Diane M. Jachimowicz Senior Technology Services Analyst Information Technology Services Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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Overview and features

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Product comparison

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Deployment/support plans offices/ResNet

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Home options

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Tips and tricks

Agenda

Makes the things you do today faster and easier, and new things possible In classroom On campus At home Protect data & PCs Built on Windows Vista foundation Easy migration Keep PCs running Virtualization

Aero Peek Your Desktop

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A versatile tool introduced with Windows 7 is the Windows® Aero® feature, “Aero Peek”.

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Click the rectangle in the lower right hand corner of the task bar for quick access to your desktop.

Aero Peek 

The keyboard shortcut

+Space performs the same function.

Keep What You Want Within Easy Reach

 Jump Lists in Windows 7 will help you keep your desktop free of clutter and find files quickly. They’re automatically populated based on how often and how recently you do things, so you’ll spend less time looking for your favorite song or the document you worked on yesterday.

  There’s a Jump List for each program on your Start menu and taskbar. With one click you can:  See frequently and recently viewed Web sites on the Jump List for Internet Explorer ® 8.

 See options to play a recent song or a playlist on the Jump List for Windows Media ® Player.

Taskbar JumpLists

    Mini Start Menu for your program Surface key destinations and tasks Customizable Accessible via Right-click

See All Your Open Windows Easily

 When you have lots of windows open, Windows 7 makes is simpler to find the one you want. You can see all of the windows from your taskbar and switch through them with ease.

 To view and switch windows: • • • • Hover the cursor over that program’s icon to see all of the open windows, then, Hover over the previews to see the full screen.

Click on the preview to switch to the window you want to see.

Stay One Click Away From the Programs You Use Most

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pin the programs you use most on your taskbar so that

you can access them with one click.

Hover your cursor over the favorite program and drag it to the taskbar,

or

Right click on it and choose “

pin to taskbar”.

Your program will then be pinned to the taskbar. To open the program, just click on the icon on your taskbar. You can unpin any program at any time.

One More of the Same, Please

 If you’ve already got an application open on your desktop (for example, a command prompt window), and you want to open a second instance of the same application, you don’t have to go back to the start menu.

 You can simply hold down the

Shift

key while clicking on the taskbar icon, and it will open a new instance of the application rather than switching to the existing application.  For a keyboard-free shortcut, you can

middle click

thing. with the third mouse button to do the same

Taskbar Custom Switchers

  Custom thumbnails for each window Appears in your program’s window list

Taskbar Visual Feedback

Taskbar Thumbnail Toolbars

    Remote-control for a window Surface key commands Up to seven buttons Accessible from taskbar thumbnail

Rearranging the Furniture

 Unless you’ve seen it demonstrated, you may not know that the icons in the new taskbar aren’t fixed in-place.  You can reorder them to suit your needs, whether they’re pinned shortcuts or running applications. What’s particularly nice is that once they’re reordered, you can start a new instance of any of the first five icons by pressing

+1

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+2

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+3,

etc.  What’s less well-known is that you can similarly drag the system tray icons around to rearrange their order, or move them in and out of the hidden icon list. It’s an easy way to customize your system to show the things you want, where you want them.

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Managing Your Windows

Snap helps you quickly resize windows for better viewing and easily comparing two documents side-by-side.

 Windows 7 simplifies document and program management by allowing you to “dock” a window or manipulate its size with one mouse maneuver or a simple keystroke.  To dock your window on one half of the screen, drag it to the left or right and it will change its size to fit that half of the screen.  To manipulate the vertical size of a window, drag the window to the top to maximize it, or double click the window’s top or bottom border to maximize it vertically while keeping the same width. You can also perform all of these functions with keystrokes:

+Left Arrow and +Right Arrow dock to half the screen +Up Arrow and + Down Arrow maximize and minimize +Shift+Up Arrow and +Shift+Down Arrow maximize

and restore vertical size.

Windows Explorer

Windows Scenic Ribbon

Application Menu Quick Access Tab Toolbar Contextual Tab Set Contextual Tab Help Group (aka “Chunk”) Dialog Launcher

Shake It Up

 Remember the Etch-a-Sketch where you would shake it to make things disappear? Windows 7 uses the same shake concept to help you manage your windows.  Windows 7 Aero®Shake allows you to clear the inactive windows from your desktop by “shaking” over the window you’re working. Hover your mouse over the title bar of your active window, left-click and shake from side to side, and all your inactive windows will disappear.  To bring them back, repeat the procedure and shake everything back into view.

