Windows Vista Beta 2 Hit or disaster

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Windows Vista Beta 2Hit or disaster?

• Martin ugec
• Martin.zugec_at_gmail.com
• http//msmvps.com/martinzugec

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Overview

• Global changes
• Vista editions
• End user (presenters) point of view
• Reliability, Operability Performance
• Deployment
• Security
• Group policy changes
• Minor improvements
• Problems
• Myths Hoaxes
• Links

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Global changes

• Adm? Inf? XML!
• Too much work? OPEN!
• Lin Win OS X? VISTA!
• Wrong from beginning? REWRITE!
• Buggy? DELAY!
• Too many builds? CHANGE!
• Slow response? CTPs!
• Security? SDL/TCI!
• Point of failure in past? HISTORY!

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Vista Editions

• Vista Home
• Windows Starter 2007
• Windows Vista Home Basic (N)
• Windows Vista Home Premium
• Windows Vista Home Ultimate
• Vista Business
• Windows Vista Business (N)
• Windows Vista Enterprise

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Vista Editions

• Language independent
• Component-based (XPe)
• Windows Anytime Upgrade

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End user (presenters) point of view

• New UI Aero Glass
• Windows DVD Maker
• Outlook Express Windows Mail
• Windows Media Player 11
• Windows Calendar
• Internet Explorer 7.0

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End user (presenters) point of view

• Windows Defender
• Windows Photo Gallery
• ActiveSync Windows Vista Mobile
• Windows Collaboration
• Vista Search

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Reliability, Operability Performance

• Restart Manager (WI 4.0, AU)
• PFR Freeze Dry
• Windows Diagnostic Infrastructure (WDI)
• Error reporting WDI
• Feedback provided, Support for 3rd parties
• Windows Performance Diagnostic Console
• Resource Overview
• Performance Monitor
• Reliability Monitor

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Reliability, Operability Performance

• Drivers Kernel User (Video drivers)
• Shadow Copy Previous Versions
• Resource Manager manage CPU, HDD, RAM, Network
  resources (???)
• Stealth Modding
• Remote Assistance (multi-shadowing, restart
  resistant)
• Web Services for management
• WS-Management
• Windows Backup

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Reliability, Operability Performance

• Service dependencies
• Completely reviewed
• Not just dependency on another service!
• Windows Memory Diagnostic
• Windows HDD Diagnostic
• System Restore Windows Resource Protection
• FileSystem
• Registry
• COM-enabled applications (IE)

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Reliability, Operability Performance

• Windows PC Accelerator
• PreFetching SuperFetch
• ReadyBoost (USB)
• ReadyDrive (HybridHDD)
• Resource Exhaustion DetectionRecovery
• Notifies you when resources are exhausted
• Show problematic processes help you resolve
• Write to event log
• Startup Repair Tool (StR)
• Autorepair
• Help with problem diagnostic
• Kernel Transaction Manager
• Atomic transaction
• DTC Distributed Transaction Coordinator

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Reliability, Operability Performance

• Event log
• Forwarding
• AutoArchive
• Scheduled tasks
• Event log can be trigger
• Multiple triggers/multiple actions
• Credentials Manager (CredMan)
• Properties task is running/task missed its
  window
• History
• API fully available for scripting
• Print Management

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Reliability, Operability Performance

• Networking
• Native IPv6
• Wireless
• Fast roaming, native, virtualized networks, netsh
• Network profiles
• Performance
• Native P2P support
• Policy-based QoS by default
• Routing Compartments (Kernel IP Helper)

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Reliability, Operability Performance

• Mobility
• Redirected Folders
• No longer hard coded to 5 folders
• Overall improvements
• Offline Files
• Background sync
• Seamless offline - online transition
• Differential transfers (delta sync)
• SlowLink mode
• Ghosting (offline visibility)
• Roaming User Profiles

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Deployment

• New WIM format
• File-based image
• Offline edit/Mount (R/W)
• Can store multiple images
• Bootable
• Compression
• Xpress
• LZX
• Reduce duplicate files
• Non-destructive
• Support for multiple files (DVD - CDs)

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Deployment

• XML unattended files
• Modularity
• Languages, drivers
• Components
• Common Components
• Optional Components
• HAL Independent

