chapter 16/ working with Windows XP Flashcards
Windows XP Requirements
Processor: 233 MHz or faster processor
Memory: 64MB RAM Minimum, Recommend 128MB
two methods for Installing the OS
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attended and unattended
Unattended installation has number of methods?
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Remote installation Services (RIS)
Window development services (WDS)
System Preparation Tools (Sysprep)
Determining OS installation options
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1- installation type
2- Network configuration
3- File system type
4- dual- Boot support
installation type
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a typical installation
a full installation
a minimal installation
a custom Installation
what is a typical installation?
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Installs the most commonly used components but not all of them
what is a full installation?
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installs every last component.
what is a minimal installation = compact installation
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install only component needed to get the software functional
custom installation
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allows you to choose which components are installed.
NTFS is the recommended file system type.
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Short for New Technology File System, NTFS is a file organizational system that stores and accesses information located on Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP operating systems. NTFS offers better methods of data protection and file recovery than the previous FAT file system versions.
dual Boot configuration
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Dual-boot is a term used to describe a computer that utilizes two operating systems.
4 methods to install windows XP what are they?
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1- Unattended
2- bootable media
3- sysprep
4- remote install/ windows deployment service.
the only thing you need to do for this OS installation is to create an answer file?
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Unattended installation
system preparation tool (sysprep)
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all it does is preparing the OS for an image, then a third party cloning utility will copy or take the image of the system an deploy it to other computers.
remote install/ windows deployment service. RIS/WDS
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they are network installations
RIS is the oldest it was replaced by WDS with windows server 2003 SP2, both of them have the same function.
it contains the partition information for the hard drive and include the beginning and the end of each partition that has been defined on the drive.
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master boot record MBR
MBR is a special file in the beginning of each hard drive.
during the hard drive formatting the tracks are split into 512 bytes pieces called what
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sectors
define CRC cyclic redundancy check
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CRC is a method of detecting errors in data transmission. A CRC is data sent with a block of data that helps verify all data is received correctly.????
FAT and MFT
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file allocation table and master file table
they are created by the end of hard drive formatting
Installing Windows XP has 3 phases
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1- installation preparation phase
2- Text based installation phase
3- graphical installation phase
what do you need to do in the installation preparation phase/
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- power up the computer and quickly insert the windows XP CD in to the CD- ROM drive so it can boot from it.
- after that we see the windows XP main setup screen.
- press enter
The end User license agreement EULA display in which phase?
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in the text based installation phase
we most accept the EULA to finish
Graphical installation phase
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in this phase the windows XP setup performs all the necessary to bring windows XP to functional level.
- copy files to the hard drive and begin the installation of the devices drives.
- setup ask you for
language, location, the product key, computer name, enter time, date, net work setup, choose between a workgroup or a domain, by the end windows put all the items on the start menu and build a registry and clean up.
postinstallation Routines
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Updating drivers
restoring users data files
verifying installation
how do you update a driver?
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the easiest way is to click the driver tab in the properties for the device
start- control panel-system- hardware tab and then device manager button
restoring user data files
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restoring data from the same computer by copying them using deferent medium ( floppy, thumb drive, external hard drive and more )
if the restoring is from an other computer there are 2 method to do it
file and setting transfer wizard
user stat migration tool
windows XP the home version can be upgraded from what?
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windows 98 and windows Me
upgraded to windows Professional from
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windows 98 and windows Me, windows NT, windows 4.0, windows 2000 professional, and from windows XP home
which version of USMT work with windows XP?
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Version 3.0
how can you perform a repair install
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windows XP has an option that is to press R during installation to repair the OS
The XP boot sequences
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Key boot files
NTLDR, BOOT, Bootsect, Ntdetect, NTBOOTDD, NTOSKRNL, NTBTLOG,
a file is not used and is not even install on EIDE system but we need to have on a system with a SCSI boot device.
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NTBOOTDD