Data Protection

Situation Today BitLockerToGo

+ Worldwide Shipments (000s)

1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Removable Solid-State Storage Shipments PC Shipments

• Gartner “Forecast: USB Flash Drives, Worldwide, 2001-2011” 24 September 2007, Joseph Unsworth • Gartner “Dataquest Insight: PC Forecast Analysis, Worldwide, 1H08” 18 April 2008, Mikako Kitagawa, George Shiffler III • Data protected on internal drives and removable storage • Mandate the use of encryption with Group Policies • Store recovery information in Active Directory for manageability • Simplify BitLocker setup and configuration of primary hard drive

Application Control

Situation Today AppLocker • Users can install and run unapproved applications • Even standard users can install some types of software • Unauthorized applications may: • Introduce malware • Increase helpdesk calls • Reduce user productivity • Undermine compliance efforts • Eliminate unwanted/unknown applications in your network • Enforce application standardization within your organization • Easily create and manage flexible rules using Group Policy

Windows 7 Family of Products

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Consumer

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Starter

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Home Basic

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Home Premium

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Ultimate

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Enterprise

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Professional

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Enterprise

Summary of Major Features by Version

Windows® 7 Starter Windows® 7 Home Basic Windows® 7 Home Windows ® 7 Professional Key Features (EM only)

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Premium

√ Windows® Taskbar & Jump Lists √ √ Windows® Search Join a HomeGroup Windows Media® Player Back-up & Restore Action Center Device Stage™ Home media streaming, including Play To √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Windows® 7 Enterprise/ Windows® 7 Ultimate

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Live Taskbar Thumbnails Switch between users without having to log in and out Connect to other PCs in your vicinity without a network access device Use your PC’s internet connection to allow the other PCs in your home to connect without a router Aero® Glass and Easier Window Mgmt Windows® Touch √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Create a HomeGroup Windows® Media Center Create and play DVDs Windows XP Mode: Run many older productivity programs for Windows XP on Windows 7 Location Aware Printing Join a Domain & Group Policy Settings Remote Desktop Host Advanced Backup and Restore (Network & Group Policy) Encrypting File System BitLocker ™ & BitLocker To Go™ AppLocker ™ DirectAccess BranchCache ™ Multilingual User Interface Packs √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Windows 7: Consumer and Business Lines

Consumers

Windows® 7 Home Premium

Businesses

Windows® 7 Professional

Specialized Enthusiasts Enterprises

Standard consumer SKU, providing full functionality on the latest hardware, easy ways to connect, and a visually rich environment Business-focused SKU for small and lower mid-market companies and users who have networking, backup, and security needs and multiple PCs or servers. Available through OEM and retail channels Windows® 7 Ultimate No compromise consumer SKU for those who want all Windows features, including business

Emerging Markets

Windows® 7 Home Basic Value SKU in emerging markets for cost-conscious consumers on value PCs Windows® 7 Enterprise Business-focused SKU for managed environments, advanced data protection, networking and security needs. Available through SA agreement

Entry Level PCs

Entry-level OEM SKU in all markets for cost-conscious consumers All Windows 7 versions are a super set of the version below with no trade off on features when you upgrade from one version to the next

32-bit or 64?

 Benefits of 64-bit  Breaks the memory barrier, enabling a system to use 4GB or more  Important for users of large amounts of data or virtual machines  4GB is becoming commonplace  64-bit may extend the life of a system  Challenges of 64-bit  64-bit is like a different OS hardware and drivers must be certified to run on 64-bit OS  This may impact some applications

Deployment/support considerations

Mission critical applications  Banner  Angel  my.scranton

 Cisco NAC  Royal Drive

Windows XP support timeline

IE8 Compatibility View

  This option is on a per site basis and all other sites will continue to display with Internet Explorer 8 functionality. When you click on the Compatibility View button for a site, you don’t need to do it again as the next time you visit that site the browser will show it in compatibility mode.

You can maintain a list within Internet Explorer 8 for sites that should be displayed in Compatibility View. From the Command Bar, select Tools, and then select Compatibility View Settings to add and remove sites from this list. There are also options for viewing all websites and intranet sites in Compatibility View.

Windows XP Mode

New in Windows 7 Available on Windows 7 Professional and Above How Windows XP Mode works

“All my applications should just work with my PC.”

