Microsoft KB Archive/941753

= MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-620): Configuring Windows Vista Client comments and corrections =

Article ID: 941753

Article Last Modified on 11/7/2007

-

APPLIES TO


 * MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-620): Configuring Windows Vista Client, ISBN 0-7356-2390-2

-



SUMMARY
This article contains comments, corrections, and information about known errors relating to the Microsoft Press book MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-620): Configuring Windows Vista Client, 978-0-7356-2390-3.

The following topics are covered:


 * CD-ROM: Readiness Review Assessment answer should be correct
 * CD-ROM: Readiness Review Assessment &quot;1MB&quot; should be &quot;1GB&quot;
 * Page 4: Incorrect information regarding hard drive space requirements
 * Page 12: Minimum hardware requirements are incorrect
 * Page 68: The words &quot;or restart&quot; need to be added to step 29
 * Page 74: Information regarding upgrading Windows Vista is incorrect
 * Page 109: Clarification needed for step 3
 * Page 111: Clarification needed for Windows versions
 * Page 123: Additional steps need to be added to Practice 2
 * Page 143: Incorrect information regarding Aero support
 * Page 182: &quot;Google&quot; and &quot;Microsoft Live Search&quot; should be switched
 * Page 203: &quot;Thwaite&quot; should be &quot;Thawte&quot;
 * Page 208: &quot;Computer Settings&quot; should be &quot;Computer Configuration&quot;
 * Page 258: &quot;Known&quot; and &quot;Unknown&quot; should be &quot;Permitted&quot; and &quot;Not yet classified&quot;
 * Page 264: &quot;Windows Update&quot; should be added to definition download locations
 * Page 293: Practice 3 should be disregarded
 * Page 574: Additional step is required to open the Performance Details In Event Log
 * Page 749: Answer D is incorrect
 * Page 793: the definition for BIOS is incomplete



CD-ROM: Readiness Review Assessment answer should be correct
In the Readiness Review assessment there is a question that has an answer marked as incorrect that should be correct.

One of the questions reads:

&quot;A company's senior management group wants to upgrade their 30 Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC computers to Windows Vista. All of the Tablet PC computers have hardware that meets the requirements for any edition of Windows Vista.

Which of the following editions of Windows Vista could you upgrade these computers to while retaining Tablet PC functionality? (Choose all that apply.)

1) Windows Vista Home Premium

2) Windows Vista Home Basic

3) Windows vista Enterprise

4) Windows Vista Ultimate

5) Windows Vista Business&quot;

The correct answers are given as:

3) Windows vista Enterprise

4) Windows Vista Ultimate

5) Windows Vista Business

This is incorrect, the correct answers should read:

1) Windows Vista Home Premium

3) Windows vista Enterprise

4) Windows Vista Ultimate

5) Windows Vista Business

CD-ROM: Readiness Review Assessment &quot;1MB&quot; should be &quot;1GB&quot;
In the Readiness Review assessment one of the questions uses an incorrect amount of memory to describe a user's laptop.

Change:

&quot;A worker ha decided to synchronize her personal laptop with the desktop computer that she uses in the office. She configures her My Documents folder on the desktop computer to be available for offline use. She brings her laptop in the office and tries to set up a sync partnership with the Offline Files folder on her desktop computer but is unable to. Her desktop computer is running Windows Vista Ultimate and has 2GB of RAM and a 400-GB hard disk. Her laptop is running Windows Vista Home Premium and has 1 MB of RAM and a 100-GB hard disk. Both hard disks have more than 75 percent free disk space. Her company uses a workgroup configuration and not an Active Directory directory service domain. What is the problem?&quot;

To:

&quot;A worker ha decided to synchronize her personal laptop with the desktop computer that she uses in the office. She configures her My Documents folder on the desktop computer to be available for offline use. She brings her laptop in the office and tries to set up a sync partnership with the Offline Files folder on her desktop computer but is unable to. Her desktop computer is running Windows Vista Ultimate and has 2GB of RAM and a 400-GB hard disk. Her laptop is running Windows Vista Home Premium and has 1 GB of RAM and a 100-GB hard disk. Both hard disks have more than 75 percent free disk space. Her company uses a workgroup configuration and not an Active Directory directory service domain. What is the problem?&quot;

Page 4: Incorrect information regarding hard drive space requirements
On page 4, in the second sentence under the Hard Disk Drive subheading the information regarding recommended and required hard drive space is incorrect.

