[Offer] Labcast - Windows 7 Application Compatibility Remediation Fundamentals for IT Pros

1. Windows 7 Application Compatibility Overview

This presentation will cover how to do the following:

- Understand how application compatibility solutions for Windows 7 build upon Windows Vista.
- Learn about the strategies for solving compatibility issues, including version lies, shims, and layers.
- Know how changes from Windows Vista to Windows 7 may affect application compatibility.
- Get an overview of the new application compatibility troubleshooting options and tools available in Windows 7.


2. User Account Control Overview

This presentation will cover how to do the following:

- Understand what User Account Control (UAC) is and why it is still relevant in Windows 7.
- Learn how changes in UAC for Windows 7 make it a better user experience for standard users.
- Know the enhancements and changes in UAC in Windows 7 for administrators managing standard users.


3. Advanced UAC and Windows Resource Protection

This presentation will cover how to do the following:

- Know more advanced concepts and solutions for problems running as a standard user.
- Understand how to configure UAC when you are running a standard user.
- Learn about Windows Resource Protection.

4. Internet Explorer in Protected Mode

This presentation will cover how to do the following:

- Learn about Internet Explorer in Protected Mode: the browser experience and the effect on application compatibility.
- Understand what in Windows 7 makes Protected Mode possible for Internet Explorer.
- Know how other applications can use Protected Mode and the potential side-effects of that use.


5. Versioning, Folder Locations, and Session 0 Isolation

This presentation will cover how to do the following:

- Learn about version checking and how to resolve operating system version incompatibilities, including the use of version lies, shims, and layers.
- Determine how to resolve storage and other problems caused by folder locations moving in Windows 7.
- Understand the concept of Session 0 and how it may cause compatibility issues.


6. Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5 Internals

This presentation will cover how to do the following:

- Know an overview of Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5 and the changes from version 5.0.
- Understand the internals of the Application Compatibility Toolkit.
- Learn how to use Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5 to work with compatibility issues.


7. Shims and Compatibility Administration

This presentation will cover how to do the following:

- Get an overview on how shims can be implemented in Windows 7.
- Understand at a deep level how shims work and how you might want to use them to resolve application compatibility issues.
- Know how to use Compatibility Administrator more effectively.


8. LUA Tools and Solutions Showdown

This presentation will cover how to do the following:

- Understand what "LUA bugs" are and why they can be a problem in Windows 7.
- Learn about the different tools available to track down and help resolve LUA bugs.
- Compare the different troubleshooting tools, and provide a "report card" for important feature needs.


9. Sysinternals Tools and IE Compatibility Test Tool

This presentation will cover how to do the following:

- Know about the different Sysinternals tools.
- Learn some troubleshooting samples and scenarios.
- Understand which tools can be used to troubleshoot which kinds of problems.


10. Microsoft ACF Program Partner Briefing Deck

This presentation will cover how to do the following:

- Know an overview of the Microsoft Application Compatibility Factory (ACF) program.
- Understand the benefits of ACF for partners.
- Learn the different advantages ACF can give partners depending on their needs.


Transcript materials for all 10 modules are available in English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish.