7034A: Implementing Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 (SP1) ™ Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide ®
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Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide Contents iii 7034A: Implementing Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 (SP1) VPC Setup Guide ...........................................................................2 Introduction .............................................................................................................2 Introducing Microsoft Virtual PC 2004...................................................................2 Setup Overview ........................................
7034A: Implementing Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 (SP1) VPC Setup Guide Introduction Welcome to the Virtual PC (VPC) setup guide for Course 7034: Implementing Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 (SP1). This document explains how to set up Course 7034 in a classroom environment. Important You must read these instructions carefully, particularly with reference to which VPC images should be used. If VPC images are missing, student satisfaction will be significantly affected.
Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide iii Virtual machine. The computer that is running inside of Virtual PC. In this document, “Virtual PC” refers to the application running on the host, while “virtual machine” refers to the guest operating system and any software that is running inside of the Virtual PC application. Guest operating system. The operating system that is running inside the virtual machine. Host key.
iv Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide Setup Overview The host computers must be set up with a default installation of either Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows XP Professional. For the purposes of this course, it is not necessary for the host computers to be able to communicate with each other on the network. However, allowing them to communicate with each other is recommended for ease of setup.
Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide Instructor Computer Checklist Estimated time to set up the classroom: 180 minutes 1. Install Virtual PC. 2. Install the virtual disk files. 3. Create a desktop shortcut for Virtual PC. 4. Add virtual machines. 5. Set base VHDs to read-only. 6. Copy the course files into the Tools folder. 7. Activate the virtual machines. 8. Create setup shares. 9. Install courseware fonts. 10. Install the PowerPoint slides. 11.
vi Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide Instructor Computer Setup Use the instructions in the following section to set up the classroom manually. Before starting the installation of the instructor computer, Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional must be installed on the computer. PowerPoint 2003 must also be installed. The operating systems installed on the virtual machines in this course have not been activated.
Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide vii 1. Install Virtual PC Task Summary Note If Virtual PC 2004 is already installed, you may skip this step. Install Virtual PC. 1. Insert the Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 compact disc (CD) into the CD-ROM drive. 2. If autorun is disabled, navigate to the root of the CD, and then double-click Setup.exe. 3. On the Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 – InstallShield Wizard Welcome page, click Next. 4.
viii Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide 7. In the End-User License Agreement window, click Accept to indicate that you accept the terms in the license agreement. 8. In the WinRAR self-extracting archive window, in the Destination folder text box, ensure that C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\7034\Drives is listed, and then click Install. Please wait while the differencing hard disk files and VPC configuration files are extracted. This process might take a few minutes. 9.
Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide ix 3. Create a desktop shortcut for Virtual PC Task Summary Create a shortcut for Virtual PC on the desktop. 1. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual PC. 2. Right-click and drag Virtual PC.exe to the desktop. 3. From the Context menu, select Create Shortcut Here. 4. Add virtual machines Task Summary Use the New Virtual Machine Wizard to add the virtual machine to the Virtual PC console. 1. Double-click the Virtual PC shortcut on the desktop. 2.
x Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide • 7034A-NWTradersDC-A.vmc • 7034A-NWTradersDC-B.vmc • 7034A-NWTradersDC-C.vmc • 7034A-NWTradersDC-D.vmc • 7034A-Proxy01-B.vmc • 7034A-Proxy01-D.vmc 5. Set base VHDs to read-only 1. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\Base. Task Summary Set the read-only attribute on all of the base VHD files. 2. Select all the vhd files in this directory. The files are: • Client1.vhd • FabrikamAP.vhd • FabrikamDC.vhd • LCSEESRV.vhd • NWTradersAP.vhd • NWTradersDC.
Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide xi 8. In the New Folder name, type Module 1 Demo to rename the folder to Module 1 Demo. 9. Copy the files from the Module 1 Demo folder on the installation location into C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\7034\Module 1 Demo. 10. Close Windows Explorer. 7. Activate the virtual machines Task Summary Activate Windows operating systems within the virtual machines. This section requires the use of the product keys supplied by Microsoft Learning.
xii Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide 9. Follow the telephone instructions to activate Windows. This will take a few minutes. 10. After logon is completed, in the Virtual PC window, from the Action menu, select Close. 11. In the Close window, select or , verify that Commit changes to the virtual hard disk is selected, and then click OK. 12.
Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide xiii 8. Create setup shares Task Summary Share virtual machine files for installing on student computers. 1. In Windows Explorer, right-click C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\Base, and then click Sharing (on Windows 2000 Professional) or Sharing and Security (on Windows XP). 2. On the Sharing tab, select Share this Folder, type Base_Drives in the Share name text box, and then click OK. 3.
xiv Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide Student Computer Checklist 1. Install Virtual PC. 2. Install the virtual disk files. 3. Create a desktop shortcut for Virtual PC. 4. Add virtual machines. 5. Install Microsoft Word Viewer 2003.
Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide xv Student Computer Setup To set up the student computers, complete the items in the Student Computer Checklist. Caution These instructions assume network connectivity between the instructor computer and the student computers. If you do not have connectivity, we recommend copying the activated virtual machines to the student computers via a burned DVD or USB drive, for example, to avoid the need to activate the virtual machines on each student computer.
xvi Microsoft Virtual PC Classroom Setup Guide 5. Install Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 1. Download the Word Viewer Application from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=95e24c878732-48d5-8689-ab826e7b8fdf&displaylang=en and save the wdviewer.exe file to a network location. 2. Run the wdviewer.exe setup program from the download folder and follow the on-screen instructions to install Word Viewer 2003. 3.
