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Tech Ed 2006: Hands-on labs Windows Vista

By Bill Detwiler June 15, 2006, 4:33 AM PDT Bill Detwiler on Twitter billdetwiler

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Tech Ed 2006: Hands-on labs Windows Vista

Server and Client Labs

Server and Client Labs

Located in each of the Technical Learning Centers, the Hands-on Labs gave Tech Ed 2006 attendees a chance to play with a variety of Microsoft products.

As the sign says, the labs in this area focus on Microsoft server and client technologies.

Tech Ed 2006: Hands-on labs Windows Vista

Plenty of seats

Plenty of seats

Dispite the crowds, I had no trouble finding and empty seat at this Client Hands-on Lab.

Tech Ed 2006: Hands-on labs Windows Vista

Gouped by technology

Gouped by technology

Within each area, tables are setup for specific technologies–these computers were running client labs.

Tech Ed 2006: Hands-on labs Windows Vista

Lab station

Lab station

Each lab station consists of a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and lab manual. The labs appeared to run on Microsoft Virtual PC and used a custom GUI interface developed by HynesITe, Inc.

Tech Ed 2006: Hands-on labs Windows Vista

Lab GUI

Lab GUI

Oon the left, each lab had a section for lab notes, a lab browser, and a task list. In the main lab pane on the right, were the virtual machines–some labs required more than one–and the electronic lab documentation.

Tech Ed 2006: Hands-on labs Windows Vista

Virtual PC login

Virtual PC login

From here, I can login to the first virtual machine–a Windows XP client–and start the lab. Since this is a virtual PC I had to use Right-Alt-Del instead of the familiar Ctrl-Alt-Del.

Tech Ed 2006: Hands-on labs Windows Vista

Windows Server 2003 login

Windows Server 2003 login

This lab also created a Windows Server 2003 virutal machine for me to work with.

Tech Ed 2006: Hands-on labs Windows Vista

Managing Windows Vista

Managing Windows Vista

This lab was designed to showcase Vista‘s new management features.

Tech Ed 2006: Hands-on labs Windows Vista

Lab workbook

Lab workbook

The lab workbook contained the same information as the lab‘s eletronic documentation.

Tech Ed 2006: Hands-on labs Windows Vista

Stopping Windows Search Service

Stopping Windows Search Service

Before beginning the lab, I had to disable the Windows Search Service on this Vista machine. According to one of the lab “instructors”, the Windows Vista Search Service was attempting to index the C: on the actual computers on which the labs where running. This made the virtual machines too slow to use.

Tech Ed 2006: Hands-on labs Windows Vista

Stopping Windows Search Service

Stopping Windows Search Service

The Windows Search Service Warning was also in the lab notes.

Tech Ed 2006: Hands-on labs Windows Vista

Error Message Detail

Error Message Detail

Here is the detailed information about the error message I received.

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