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28.06.2010

We’ve added a new video today about “IPSec on Windows 2008″.

As usual, our existing members can log in and download this video for free, otherwise you can get it as part of our Windows 2008 Training Product or become a Member!

We’re pleased to announce that we’re in the process of developing System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Training. This will be the most comprehensive SCOM 2007 Training available and it’ll be coming July 2010.

17.06.2010

We’ve added a new video today about “VPN’s on Windows 2008″.

You’re able to get your copy of this video by itself here and as part of our Windows 2008 Training Product.

As usual, our existing subscribers can log in and download this video for free!

16.06.2010

With this Training Package You’ll Discover:

- What Terminal Services is
- How to Install the 5 Terminal Services Role Services
- What each of the Role Services actually do
- How to install Terminal Services aware applications
- Licensing your Terminal Servers
- User or Device Licenses
- Load Balancing
- TS Session Broker
- RemoteApp
- Installing Applications
- Installing Microsoft Office 2010
- RemoteApp
- TS Web Access
- Configuring a TS Gateway

and much, much more!

You can get these Terminal Services Training Videos at our site.

70-643 Exam Videos Released

Author: trainer
14.06.2010

With this Training Package You’ll Discover:

- Hyper-V
- Installing Hyper-V
- Creating Virtual Machines
- How to install IIS 7
- What’s changed in IIS 7
- How to install and configure FTP Sites in IIS 7
- How to install and configure Web Sites in IIS 7
- IIS 7 SSL
- Web Server Security
- SMTP Services
- Using WDS
- Deploying Windows
- Terminal Services
- Terminal Services RemoteApp
- Installing Microsoft Office 2010 a Terminal Server
- Creating RDP Files
- Creating MSI Files
- Using File Extention Associations

and much, much more!

You can get these 70-643 Training Videos at our site.

70-647 Exam Videos Released

Author: trainer
12.06.2010

With this Training Package You’ll Discover:

- What Active Directory is and how it all fits together
- Understand Domains
- Understand Forests
- Understand Sites
- Understand OU’s
- Understand Global Catalog
- Understand Sites
- Understand OU’s
- Installing the first Domain Controller in the Forest
- Installing a new Domain Controller into an existing Domain
- Installing a Child Domain
- Read Only Domain Controllers (RODC)
- Configure the FSMO Operations Master Roles
- Configure Global Catalog Servers
- Configure Universal Group Membership Caching
- Configure Trusts
- Configure Sites
- Configure Connection Objects
- Configure Bridgehead Servers
- Understanding Group Policy
- Understand DNS Resolution
- Starter GPO’s
- Enforcing policies and blocking policy Inheritance
- WMI Filters
- Security Filtering
- Certificate Services
- Remote Desktop Services

and much, much more!

You can get these 70-647 Training Videos at our site.

Today we’ve released some new Windows 2008 videos.

  • Certificate Services
  • Monitoring Active Directory

Both of these videos are available by themselves or as part of our Windows 2008 Training Product.

26.05.2010

It’s here, our Windows 7 Training has been released:

This Training Package contains the following Training Videos:

Introduction to Windows 7
In this video you’ll learn what’s new in Windows 7. There’s a lot of cool new features that you simply need to be aware of in order to make an informed buying decision about Windows 7.

•Taskbar
•Virtual XP
•Problem Steps Recorder
•Libraries
•User Account Control
•HomeGroups

Installing Windows 7
In this video you’ll learn how to install Windows 7. If you’re new to installing Windows then you’ll find the answers to your installation questions here.

•Requirements for Windows 7
•Install Windows 7 from Scratch
•Understand all of the options

Upgrading to Windows 7
In this video you’ll learn how to upgrade your existing Windows XP Computer to Windows 7.

•Learn how to Upgrade
•Keep all of your Data Intact

Dual Booting Windows XP with Windows 7
Sometimes you dont want to jump in head first with a new Operating System so why not Dual Boot with your Old Operating System instead? Well in this video we’ll show you how you can keep your existing Windows XP installation running and have it co-exist with Windows 7

•Why Dual Boot?
•How to keep your Old XP Operating System
•How to work with the bcdedit command

Dual Booting from VHD Files
Yes with Windows 7 you can also boot using a VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) file. We’ll show you how it’s done.

•What are VHD files?
•The Advantages of VHD files
•The Disk Management Console
•Dual Booting the VHD
•Removing the VHD File

Windows 7 Taskbar
The new Windows 7 Taskbar is a great new change to Windows. It makes your day to day working with Windows more intuitive and faster but there are some slight learning curves. It’ll change the way you work with applications!

•Its all new!
•Jump Lists – these are Cool!
•Quick Launch
•System Notifications
•Live Thumbnail Previews

AppLocker
Using AppLocker you’re able to control what applications are allowed to run on your computer. There’s a lot of power and control here so be sure to take a look at AppLocker.

•What is AppLocker?
•How to use AppLocker Policies
•Don’t Lock Yourself Out!
•Deny Entries

HomeGroups
Finally, networking made easy! HomeGroups are Microsoft’s answer to the networking challenges that users face. Share Documents, Files, Media, Printers with other members of your home easily. Networking has never been this easy and you’ll love it!

•Wow HomeGroups are Great!
•Share Pictures
•Share Documents
•Share Printers
•Control Permissions
•It’s just so easy!

Parental Controls
Keeping your Children and your Computer Safe is a priority for any parent and the new Parental Controls in Windows 7 allow you to do just that.

•Control Software on your Computer
•Games – Yes or No?

Problem Steps Recorder
When you do have problems, sometimes its hard to explain it to someone that’s trying to help you. With the new Problem Steps Recorder tool you can show them instead. You can literally create a running history of what steps you took that caused a problem and send the results to someone else for help. It’s a great tool and when you are having problems you’ll be glad that this tool is there to help others help you.

•So you have a problem?
•Getting Help
•Using the Problem Steps Recorder

Remote Differential Compression
In this Video we’ll discuss Remote Differential Compression, a technology that’s been designed to make networking faster.

•What is Remote Differential Compression?
•Is it faster or slower?
•Turning it On or Off

Windows 7 Credential Manager
When you choose to save your passwords to applications they get saved in a Vault. The Windows Credential Manager allows you to take control over these “credentials” so let’s find out how it can help you.

•Saving Your Passwords
•Backup and Restoring your Passwords

Using Libraries with Network Drives
Libraries are a new feature of Windows 7 that allow you to bring multiple file and folder locations into one central place. The problem is that this feature doesnt work with Networked Drives. Or does it? In this video we’ll show you how Libraries work and how you can use Networked Drives with them.

•Libraries, what are they?
•One Central Location for Scattered Files
•Using Networked Drives

Configuring Windows 7 Networking
In this video we’ll talk about the networking options we have with Windows 7.

•The Network and Sharing Center
•Network Maps
•Network Locations
•VPN’s

Virtual Windows XP Mode
So you want to run Windows 7 but you have an application that isn’t compatible? In that unlikely event you can use the “Windows XP Mode”. Its a Virtual copy of Windows XP that runs on top of Windows 7 and allows you to run those pesky applications that won’t work on Windows 7. If you have old applications that won’t run then you won’t want to miss this video.

•Compatibility Problems? You need the Windows XP Mode
•Requirements
•Where to get the Software
•Installing Windows XP Mode
•Integration Mode – This is Amazing!

Windows Defender
Stop Spyware in its tracks with Windows Defender. In this video we’ll talk about how you can use Windows Defender to ensure that your Computer is Protected at all times.

•What is Spyware?
•How you can stop it.
•Do you need Windows Defender?