Change:

&quot;Although a standard Windows Vista installation will consume approximately 7 GB of hard disk drive space, the recommended minimum amount of hard disk drive space is 20 GB, and the recommended amount is 40 GB.&quot;

To:

&quot;Although a standard Windows Vista installation will consume approximately 7 GB of hard disk drive space, the recommended minimum is 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space, and the recommended amount is 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space.&quot;

Page 12: Minimum hardware requirements are incorrect
On page 12, the first bullet point under the Lesson Summary subheading contains incorrect minimum hardware requirements for Windows Vista.

Change:

&quot;Windows Vista's minimum hardware requirements are an 800 MHz or better processor, 512 MB of RAM, 20 GB of hard disk space, and a DirectX 9 capable graphics card.&quot;

To:

&quot;Windows Vista's minimum hardware requirements are an 800 MHz or better processor, 512 MB of RAM, 20 GB of hard disk space with at least 15 GB of available space, and support for Super VGA graphics.&quot;

Page 68: The words &quot;or restart&quot; need to be added to step 29
On page 68, additional information needs to be added to step 29.

Change:

&quot;29. You will be asked to log off for the changes to take effect. Click Yes.&quot;

To:

&quot;29. You will be asked to log off or restart for the changes to take effect. Click Yes.&quot;

Page 74: Information regarding upgrading Windows Vista is incorrect
On page 74, the first sentence of the first paragraph is incorrect and not in-line with the rest of the information in Chapter 2 regarding upgrading Windows Vista and should be disregarded.

The sentence reads:

&quot;As mentioned, it is not possible to upgrade any edition of Windows Vista to any other edition.&quot;

Page 109: Clarification needed for step 3
On page 109, additional information is needed for clarification in step 3 near the bottom of the page.

Change:

&quot;3. Click View Problem History. This presents a list of all problem reports that have been sent to Microsoft.&quot;

To:

&quot;3. Click View Problem History. This presents a list of all problem reports that have or have not been sent to Microsoft.&quot;

Page 111: Clarification needed for Windows versions
On page 111, clarification is needed regarding earlier versions of Windows and a display setting prompt.

Change:

&quot;In earlier versions of Windows, this prompt did not exist.&quot;

To:

&quot;In earlier versions of Windows (with the exception of Windows 2000/XP/2003), this prompt did not exist.&quot;

Page 123: Additional steps need to be added to Practice 2
On page 123, in Practice 2 additional steps need to be added to steps 3 and 4.

Change:

&quot;3. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Reliability And Performance. 4. View the System Stability chart.&quot;

To:

&quot;3. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Reliability And Performance. Click Continue. 4. Click Reliability Monitor, and then view the System Stability chart.&quot;

Page 143: Incorrect information regarding Aero support
On page 143, under Lesson Summary the second bullet point down contains incorrect information on graphics adapter support for Aero.

Change:

&quot;To support Aero, a graphics adapter must be DirectX 9 capable, have a WDDM driver, have Hardware Pixel Shader 0 support, support 32-bit color, and have at least 64 MB of graphics memory.&quot;

To:

&quot;To support Aero, a graphics adapter must be DirectX 9 capable, have a WDDM driver, have Hardware Pixel Shader 2.0 support, support 32-bit color, and have at least 128 MB of graphics memory.&quot;

Page 182: &quot;Google&quot; and &quot;Microsoft Live Search&quot; should be switched
On page 182, the first and second sentences in the last paragraph contain search engine names that need to be reversed.

Change:

&quot;By default, the IE7+ Search bar (or toolbar instant search box) uses the Google search engine. You can switch to Microsoft Live Search, carry out a local search on the webpage, change the default provider, or add new search providers—for example AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, and Yahoo Search.&quot;

To:

&quot;By default, the IE7+ Search bar (or toolbar instant search box) uses the Microsoft Live Search. You can switch to Google search engine, carry out a local search on the webpage, change the default provider, or add new search providers—for example AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, and Yahoo Search.&quot;

Page 203: &quot;Thwaite&quot; should be &quot;Thawte&quot;
On page 203, the last sentence of the first paragraph in the Digital Signatures box contains an incorrect certificate provider name.

