Part Number: X05-42129
Course Number: 1907A Building Distributed Applications
for Microsoft
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Windows
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2000
with Visual Basic
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Classroom Setup Guide

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Computer Setup Instructions....................................................................................4

Before You Begin..........................................................................................4

Classroom Setup Checklist ....................................................................................16

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Classroom Setup Guide 1 Classroom Requirements
This course requires a classroom with a minimum of one computer for the
instructor and one for each student. Before class begins, install and configure all
computers by using the following information and instructions.
Computer Hardware
All classroom computers require the following minimum hardware
configuration:
Hardware Level 2
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Pentium II (300 MHz)
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PCI 2.1 bus
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4-gigabyte (GB) hard disk
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256 megabytes (MB) of RAM

• Message Queuing Services
• Windows Support Tools
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Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, Standard Edition
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Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 2
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Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, Enterprise Edition
• Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
• Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0
• Microsoft ActiveX
• Data Access
• Enterprise Tools
• Tools
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Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Library
• Full Text Search Index
• Visual Basic Documentation
• VID Documentation
• VS Shared Documentation
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Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3
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Course Lab Files
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POSystem, the sample Web application
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Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Viewer, fonts, and slides (installed on the
instructor computer only)



Computer Setup Instructions
Use the following procedures to prepare each computer for class.
Before You Begin
You will need to do the following:
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Read all of the setup procedures.
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Make sure that you have the Trainer Materials CD that is provided with the
course materials.

Estimated time to set up the classroom: 7 hours
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Set up the hardware
1. Set up the hardware according to the manufacturer’s instructions. (Refer to
the hardware requirements.)
2. Configure the hard disk as follows:
• Format drive C with at least a 4-gigabyte (GB) partition.

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Install and configure Windows 2000 Server

To increase the speed of installation, run SMARTDrive 5.0 or higher,
(smartdrv.exe), a utility which ships with Microsoft MS-DOS version 6.22,
prior to running the Windows 2000 Server setup program.

1. Insert the CD containing Microsoft Windows 2000 Server in the CD-ROM
drive.
2. If the setup program starts, skip to step 5.
3. Open an MS-DOS command prompt window.