After installing your wireless network adapter (please refer to product documentation for details), Windows Vista™ makes it very easy to connect to any wireless networks in range.
To begin, go to the Start Menu and click on Connect To:
This will bring up the Connect to a network window, which lists all networks Vista can currently connect to. This includes any dial-up connections that have been configured previously. Networks are usually listed either as Unsecured network or Security-enabled network.
In these cases, it will suffice to highlight the network you wish to connect to and click the Connect button at the bottom of the window. Windows will prompt you for a password if you are attempting to connect to a secured network.
It is possible that the settings stored on your computer will not match those of the wireless network, e.g. if a previously unsecured network has been secured. In this case, you will need to right-click on the network you wish to connect to and select Properties.
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Showing posts with label Operating System. Show all posts
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Windows Mobile 6 Professional New Features Guide
The Windows® Mobile® 6 Professional New Features Guide will help you familiarize yourself with the new features that come with Windows Mobile® 6 Professional. Windows Mobile® 6 Professional is the latest version of Windows Mobile® for your PDA phones. It comes with new and improved features that make your PDA phone a powerful device to keep you productive, connected, and efficient while on the go.
Refreshing New Look
Windows Mobile® 6 comes with new and refreshing looking icons and skins. The following is a comparison table of the icons from Windows Mobile® 5.0 and Windows Mobile® 6.
Synchronise Your Device with the PC
Depending on the Operating System (OS) of your PC, you will need either Microsoft ActiveSync® 4.5 (or later) or Windows Mobile® Device Center to synchronise your device with your PC. If you are using Windows XP, you will need ActiveSync 4.5 (or later); if you are using Windows Vista™, you will need Windows Mobile Device Center.
Note
For a list of other compatible Windows systems for ActiveSync 4.5, please go to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/activesync/activesync45.mspx.
Getting ActiveSync® or Windows Mobile® Device Center
If you are upgrading from Windows Mobile® 5.0 to Windows Mobile® 6, you need to download either ActiveSync® 4.5 or Windows Mobile Device Center from the Microsoft Web site. You can download these from:
ActiveSync 4.5 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/activesync/activesync45.mspx Windows Mobile Device Center http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/devicecenter.mspx If you purchased your device with Windows Mobile® 6 pre-installed, you can install ActiveSync 4.5 or Windows Mobile Device Center from the Getting Started Disc.
Download pdf Windows Mobile 6 Professional New Features Guide
Refreshing New Look
Windows Mobile® 6 comes with new and refreshing looking icons and skins. The following is a comparison table of the icons from Windows Mobile® 5.0 and Windows Mobile® 6.
Synchronise Your Device with the PC
Depending on the Operating System (OS) of your PC, you will need either Microsoft ActiveSync® 4.5 (or later) or Windows Mobile® Device Center to synchronise your device with your PC. If you are using Windows XP, you will need ActiveSync 4.5 (or later); if you are using Windows Vista™, you will need Windows Mobile Device Center.
Note
For a list of other compatible Windows systems for ActiveSync 4.5, please go to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/activesync/activesync45.mspx.
Getting ActiveSync® or Windows Mobile® Device Center
If you are upgrading from Windows Mobile® 5.0 to Windows Mobile® 6, you need to download either ActiveSync® 4.5 or Windows Mobile Device Center from the Microsoft Web site. You can download these from:
ActiveSync 4.5 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/activesync/activesync45.mspx Windows Mobile Device Center http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/devicecenter.mspx If you purchased your device with Windows Mobile® 6 pre-installed, you can install ActiveSync 4.5 or Windows Mobile Device Center from the Getting Started Disc.
Download pdf Windows Mobile 6 Professional New Features Guide
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Smart Windows Deployment ENGL Imaging Toolkit 5 Evaluation Guide
This document gives an overview and evaluation process for the ENGL Imaging Toolkit. Before you begin your evaluation, we recommend that you review the following sections to become familiar with the ENGL Imaging Toolkit product and its capabilities
• Smart Windows Deployment Build Process - Overview
• Enhanced Imaging with ENGL Zim
Smart Windows Deployment Build Process – Overview
The Smart Windows Deployment (SWD) build process is created and delivered using the ENGL Imaging Toolkit. This section of the guide describes each component of the solution.
ENGL Imaging Toolkit 5.0
This guide is based on ENGL Imaging Toolkit 5, which has three main components: Zim, Ztoolkit and Zwake. The build process uses a modular imaging process and runs through several phases, each of which is described below.
