Windows XP

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WINDOWS XP- WHATS IN IT FOR ME?
Patrick Fisher
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Agenda

• System Requirements
• New features in Windows XP
• Usability/Productivity
• Security
• Reliability/Stability
• Compatibility
• Management/Administration
• Mobile Computing
• Communication/Media
• Help Support
• Internet Explorer 6.0
• Considerations with Windows XP
• Considerations with deployment
• Stages of deployment
• Recommendations

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Microsofts Goal
Combine

• Security
• Reliability
• Manageability

One unified code base
With

• PnP
• Interface
• Compatibility

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System Requirements
 Windows XP Professional Hardware Requirements
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New Features

• Usability/Productivity
• Security
• Reliability/Stability
• Compatibility
• Management/Administration
• Mobile Computing
• Communication/Media
• Help Support
• Internet Explorer 6.0

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Usability/Productivity

• Remote Desktop
• Audio
• Disk drives
• Printers
• Serial and parallel ports
• Configurable display options
• DualView monitors
• Zip unzip support
• CD-R CD-RW support
• Web Digital Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)
• Create DOS boot disk
• Performance improvements

• Visual style
• Luna interface
• Adaptive
• Start menu
• Taskbar grouping
• Contact sensitive menus
• Desktop cleanup
• Integrated adv. search
• Winkey shortcuts
• Reduced reboot scenarios
• More wizards

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Performance Improvements
Windows XP Performance Summary
Statistics based on Windows XP RC1Home
performance study performed by eTesting Labs.
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Security

• Internet Connection Firewall (ICF)
• Software Restriction policies
• Encrypted File System (EFS)
• Credential management
• safe storage of user credentials
• Secure Wireless/Ethernet LAN
• Standards based
• Kerberos authentication
• IPSec encryption
• Encrypted passwords in deployment files
• Cannot execute email attachments (default)

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Reliability

• Built on Windows 2000 proven code base
• Device driver resiliency rollback for bad
  drivers
• Blocking of known bad drivers
• Displays Login dialog to install drivers, if
  needed
• System Restore
• Creates restore points automatically
• Can be created manually
• Windows Installer 2.0
• Digital signature support
• Software Restriction policy support
• Improved performance reliability
• Improved application source resolution
• Side by Side (SxS) components DLL redirection
• Windows File Protection (WFP)
• Dynamic Update during installation
• Automatic Update for critical fixes

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Compatibility - Hardware

• Windows 2000 driver compatible
• Better PnP, Universal PnP (UPnP)
• New hardware standards support
• Enhanced USB, IEEE 1394, PCI buses
• High-resolution (133 DPI) monitors
• Enhanced keyboards, mice, microphones
• Multi-function devices, scanners, cameras
• Upcoming UDF 2.01 DVD format
• FAT32 on DVD-RAM
• Recognition
• Mounting
• Formatting of FAT32
• CPDA cell modems
• 48-bit Logical Block Address (LBA) support for
  ATAPI
• Access hard drives larger than 137GB

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Compatibility - Software

• Compatible with almost all top 1000 Win98 apps
• Compatible with almost all Windows 2000 apps
• Exceptions
• Anti-virus
• System utilities
• Backup software
• Application Compatibility Toolkit
• CompatAdmin
• QFixApp
• Application Verifier
• Side-by-side components (SxS)

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Management/Administration

• Remote Assistance
• Remote control
• Invitation only
• Via IM, email, or as a file
• Uses port 3389
• 300 more Group Policies
• Resultant Set of Policies (RSoP) cumulative
  user view of GPO
• User State Migration Tool (USMT) Wipe and
  load
• System Preparation Tool (Sysprep.exe)
• Setup Manager
• Enhanced RIS deployment requires AD
• Fully scriptable GUI
• Complete WMI support
• New Resource Kit, command-line, and other support
  utilities included
• URL support in Event Viewer

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Mobile Computing

• Better power management
• CPU step control
• Lid power display dimming
• CardBus Wake on LAN
• Wake on Battery
• Faster hibernate
• Docking support
• No reboot for hot docking
• Hot insertion removal
• Wi-Fi 802.11b automatic wireless
• DualView monitors
• ClearType text display for LCD
• Configuration for multiple networks
• Remote Desktop
• Encryption AND offline files support

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Communications

• Enhanced networking
• Automatic configuration of multiple networks
• Automatic recognition of wireless access points
• Networking wizards
• Enhanced fax capabilities
• Email photo wizard
• Native Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
  (PPPoE)
• Often needed for broadband ISP connectivity
• Network bridging
• Windows Messenger (real-time communication)
• Better compression algorithms codecs for voice
  and video
• Higher quality with less bandwidth
• Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC)
• Acoustic Gain Control (AGC)