Windows XP Mode

Compatibility with a broad range of Education applications Cost Management: Extend the life of your Windows XP apps Ease of Use: launch your older applications from the Windows 7 desktop Either come pre-installed or can be downloaded Set up Windows XP Mode from the Windows 7 Start menu Open Windows XP Mode and install the application like you would normally do on Windows XP Pin and launch the Windows XP application from the Windows 7 Start menu or from the taskbar

Windows 7 System Requirements

 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor  1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)  16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)  DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Upgrade Advisor

 If your PC can run Windows Vista, it can probably run Windows 7, but it's still a good idea to use the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.

 To see if your PC is ready for Windows 7, download the free Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. It scans your PC for potential issues with your hardware, devices, and installed programs, and recommends what to do before you upgrade.

 Before scanning your PC with the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, be sure to plug in and power on any USB devices or other devices, such as printers, external hard disks, and scanners, that you regularly use with the PC you're checking.

Windows 7 Upgrade Considerations

Windows 7 Compatibility Center

Windows 7 upgrade purchases

www.journeyed.com/select Professional $39.98

Ultimate $99.98

www.academicsuperstore.com

Professional $39.98

Ultimate $99.98

www.win741.com

Home Premium $29.99

Student discount eligibility

   College students/parents  Instant online verification  Current student ID  Course schedule  Registration receipt for this semester  Letter of enrollment on school letterhead K12 student/parents  Report card    Student ID Registration receipt Letter of enrollment on school letterhead Teachers, faculty, staff   Link to your faculty web page Faculty ID   Letter of employment on school letterhead Pay stub (cross out confidential information)

Windows 7 Tips and Tricks

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Tip 1: Project Your Display With Ease

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Tip 2: Help the Help Desk Help You

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Tip 3: Notify Me, My Way

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Tip 4: Locale Specific

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Tip 5: Crunch The Numbers

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Tip 6: Smart Printing

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Tip 7: Standards Support

Project Your Display With Ease

  Plugging in a projector and projecting your display is a snap with the Windows 7 driver display utility,

displayswitch.exe.

Press: +P to display the following easy-to-navigate pop-up window:  By hitting your arrow keys (or +P) you can switch through multiple display settings, such as “clone”, “extend” or “external only.

 If you want broader control over presentation settings, you can also press

+X

to open the Windows Mobility Center, which allows you to turn on a presentation “mode” that switches IM clients to

do not disturb

, disables screensavers, sets a neutral wallpaper etc.

Help the Help Desk Help You

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Solving problems unique to a

help desk. machine can be an arduous task for both the end-user and the Windows 7 introduces the Problem Steps Recorder, a screen-capture tool that allows the end user to record the problems they’re having step-by-step. The program is accessible from the Control Panel under “Record steps to reproduce a problem” or run

psr.exe from Explorer.

Hit “record” the add in comments as needed. A HTML-based file is converted to a .ZIP folder, which is easily passed on to the help desk.

Notify Me, My Way

  Windows 7 helps solve more problems, and, solve them on your schedule. The Action Center is a new, integrated Control Panel experience that provides a central place to go for tasks and notifications associated with keeping your computer running smoothly.

 You’ll see fewer notifications on your desktop because the Action Center consolidates alerts from ten existing Windows features.     When Windows 7 needs your attention, you’ll see a new icon in the notification area. To find out more, click the icon to see a menu that offers options for directly addressing the issue, or you can go to the Action Center for more details. In addition, you can choose which notifications you’re interested in hearing about. From the Control Panel go to System Security Action Center and click the “Change Action Center settings” link on the left to choose which alerts to receive.

Locale Specific

 One of the many new features in Windows 7 is the Control Panel’s Default Location where you can store your location information (Country, ZIP code, geographical coordinates).

  Internet applications that are location dependent are faster when your location is known, for example, finding attractions near you. Also, programs can find and download files faster when your location is known.  From the Control Panel click → Clock, Language, and Region → Change Location → Default Location, and enter your location information.

Crunch The Numbers

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The new Windows 7 calculator is a number cruncher’s dream.

New functionality allows calculations in the following modes: Standard Scientific Programmer    Statistics . And that’s not all! Conversion formulas are available for:  Temperature Weight Area Time Templates for gas mileage, lease estimations, and mortgage estimations are available as well!

Smart Printing

 Windows 7 allows for several default printers in several locations with Location Aware Printing.

 There is no need to reset your default or remember what the printer name is; Windows 7 will figure out whether you’re at home or at work with Location Aware Printing.

Standards Support

 WordPad can now read and write both the Word 2007 compatible Office Open XML file format but also the OpenDocument specification :

Thank You!

Q & A