220-701; 3.3 Planning a Windows installation
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Upgrade vs install | - upgrade - Existing Os - Preserve files, applications, and profiles - Clean Install - Start from scratch - Repartition and / or reformat |
| Installation Process | - Backup, Backup, Backup - Check minimum requirements - Check hardware compatibility with upgrade advisor - Plan for file system type - Select installation method |
| Backup | - Use built in OS backup - or a 3rd party imaging software - Copy user files to a backup drive - Don't forget anything! - Confirm Application Backup |
| Check minimum requirements | - Check CPU, Disk memory, video, etc - Many OS upgrades include hardware upgrades - Upgrade the hardware a week before the OS upgrade |
| Check Hardware compatibility | - Not all Hardware works with all operating systems - you may need new components - Microsoft has tested hardware compatibility - WWW.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/ - Run the windows XP upgrade advisor - Download and run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor |
| Other Options | - Network configuration - computer name - Workgroup / Domain - File system - FAT32 - NTFS - Dual Boot support - Sanity ( and some technical requirements ) may insist on separate partitions |
| Installation method | - Install form Boot media - Floppy, CD-ROM (with BIOS support ), USB - Unattended installation - Unattend.txt - Remote Installation - Unattended network installation using remote Installation Service - Sysprep / Drive Imaging - An exact Duplicate ( only works if hardware is relatively same) |
| Windows 7 versions |  - grayed ones not really covered in comptia |
| Windows 7 starter | - Built for Netbooks - No DVD playback or Windows media Center - No Windows Aero - No Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) - No IIS Web Server - No enterprise technologies - Np Domain connection, BitLocker, EFS, etc - Only a 32- bit version, maximum of 2 GB of RAM |
| Windows 7 Home Premium | - The "consumer" edition - DVD playback - Windows Aero - Internet Connection Sharing - IIS Web Server - No Enterprise Technologies - No domain connection, BitLocker, EFS, etc - x86 and x64 - x64 supports 16GB RAM and 2 physical processors |
| Windows 7 Professional | - Same features as Home Premium - Can connect to a Windows Domain - Supports Domain Connection, Remote Desktop Host and EFS - Missing enterprise technologies - BitLocker - x64 version supports 192 GB of RAM |
| Windows 7 Ultimate | - Complete Functionality - Domain support, Remote Desktop, EFS - All enterprise technologies -BitLocker - x64 version supports 92 GB of RAM - there's nothing it doesn't do |
| Win 7 OS Chart |  |
| Win 7 Hardware requirements |  |
| WDDM | - Window display driver model - is the graphic driver architecture for video card drivers running Microsoft Windows versions beginning with Windows Vista. |
| Windows 7 paths |  |
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