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Communications Windows Messenger
Unified Messaging with Windows Messenger
Presence, Notification
Audio Conferencing
WINDOWS XP
Platform Support
Application Sharing
Windows Messaging
Video Conferencing
File Sharing
White Boarding
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Media

• Windows Media Player 8.0
• MP3/WMA ripper player
• Internet radio playback
• Movie playback
• Audio/Video streaming
• DVD control
• Copy music files to CDs
• Customizable interface skins
• Controllable via GPO
• Organizes your media
• Capture, create, edit, and
• publish audio, video, photos
• Image acquisition

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Help and Support

• Completely new centralized system - not a file
• Interactive diagnostics and utilities
• Compatibility Center
• Integrated/unified full text search Web and
  local
• Invitation based assistance/remote control
  helpdesk peer to peer
• Access to System Information
• Access to Windows Update
• Ability to send diagnostic info/problems to MS
• Interactive troubleshooting tools
• Access to newsgroups
• Lots of How to
• Enhanced print functions
• Extensible can incorporate into your helpdesk
  system
• Dynamic headlines with current information

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Internet Explorer 6.0

• Increased security/privacy
• Cookie management
• Autosize images to
• browser window
• Integrated Media Bar
• Print preview
• Instant Messenger
• Outlook Express 6.0
• CSS1 compliance
• Kerberos support
• DHTML other new web standards support
• IEAK 6 for better
• enterprise management
• Built-in support for Flash and Shockwave

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Considerations with Windows XP

• Requires Microsoft Passport
• Windows Product Activation (WPA)
• Upgrade only from Win98 or higher
• Heavy video demand (16MB recommended)
• Hardware compatibility (Dec 1999 or newer)
• BIOS compatibility
• IE 6.0 will this affect your web-based apps
• MS 3-5 year window for sales and support of an OS
• No boot disks must boot from CD-ROM
• Auto/Dynamic update only from MS, not internal
  share point
• Interface can be changed
• Cannot copy a CD, 650MB limit
• Initial bugs

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Considerations with Deployment

• Budgeting
• Timing
• Business drivers
• ROI
• Resources and skill sets
• Competing projects
• Upgrade v. wipe and load
• Standardization
• Hardware compatibility
• Software compatibility
• Business critical applications

• Selling it internally
• Managing perception
• Planning and testing
• Network infrastructure
• Server/directory infrastructure
• Security
• Internal developers
• Rollback
• End user impact
• FUD factor
• Helpdesk support
• IT support
• Training

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Stages of Deployment

• Assess the drivers
• Cost reduction
• Increased productivity
• Internal application development
• Security
• Determine the goal What factors make this
  successful?
• Sell it/Get buy in
• Management (find an internal champion)
• Business units are crucial
• Secure funding
• Put together a great team
• Plan most critical stage for success
• Define the project scope and objectives
• Evaluate the current environment
• Gather requirements
• Establish checkpoints

• Build the components
• Design the base image and deployment mechanism(s)
• Package enterprise applications
• Test, test, test
• Be visible and communicate
• throughout entire project lifecycle
• Implement and execute
• Pilot to a broad audience if possible
• Watch and listen
• Test, test, test
• Full-scale deployment
• rollout as swiftly as possible
• training
• Monitor its not over
• Management business units
• IT helpdesk
• Security, network, server, third-tier
• Satellite, mobile clients, dial-in
• Maintain and support

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Recommendations

• Microsofts position If you are already
  committed to Windows 2000 Pro and have
  significant investment, skip the upgrade to
  Windows XP Pro.
• Gartners position Windows 2000 and Windows XP
  can coexist in an environment without significant
  additional costs.
• Pats opinions
• Windows XP Pro is a compelling upgrade.
• If you are on a Win9x platform, upgrade to
  Windows XP Pro.
• If you have committed to Windows 2000, stay with
  that plan.
• If you are uncommitted, consider Windows XP Pro.

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Recommendation Why?

• Improvements and additions
• Remote Desktop
• Remote Assistance
• More resilient
• Highly compatible
• Fully scriptable
• Plug and Play
• Better mobile support
• Better deployment tools/support for imaging
• Built-in zip/unzip
• Built-in CD-R CD-RW
• Windows Messenger
• Help and Support system

• Built on stable Windows 2000 platform
• Easier management
• Functionality out of the box
• reduces
• Purchasing
• Packaging
• Conflict resolution
• Extra testing
• Software distribution
• Support and maintenance

Lower TCO
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Additional Resources

• http//www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/
• http//msdn.microsoft.com/default.asp
• http//www.winsupersite.com
• http//www.windows2000mag.com
• news//msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windo
  wsxp.general