Images Universal Base Image
The universal base image is created from a Sysprep’d Unattended Windows installation. The Build Wizard will create and configure the software required to create a simple base image.
ENGL recommends that only major services packs and current Microsoft hotfixes are installed into the universal base image. Care should be taken when removing Windows components that may affect future product installations. Components such as the Novell Client, ZENworks Management Agent and business applications should not be installed into the base image.
Download pdf Smart Windows Deployment ENGL Imaging Toolkit 5 Evaluation Guide
• Smart Windows Deployment Build Process - Overview
• Enhanced Imaging with ENGL Zim
Smart Windows Deployment Build Process – Overview
The Smart Windows Deployment (SWD) build process is created and delivered using the ENGL Imaging Toolkit. This section of the guide describes each component of the solution.
ENGL Imaging Toolkit 5.0
This guide is based on ENGL Imaging Toolkit 5, which has three main components: Zim, Ztoolkit and Zwake. The build process uses a modular imaging process and runs through several phases, each of which is described below.
Images Universal Base Image
The universal base image is created from a Sysprep’d Unattended Windows installation. The Build Wizard will create and configure the software required to create a simple base image.
ENGL recommends that only major services packs and current Microsoft hotfixes are installed into the universal base image. Care should be taken when removing Windows components that may affect future product installations. Components such as the Novell Client, ZENworks Management Agent and business applications should not be installed into the base image.
Download pdf Smart Windows Deployment ENGL Imaging Toolkit 5 Evaluation Guide
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Windows Vista Deployment Step by Step Guide
This document provides instructions for implementing a basic image-based deployment of Microsoft® Windows Vista™ operating system. We recommend that you first use the steps provided in this guide in a test lab environment as a means to become familiar with new and updated deployment features and technologies available in Windows Vista. Step-by-step guides are not necessarily meant to be used to deploy Windows Vista operating system features without accompanying documentation (as listed in the Additional Resources section) and should be used with discretion as stand-alone documents.
Windows Vista Deployment Overview
This document is designed for IT professionals and deployment specialists who are responsible for deploying Windows® operating systems in an organization.
Deployment scenario
You will use the steps in this scenario and the procedures in the examples to implement a basic image-based deployment of Windows Vista on hardware without an operating system installed. For more information about the tools and technologies referenced in this section, see Tools and Technologies [http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/88f80cb7-d44f-47f7a10de23dd53bc3fa1033.mspx#BKMK_TOOLS] later in this document
Download pdf Windows Vista Deployment Step by Step Guide
Windows Vista Deployment Overview
This document is designed for IT professionals and deployment specialists who are responsible for deploying Windows® operating systems in an organization.
Deployment scenario
You will use the steps in this scenario and the procedures in the examples to implement a basic image-based deployment of Windows Vista on hardware without an operating system installed. For more information about the tools and technologies referenced in this section, see Tools and Technologies [http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/88f80cb7-d44f-47f7a10de23dd53bc3fa1033.mspx#BKMK_TOOLS] later in this document
Download pdf Windows Vista Deployment Step by Step Guide
Friday, September 19, 2008
VPN Set Up Guide for Windows Vista
1 - Open up the Control Panel from the Start Menu & double click on the Network & Internet Connections item.
2 - Under Networking and Sharing Center, Click on "Connect to a Network".
3 - Next, Click on "Set up a connection or Network."
4 - Select the "Connect to a Workplace" item at the bottom of the list and press Next >
5 - You will be asked, how do you want to connect? Select "Use my Internet Connection (VPN)"
6 - In the box labelled Internet address enter IP address provided in e-mail. In the box labelled Destination name enter "Libertyvpn", Unselect the first two check boxes and select the box "don't connect now, just set it up so I can connect later" Press Next >
7 - Now enter your Username, password, check "Remember this password" and press Create.
8 - The screen will show, "The connection is Ready to use" Click the "Close" button to return to the "Network and Internet" screen.
9 - In the Network and Internet screen, click on "Connect to a network" again.
10 - In the Connect to a Network screen, you should see the Libertyvpn connection that we have set up. Right-click on the Libertyvpn connection and choose "Properties" from the menu that appears.
11 - From the Properties, click on the "Options" tab. Make sure the checkbox labelled "Include Windows logon domain" is unchecked. Then click the "PPP Settings." button. Make sure that Only "Negotiate multi-link connections" is unchecked
12 - From the Properties, click on the "Security" tab. The security option should be "Typical", "Require Secured Password" and ONLY check "require data encryption"
Download pdf VPN Set Up Guide for Windows Vista
2 - Under Networking and Sharing Center, Click on "Connect to a Network".
