Ch 24-OS Installation Flashcards
planning
helps you avoid problems
saves time
to install an OS (operating system)
1st-boot system to installation media
BOIS/UEFI of computer -boot method used, select as 1st boot option
then reset BIOS boot priority to hard drive 1
if necessary, disable any removeable media options in the BIOS
4 boot methods to install an OS (installation media)
from external drive/flash drive OR
from optical disk OR
network boot (PXE)-Preboot Execution Environment OR
from internal drive
Rufus, Yumi, Windows USB/DVD Tool
free programs
speed up process-make drive bootable, format drive, and extract .ISO all at once
local installation from external drive/flash drive
most common-USB flash drive
less common eSATA hard drive
download OS .ISO file from developer’s website
make flash drive bootable
extract contents of .ISO file to drive
insert flash drive to target system
boot computer
change BIOS boot order to USB flash drive
install
local installation from optical disk
slow process
not used often
from DVD-ROM
attended installation-answering all ?s step-by-step during installation process
network boot (PXE-Preboot Execution environment) installation
make sure target computer has PXE-compliant network adapter-allows computer to boot to the network AND locate DHCP server
network boot (PXE-Preboot Execution environment) installation
boot the network AND
use Windows Server and WDS (Windows Deployment Services and/or SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager OR
by accessing any Windows or Linux server acting as a repository of Windows installation files
internal drive installation
from fixed media inside computer
source of media & target area for OS SHOULD NOT be stored in the same location
SOLUTION-install from separate partition of hard drive OR install from separate hard drive (magnetic disk, SSD, NVMe drive of USB flash drive*-motherboard must have an internal USB port with a USB drive inserted
types of OS installations
clean install
upgrade
unattended installation
image deployment
remote network installation
refresh/rese/restore
from recovery partition or disk
clean install
installed to blank partition (new hard drive OR partition wiped clean)
attended installation by technician
upgrade
newer version of OS (update)
repairs-in-place upgrade
always back up data and user profile before initiating
unattended installation
answer file & service to automate installation required
Windows Deployment Services-used to create answer file AND works with Windows System Image Manager program
Unattend.xml
Windows XML-based answer file
SIM (System Image Manager), Windows
part of Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK)
Windows 10 and 8.1
part of Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK)
Windows 7
Sysprep utility
use to avoid Security Identifier (SID) conflicts
for Windows, installed with OS
C:\Windows\System32\Sysrep
uses answer file created with SIM
creates unique SID
Acronis True Image OR Symantec Ghost
programs to clone an entire drive image of another installation
SG-3rd party tool to “image” computer with a premade OS image
image deployment
both computers must be as close to identical as possible (target and original system)
remote network installation
Key components-Windows Deployment Services AND Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
refresh your PC
Windows reinstalled
personal files and settings kept
Windows 8.1
reset your PC
reinstall of Windows
files and settings are deleted
Windows 8.1
Windows 10-only option (clear everything or keep personal files
restore your PC
undo recent changes
Windows can be installed from a previously made System Restore image
installing from a recovery partition or disc
computers with Windows preinstalled
disc or partition contains factory image of Windows
works well in two partition system-OS stored on C and data stored on D or other drive
OS system fails-computer can be returned to “factory” state-data won’t be compromised
buying computer-make sure recovery option available
mulltiboots
setting up two or more operating systems on the same hard drive
