Intermediate / Expert

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)
• 1GB REQUIRED (this is different than other classes. Be sure you have 1GB or more of memory !)
• 2GB 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 1GB of memory.
• 16GB free hard drive space (yes, 16GB)

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