Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows Vista pre-loaded
User has local administrative logon rights to the laptop
Pentium III at 500 Mhz (Pentium 4 at 1Ghz or Pentium Centrino at 1Ghz Recommended)
2GB REQUIRED (this is different than other classes. Be sure you have 2GB or more of memory !)
4GB Desired for this class, as that way you can run two Vista virtual machines side by side. This is the best way to take this course, though it can be done just fine with 2GB of memory.
30GB free hard drive space (yes, 30GB)

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