3 - Next, Click on "Set up a connection or Network."
4 - Select the "Connect to a Workplace" item at the bottom of the list and press Next >
5 - You will be asked, how do you want to connect? Select "Use my Internet Connection (VPN)"
6 - In the box labelled Internet address enter IP address provided in e-mail. In the box labelled Destination name enter "Libertyvpn", Unselect the first two check boxes and select the box "don't connect now, just set it up so I can connect later" Press Next >
7 - Now enter your Username, password, check "Remember this password" and press Create.
8 - The screen will show, "The connection is Ready to use" Click the "Close" button to return to the "Network and Internet" screen.
9 - In the Network and Internet screen, click on "Connect to a network" again.
10 - In the Connect to a Network screen, you should see the Libertyvpn connection that we have set up. Right-click on the Libertyvpn connection and choose "Properties" from the menu that appears.
11 - From the Properties, click on the "Options" tab. Make sure the checkbox labelled "Include Windows logon domain" is unchecked. Then click the "PPP Settings." button. Make sure that Only "Negotiate multi-link connections" is unchecked
12 - From the Properties, click on the "Security" tab. The security option should be "Typical", "Require Secured Password" and ONLY check "require data encryption"
Download pdf VPN Set Up Guide for Windows Vista
Thursday, September 18, 2008
The Insider's Guide to Windows Vista
Windows Vista is here at last. One of the largest software projects ever undertaken, Vista is indisputably a milestone—despite Microsoft's having abandoned many of its most ambitious goals for the OS—and not just for Microsoft but for the entire PC industry.
Of course, Vista is not without its skeptics. PC makers say it will require more processing power, graphics capabilities, and memory than is typical of today's mainstream machines. Software vendors complain that Vista's vaunted security features are, in fact, locking them out. Users may wonder if it offers enough that's truly new to be worth the bother—particularly given that a number of Vista features and bundled applications are also available for Windows XP.
We've performed extensive, hands-on analysis of Vista and sorted out the claims to help you decide whether, or more realistically when, to make the move—and to show you what you can expect when you do.—next: The Vista Promise
The Vista Promise
Microsoft calls Vista "a breakthrough computing experience." That's marketing hyperbole, for sure, but it's not entirely unfounded. The new OS is far more than Windows XP with a pretty new face. Many aspects of Vista are substantive improvements: stronger security, better built-in apps, networking enhancements, parental controls, and DirectX 10 graphics support, to name just a few.
As a whole, Vista feels more evolutionary than revolutionary. That's not all bad; one of Microsoft's strengths has been its commitment to backward compatibility, which continues with Vista. Vista's real competitor, though, is Windows XP. For many users, XP is good enough. And for all the advances in Vista, it's hard to avoid seeing the things that aren't as good as they could have been.
Download pdf The Insider's Guide to Windows Vista
Of course, Vista is not without its skeptics. PC makers say it will require more processing power, graphics capabilities, and memory than is typical of today's mainstream machines. Software vendors complain that Vista's vaunted security features are, in fact, locking them out. Users may wonder if it offers enough that's truly new to be worth the bother—particularly given that a number of Vista features and bundled applications are also available for Windows XP.
We've performed extensive, hands-on analysis of Vista and sorted out the claims to help you decide whether, or more realistically when, to make the move—and to show you what you can expect when you do.—next: The Vista Promise
The Vista Promise
Microsoft calls Vista "a breakthrough computing experience." That's marketing hyperbole, for sure, but it's not entirely unfounded. The new OS is far more than Windows XP with a pretty new face. Many aspects of Vista are substantive improvements: stronger security, better built-in apps, networking enhancements, parental controls, and DirectX 10 graphics support, to name just a few.
As a whole, Vista feels more evolutionary than revolutionary. That's not all bad; one of Microsoft's strengths has been its commitment to backward compatibility, which continues with Vista. Vista's real competitor, though, is Windows XP. For many users, XP is good enough. And for all the advances in Vista, it's hard to avoid seeing the things that aren't as good as they could have been.
