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MOAC MTA 98-361: Software

Development Fundamentals

Classroom Lab Setup Guide

GETTING STARTED
The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) 98-361: Software Development
Fundamentals exam in the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) series
includes a textbook with sample exercises. While students do not need to
complete the exercises on their computer to pass the MTA exams, completing
these exercises at a computer will enhance students learning. The exercises are
written for classroom use under the supervision of an instructor or lab aide. In an
academic setting, the computer lab might be used by a variety of classes each
day, so you must plan your setup procedure accordingly. For example, consider
automating the classroom setup procedure and using removable hard disks in the
classroom. You can use the automated setup procedure to rapidly configure the
classroom environment, and remove the fixed disks after teaching this class each
day.

LAB CONFIGURATION
This course should be taught in a lab containing computers where students can
develop their skills through hands-on experience with Microsoft Windows and
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition. The exercises in the lab
manual require the computers to be installed and configured in a specific
manner. Failure to adhere to the setup instructions in this document can produce
unanticipated results when the students perform the exercises.
The lab configuration consists of an instructor computer running Microsoft
Windows 7 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition. Since the
students are only working with their programming environment on their local
machines, the classroom does not need to be on an isolated network or in its own
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain separate from the rest of
the school or organization network. The instructor server will act as a demo
machine and will provide access to any files necessary to perform the exercises.
This document includes a setup procedure that configures the server and the
workstations to provide the minimum services required throughout the course.
Once you have completed the initial setup, no further modifications to the lab
server should be necessary.
Since the lab does not require a network environment, the name of the instructor
server and the workstations are not important. However, each workstation will
be a member of the domain and the students will need to have local
administrative account called Student.
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Note
For the purposes of this lab, all server and workstation passwords, for user accounts and other purposes,
will be set to Pa$$w0rd. This is obviously not a secure practice in a real world situation, and instructors
should remind students of this at the outset.

Server Requirements
The computer running Windows 7 in the classroom requires the following
hardware and software:

Hardware Requirements
 Minimum: Dual-core processor
 Minimum: 4 GB RAM
 Minimum: 120 GB
 DVD drive
 Network interface adapter
 Minimum: Super VGA (1024x768) display
 Keyboard
 Mouse

Software Requirements
All of the software listed below is required for this course:
 Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate – evaluation edition available as a
free download from Microsoft’s web site at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/cc442495.
 Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition – evaluation edition available
as a free download from Microsoft’s web site at
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=3713.
 SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Management Tools – Free
download from Microsoft’s web site at
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23650.
 Northwind and Pubs Sample Databases located at
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&i
d=23654.

Note
This list includes both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the software products, where available. If all of your
workstations use the same processor platform, you need download one of the versions.

Workstation Requirements
Each workstation requires the following hardware and software:

Hardware Requirements
 Minimum: 64-bit dual-core processor
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 Minimum: 2 GB RAM (4 GB Recommended)

 Minimum: 100 GB
 DVD drive
 Network interface adapter
 Minimum: Super VGA (1024x768) display
 Keyboard
 Mouse

Software Requirements
All of the software listed below is required for this course:
 Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate – evaluation edition available as a
free download from Microsoft’s web site at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/cc442495.
 Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition – evaluation edition available
as a free download from Microsoft’s web site at
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=3713.
 SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Management Tools – Free
download from Microsoft’s web site at
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23650.
 Northwind and Pubs Sample Databases located at
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&i
d=23654.

Note
Each of the student workstations can run either the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows, as long as the
computer has the appropriate hardware for the operating system and you provide each workstation with the
additional software it needs in the version for the appropriate platform.

SERVER SETUP INSTRUCTIONS

Before you begin, do the following:
 Read this entire document.
 Make sure you have the installation disks for Microsoft Windows 7,
Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition and SQL Server 2008 R2
Express with Management Tools.

Installing the Lab Server and Student Computers

Using the following setup procedure, install Windows 7 on the instructor and
student computers. This procedure assumes that you are performing a clean
installation of the Windows 7 Enterprise evaluation edition, and that, if you have
downloaded an image file, you have already burned it to a DVD-ROM disk.

