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Chapter 1

Installing Windows Vista Client

updates over the company’s local area network (LAN) rather than each of them downloading

them from the Internet. If your organization is charged for the amount of traffic downloaded

over its Internet link, implementing WSUS can bring significant cost benefits. WSUS is not

covered on the 70-620 exam but is a technology that you will encounter if you are studying for

the Windows Server certification exams.

The installation routine then asks you to review your time and date settings, as shown in Fig-

ure 1-9. Be sure to set the correct time zone and date for your computer. If your region shifts

to daylight savings during the summer months, ensure that the Automatically Adjust Clock

For Daylight Saving Time check box is selected. During installation you do not need to set

Windows Vista’s time more accurately than the closest minute. When the computer is con-

nected to the Internet, it synchronizes with time servers that keep time using an atomic clock.

By default, once a week all Windows Vista computers synchronize with a time server located

at time.windows.com. Many people use their home computers to tell them the accurate time

rather than calling the telephone company’s automated service.

Figure 1-9

Setting your computer’s time zone

After completing the configuration of the time and date, the installation process presents the

Select Your Computer’s Current Location dialog box, as shown in Figure 1-10. Setting a com-

puter’s location determines how it interacts with the local network. Setting the network to

Home configures the network to attempt to discover peer-to-peer network devices. Setting the

network to Work configures Windows Vista to attempt to discover domain resources. Config-

uring the network to Public Location means that the computer will not interrogate other

devices on the network. In all cases, the Windows Firewall is active. The settings in this dialog

box determine how inquisitive Windows Vista is about other devices on the local network.