Download pdf The Insider's Guide to Windows Vista
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Genuine Windows Vista™ Quick Reference Guide
Things have changed with Windows Vista. The new Software Protection Platform, built into Windows Vista, makes the user experience noticeably different between a genuine version and non-genuine version of Windows Vista
Top 5 reasons why your customers should get genuine Windows Vista preinstalled:
Only genuine Windows Vista provides an enhanced user experience with an improved user interface
and innovative visuals with Windows®Aero™*. Only genuine Windows Vista provides access to Windows ReadyBoost™, a way to speed up PC performance with readily available USB devices. Only genuine Windows Vista provides access to hundreds of updates and downloads of popular applications like Windows Media ® Player to keep up-to-date over time. Only genuine Windows Vista provides the full features and protection from spyware and malware with Windows Defender. Only users of genuine Windows Vista are eligible for free** hardware accessories through the Buy Local program. Learn more at www.localpcbuilder.com
Download pdf Windows Vista™ Quick Reference Guide
Top 5 reasons why your customers should get genuine Windows Vista preinstalled:
Only genuine Windows Vista provides an enhanced user experience with an improved user interface
and innovative visuals with Windows®Aero™*. Only genuine Windows Vista provides access to Windows ReadyBoost™, a way to speed up PC performance with readily available USB devices. Only genuine Windows Vista provides access to hundreds of updates and downloads of popular applications like Windows Media ® Player to keep up-to-date over time. Only genuine Windows Vista provides the full features and protection from spyware and malware with Windows Defender. Only users of genuine Windows Vista are eligible for free** hardware accessories through the Buy Local program. Learn more at www.localpcbuilder.com
Download pdf Windows Vista™ Quick Reference Guide
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Guide to Windows Vista Multilingual User Interface
Providing for multiple languages during an operating system deployment has been a challenge in the past, often requiring delays until fully localized versions are released. The limited number of localized languages available presented a further challenge to organizations with a global presence. The Multilingual User Interface (MUI) in the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ operating system provides a new approach to multiple languages.
In Windows® XP, the MUI pack was applied on top of an English version, and then language packs were installed to provide a localized user experience. The results were mixed; some languages had more complete support than others. And in each case, the language packs had to be installed over an English version of Windows XP.
In Windows Vista, the MUI architecture separates the language resources for the user interface from the binary code of the operating system. This separation makes it possible to change languages completely without changing the core binaries of Windows Vista, or to have multiple languages installed on the same computer. Languages are applied as language packs containing the resources required to localize part of, or the entire, user interface in Windows Vista.
Download pdf Guide to Windows Vista Multilingual User Interface
In Windows® XP, the MUI pack was applied on top of an English version, and then language packs were installed to provide a localized user experience. The results were mixed; some languages had more complete support than others. And in each case, the language packs had to be installed over an English version of Windows XP.
In Windows Vista, the MUI architecture separates the language resources for the user interface from the binary code of the operating system. This separation makes it possible to change languages completely without changing the core binaries of Windows Vista, or to have multiple languages installed on the same computer. Languages are applied as language packs containing the resources required to localize part of, or the entire, user interface in Windows Vista.
Download pdf Guide to Windows Vista Multilingual User Interface
The Correct Way to Install Windows Vista - Video Tutorial
There are a variety of actions associated with the Windows Vista deployment. You can perform a clean install of the operating system or you can upgrade from a previous version of Windows. Also, via a glitch in the deployment process, users are able to use a workaround to do a clean installation of Vista with an upgrade license key.
Additionally, customers are presented with the possibility of using the Windows Vista Anytime Upgrade that allows them to upgrade to a superior version of the operating system. Microsoft has also made available the Windows Automated Installation Kit that permits the installation, customization and deployment of the Windows Vista family of operating system.
Microsoft has revealed the fact that, on average, installing Windows Vista won't take longer than 20-30 minutes, and that this time can be as low as 8 minutes if the user installs an image of the operating system via a Windows Deployment Services server. Additionally, users can acquire systems with Windows Vista preinstalled and dodge the deployment headaches, swapping them for those related to the OEM license.
The Redmond Company has labored restlessly to prepare Vista for the world. And now that the operating system is commercially available, what is the verdict?
Download pdf The Correct Way to Install Windows Vista - Video Tutorial
Additionally, customers are presented with the possibility of using the Windows Vista Anytime Upgrade that allows them to upgrade to a superior version of the operating system. Microsoft has also made available the Windows Automated Installation Kit that permits the installation, customization and deployment of the Windows Vista family of operating system.
Microsoft has revealed the fact that, on average, installing Windows Vista won't take longer than 20-30 minutes, and that this time can be as low as 8 minutes if the user installs an image of the operating system via a Windows Deployment Services server. Additionally, users can acquire systems with Windows Vista preinstalled and dodge the deployment headaches, swapping them for those related to the OEM license.
The Redmond Company has labored restlessly to prepare Vista for the world. And now that the operating system is commercially available, what is the verdict?
Download pdf The Correct Way to Install Windows Vista - Video Tutorial
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