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Deployment

• Tools
• RIS Windows Deployment Services (WIM,WinPE)
• Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0
• BDD 3.0 (BDDWorkBench, LTI Bare Metal, SMSv4
  sequencer)
• USMT 3.0 (XML, GUI, encryption, ACL migration)
• ImageX
• Windows System Image Manager
• Windows Preinstallation Environment 2.0
• Publicly available (!)
• Build from components instead of OS source files
• Driver injection
• Write redirected to RAM drive
• WMI improvements
• By default in WIM format

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Security

• BitLocker
• Full drive protection offline data protection
• TPM (optional)
• Modes
• TPM
• TPM-only Startup key (USB flash/PIN)
• Non-TPM
• USB flash
• Internet Explorer 7.0
• NOT integrated with Windows Explorer
• AntiPhishing
• Protected IE mode (SAFER meets UAC)
• Windows Firewall
• Bidirectional
• One snapin with IPSec
• Rules based on AD computers/groups
• Auditpol /set /category
  /subcategory /successenable
  /failureenable

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Security

• Service Hardening (SIDs!)
• Windows Defender
• Alternative Authentication
• Smartcards, biometrics etc
• Network Access Protection
• Alliance with Cisco, support different zones
• UAC
• Administrator credentials
• Administrator approval

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Security

• ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization)
• MIC (Mandatory Integrity Control)
• Parental Control (UAC4Home)
• Time limits
• Games (content, rating, titles)
• Allow/block specific programs
• Web filter
• Activity reports

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Group Policy changes

• ADM ADMX
• Multiple Local GPO
• GPO
• Language independent (ADMX)
• Language dependent (ADML)
• Network awareness
• Not ICMP
• Dynamic (wake from hibernation, VPN)
• WinLogon Group Policy Service

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Group Policy changes

• Central GPO storage
• ADM not included in all GPOs!
• FRS (approx. 4MB per GPO)
• GP specific log
• Location
• Local
• ADM SystemRoot\Inf
• ADMX SystemRoot\policyDefinitions
• ADML SystemRoot\policyDefinitions\
  
• Domain
• ADMX SystemRoot\SysVol\Domain\policies\policyD
  efinitions
• ADML SystemRoot\SysVol\Domain\policies\policyD
  efinitions\
• Built-in GPMC

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Group Policy changes

• 1700 policies 3000 policies
• New settings
• Power management
• Pushed printers
• Device control
• All Vista features (Windows Defender, UAC)
• IEAK GP
• WFW IPSec

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Minor improvements

• Windows System Assessment Tool
• WinSAT
• Benchmarking Optimization
• Domain fast user switching
• Audio volume per-application
• Disk management expand/shrink partition
• Automatic updates
• Neighbor Casting - BITS P2P implementation
• Dipping Tools
• Speech tools
• Improved
• Mouse emulation

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Minor improvements

• Boot.ini Boot Configuration Data
  (BCDEdit.exe)
• Global synchronization
• PC2PC
• PC2PDA
• PC2SmartPhone
• MMC 3.0
• Virtualization (?)
• Support tools
• USMT 3.0, ACT 5.0, Resource Kit

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Minor improvements

• XPS codename Metro
• WinFX
• Windows Explorer

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Minor improvements

• Windows SideShow (auxiliary display)
• SideBar is example
• Based on MicroFramework
• 40kb including core drivers
• 200kb runtime framework libraries
• 500kb full XML

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Problems

• WDDM biggest problem at all
• WinFS delayed
• Removed Monad, Paladium and EFI
• Defrag (?)
• Jim Allchin Steven Sinofsky
• Vista N editions
• UAC implementation

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Myths Hoaxes

• High-end GPU required
• ReadyBoost will expand your RAM using USB
• Microsoft is going to rewrite 60 of Windows code
• There are already viruses for Vista
• Microsoft is spying on us (DRM)
• Windows Vista can eat all memory even when it is
  idle
• Whole kernel was rewritten (9x - NT - LH)
• You will never need to restart your computer
• Missing drivers

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Links

• My blog
• Technet CZ Blog
• Technet CZ Beta Central
• Technet EN Vista
• MSDN EN Vista
• UACBlog

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Questions Answers