Change:

&quot;This list can include reputable software suppliers such as Microsoft Corporation and trusted external certificate providers such as Thwaite or VeriSign.&quot;

To:

&quot;This list can include reputable software suppliers such as Microsoft Corporation and trusted external certificate providers such as Thawte or VeriSign.&quot;

Page 208: &quot;Computer Settings&quot; should be &quot;Computer Configuration&quot;
On page 208, the last sentence of the last paragraph incorrectly states &quot;Computer Settings&quot; rather than &quot;Computer Configuration&quot;

Change:

&quot;You access this console in the practice session later in this chapter, but if you want to take a look at it now, open the Run box, type Gpedit.msc, click Continue to close the UAC dialog box, expand Computer Settings, expand Windows Settings, expand Security Settings, expand Local Policies, and click Security Options.&quot;

To:

&quot;You access this console in the practice session later in this chapter, but if you want to take a look at it now, open the Run box, type Gpedit.msc, click Continue to close the UAC dialog box, expand Computer Configuration, expand Windows Settings, expand Security Settings, expand Local Policies, and click Security Options.&quot;

Page 258: &quot;Known&quot; and &quot;Unknown&quot; should be &quot;Permitted&quot; and &quot;Not yet classified&quot;
On page 258, the first sentence in the second to the last paragraph contains incorrect rating classifications.

Change:

&quot;For each type of item (which, in effect, has its own software explorer), every element is rated as “Known,” “Unknown,” or “Potentially Unwanted.”&quot;

To:

&quot;For each type of item (which, in effect, has its own software explorer), every element is rated as &quot;Permitted&quot;, &quot;Not yet classified&quot; or &quot;Potentially Unwanted&quot;.&quot;

Page 264: &quot;Windows Update&quot; should be added to definition download locations
On page 264, the second sentence in the second bullet point needs to add &quot;Windows Update&quot; as a location where Windows Defender definitions can be downloaded from.

Change:

&quot;New Windows Defender definitions can be downloaded through Microsoft Update.&quot;

To:

&quot;New Windows Defender definitions can be downloaded through Windows Update or Microsoft Update.&quot;

Page 293: Practice 3 should be disregarded
On page 293, Practice 3 does not relate to Internet Explorer 7 or Windows Vista and should be disregarded.

Page 574: Additional step is required to open the Performance Details In Event Log
On page 574, step 2 is missing a step in order to view the Performance Details in Event Log.

Change:

&quot;2. Open Control Panel, click System And Maintenance, click Advanced Tools, and click View Performance Details In Event Log.&quot;

To:

&quot;Open Control Panel, click System And Maintenance, click Performance Information and Tools, click Advanced Tools, and click View Performance Details In Event Log.&quot;

Page 749: Answer D is incorrect
On page 749, Answer D to Lesson Review question 3 is incorrect.

Change:

&quot;D. Correct: Your computer's IP address is not collected during a WGA check.&quot;

To:

&quot;D. Incorrect: As standard procedure, your Internet Protocol (IP) address is temporarily logged when your computer connects to an MGA website or server. These logs are routinely deleted.&quot;

Page 793: the definition for BIOS is incomplete
On page 793, the definition for BIOS should have additional information.

Change:

&quot;BIOS Computer configuration settings accessible during boot.&quot;

To:

&quot;BIOS - The set of essential software routines that tests hardware at startup, assists with starting the operating system, and supports the transfer of data among hardware devices. The BIOS is stored in read-only memory (ROM) so that it can be executed when the computer is started. Although critical to performance, the BIOS is usually invisible to computer users. Configuration settings are accessible during boot.&quot;

Microsoft Press is committed to providing informative and accurate books. All comments and corrections listed above are ready for inclusion in future printings of this book. If you have a later printing of this book, it may already contain most or all of the above corrections.

Additional query words: 0-7356-2390-2 978-0-7356-2390-3

Keywords: KB941753

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.