Warning
By performing the following setup instructions, your computer’s hard disks will be repartitioned and
reformatted. You will lose all existing data on these systems.
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1. Turn the computer on and insert the Windows 7 installation DVD

into the drive.
2. Press any key to boot from the DVD (if necessary). A progress
indicator screen appears as Windows is loading files. The computer
switches to the Windows graphical interface and the Install Windows
page appears.
3. Click Next to accept the default values for the Language to install,
Time and currency format, and Keyboard or input method
parameters. The Install now screen appears.
4. Click the Install now button. The Please read the license terms page
appears.
5. Select the I accept the license terms checkbox and click Next. The
Which type of installation do you want? page appears.
6. Click the Custom (advanced) option. The Where do you want to
install Windows? page appears.
7. Click Drive options. Additional command buttons for manipulating
the drives appear.
8. Select a partition in the list and click Delete. A warning box appears,
prompting you to confirm that you want to delete the partition.
9. Click OK. The system deletes the partition.
10. Repeat steps 8 and 9, if necessary, to delete all other existing
partitions on the computer.
11. Click New. The new partition controls appear.
12. In the Size spin box, use all of the space for your C drive.
13. Click Apply. A message box appears, specifying that Windows
might have to create additional partitions.
14. Click OK. The system creates the partition you defined, as well as
well as a 100 MB partition.
15. Select the large partition you just created and click Next. The system
installs Windows 7, a process that takes several minutes and requires
two system restarts. Then, the Set Up Windows page appears.
16. In the Type a user name text box, type student.
17. In the Type a computer name text box, type any name that is
appropriate for your classroom, and click Next. The Set a password
for your account page appears.
18. In the three text boxes, type Pa$$w0rd and click Next. The Help
protect your computer and improve Windows automatically page
appears.
19. Click Ask me later. The Review your time and date settings page
appears.
20. From the Time zone drop-down list, select the correct time zone or
your location. If the date and time specified in the calendar and clock
are not accurate, correct the settings and click Next. The Select your
computer’s current location page appears.
21. Click Work network. The system finalizes your settings and the
Windows desktop appears.
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22. Remove the Windows 7 installation DVD from the drive.

Once the installation process is finished, you must proceed to complete the
following tasks to configure the server and install the necessary roles to support
the student workstations. It is then recommended to run Windows updates to
acquire the latest patches for Windows, but it is not required.

Installing Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition

To have full functionality of SQL Server, it is recommended to have SQL Server
2008 R2.
1. Execute the setup.exe from the installation DVD or installation
folder.
2. When the Visual Studio 2008 Setup program opens click Install
Visual Studio 2008.
3. When the welcome screen appears, click the Next button.
4. Click the I have read and accept the license terms and click the Next
button.
5. Click the Full option for features and click the Install button.
6. When the installation is complete, click the Finish button.
7. Click the Exit button to exit the installation program.

Installing SharePoint 2008 R2 Express with

Management Tools
To install SharePoint 2008 R2 Express, perform the following:
1. Double-click the SQL Server executable that you downloaded. The
SQL Server Installation Center opens.
2. Click the New installation or add features to an existing installation
option.
3. When it displays the license terms, select the I accept the license terms
option and click the Next button.
4. After the setup support files are installed, the Feature Selection page
will be displayed. Click the Next button.
5. SQL instances are multiple SQL Server services, each with their own
ports, logins, and databases. They are used to isolate SQL
environments. The default instance is MSSQLSERVER. Select the
Default Instance option. For a production environment, you may
change the location of the SQL Instance root directory. For now, click
the Next button.
6. The SQL Server service accounts are used to use separate accounts
and passwords for each of the SQL services. For the test environment,
you can keep the default option and click the Next button.
7. When the Database Engine Configuration page appears, you can
configure the authentication mode and the location of the data
directories. For now, keep Windows authentication mode.
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8. Select the Data Directories tab. For a production environment, you

would often change the location of the data root directory, log files
and temp DB. However, for a learning environment, you can keep the
default and click the Next button.
9. When the Error Reporting page appears, click the Next button.
10. When the installation is complete, click the Close button.

Install the Northwind and Pubs Sample Databases

To install the Northwind and Pubs Sample Databases, , perform the
following:
1. Double-click the SQL2000SampleDb.msi file.
2. When the Welcome screen appears, click the Next button.
3. When the License Agreement appears, click the I Agree button and
click the Next button.
4. When it asks to choose installation options, click the Next button.
5. When it asks to confirm installation, click the Next button.
6. When the installation is complete, click the i button.
The sample databases will be in the C:\SQL Server 2000 Sample Databases
folder.