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08819book.book Page 2 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Preparing for an installation involves making sure that your hardware meets the minimum requirements and that your hardware is supported by Windows Vista. When you install Windows Vista, you should also decide whether you are upgrading or installing a clean copy on your computer. An upgrade attempts to preserve existing settings; a clean install puts a fresh copy of the operating system on your computer.
08819book.book Page 3 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Preparing to Install Windows Vista 3 Windows Vista Editions Windows Vista is available in six editions: Windows Vista Starter Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Ultimate Multiple editions will be contained on the Windows Vista media, and you can unlock which one you want based on the product key.
08819book.book Page 4 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 4 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista Windows Vista Home Premium includes digital entertainment features.
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08819book.book Page 6 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Chapter 1 6 TABLE 1.1 Getting Started with Windows Vista Hardware Requirements (Non-network Installation) (continued) Component Windows Vista Capable PC Windows Vista Premium Ready PC Disk space 20GB hard drive with 15GB of free disk space 40GB hard drive with 15GB free disk space Graphics DirectX 9 video card capable of DirectX 9 video card that supports a SVGA at 800×600 resolution (WDDM WDDM driver, Pixel Shader 2.
08819book.book Page 7 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Preparing to Install Windows Vista Deciding on Minimum Hardware Requirements The company you work for has decided that everyone will have their own laptop running Windows Vista. You need to decide on the new computers’ specifications for processor, memory, and disk space. The first step is to determine which applications will be used.
08819book.book Page 8 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 8 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista Hard disks are commonly rated by capacity. The following measurements are used for disk space and memory capacity: 1MB (megabyte) = 1024KB (kilobytes) 1GB (gigabyte) = 1024MB 1TB (terabyte) = 1024GB 1PB (petabyte) = 1024TB 1EB (exabyte) = 1024PB The Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) Along with meeting the minimum requirements, your hardware should appear on the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).
08819book.book Page 9 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Preparing to Install Windows Vista 9 Clean Install or Upgrade? Once you’ve determined that your hardware meets the minimum requirements, you need to decide whether you want to do an upgrade or a clean install. An upgrade allows you to retain your existing operating system’s applications, settings, and files.
08819book.book Page 10 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 10 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista Other operating systems cannot be upgraded, but they may be able to coexist with Windows Vista in a dual-boot or multi-boot environment. These operating systems require that you purchase a full version of Windows Vista. Dual-booting and multibooting are covered in the “Supporting Multiple-Boot Options” section later in this chapter.
08819book.book Page 11 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Preparing to Install Windows Vista 11 Use the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) version 5.0 or later to determine the compatibility of your current applications with Windows Vista. ACT will determine which applications are installed, identify any applications that may be affected by Windows updates, and identify any potential compatibility problems with User Account Control and Internet Explorer.
08819book.book Page 12 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 12 Chapter 1 FIGURE 1.1 Getting Started with Windows Vista Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor You can also save or print a task list that tells you the most compatible Windows Vista edition, your current system configuration, and the steps you need to take before and after installing Windows Vista. An Upgrade Checklist Once you have made the decision to upgrade, you should develop a plan of attack.
08819book.book Page 13 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Preparing to Install Windows Vista 13 of your computer. It will generate a report of any known hardware or software compatibility issues based on your configuration. You should resolve any reported issues before you upgrade to Windows Vista. Make sure that your BIOS is current. Windows Vista requires that your computer has the most current BIOS.
08819book.book Page 14 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 14 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista Migrating Files and Settings Rather than perform an in-place upgrade, you can choose to migrate your files and settings from an existing installation. In this case, you can use the User State Migration Tool or Windows Easy Transfer. Windows Easy Transfer Windows Vista ships with a utility called Windows Easy Transfer that is used to transfer files and settings from one computer to another.
08819book.book Page 15 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Preparing to Install Windows Vista 15 You can launch Windows Easy Transfer by inserting the Windows Vista media in your optical drive and selecting Transfer Files and Settings from Another Computer. Alternatively, you can push the wizard files to a CD or DVD, removable media, or network drive from any Windows Vista computer, and then you can launch migwiz.exe from the source computer.
08819book.book Page 16 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Chapter 1 16 Getting Started with Windows Vista My Music My Pictures Desktop files Start Menu Quick Launch toolbar Internet Explorer Favorites From the All Users profile: Shared Documents Shared Video Shared Music Shared Desktop files Shared Pictures Shared Start Menu Shared Internet Explorer Favorites Files with certain file types, including .doc, .dot, .rtf, .txt, .wps, .wri, .xls, .
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08819book.book Page 18 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Chapter 1 18 Getting Started with Windows Vista USMT will not migrate hardware settings, drivers, passwords, application binaries, synchronization files, .dll files, or other executables. Using the USMT In its simplest form, you use the USMT in the following manner: 1. Run ScanState.exe on the source computer. ScanState.exe will copy the user state data to an intermediate store.
08819book.book Page 19 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Preparing to Install Windows Vista 19 Installation Options You will need to make many choices during the Windows Vista installation process. The following are some of the options that you will configure: How your hard disk space will be partitioned Windows Update and security settings The language and locale for the computer’s settings Before you start the installation, you should know which choices you will select.
08819book.book Page 20 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 20 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista significant disk space. The active partition is the system partition that is used to start your computer. The C: drive is usually the active partition. The boot partition contains the files that are the Windows Vista operating system files. By default, the Windows operating system files are located in a folder named Windows.
08819book.book Page 21 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Installing Windows Vista 21 The Windows Vista DVD is bootable. To start the installation, you simply restart your computer and boot to the DVD. The installation process will begin automatically. We will discuss how to install Windows Vista in more detail in the next section. If you are installing Windows Vista from the network, you need a distribution server and a computer with a network connection.
08819book.book Page 22 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 22 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista Clean Install: Collecting Information When you boot to the Windows Vista installation media, the Setup program will automatically start the Windows Vista installation. In the Collecting Information stage of the installation, you will select your language and locale settings, enter your product key, accept the license terms, select the type of installation, and specify the install location.
08819book.book Page 23 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Installing Windows Vista 23 8. You will be prompted for the location where you want to install Windows Vista. This will list all existing disks and partitions on your computer. To add, delete, format, or extend a partition, select the Drive Options (advanced) option. 9.
08819book.book Page 24 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Chapter 1 24 Getting Started with Windows Vista Be sure that the computer name is a unique name within your network. If you are part of a corporate network, you should also verify that the computer name follows the naming convention specified by your Information Services (IS) department. Settings related to Windows Update and security will appear.
08819book.book Page 25 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Installing Windows Vista Optional D: partition with the NTFS file system 1GB or more of unallocated space 25 Of course, you can allocate more space to your partitions if it is available. You are probably wondering about the free space requirement. You need free space because you will create a new volume in Chapter 7. If no free space exists, you won’t be able to complete that exercise.
08819book.book Page 26 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 26 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista EXERCISE 1.1 (continued) 6. Click Custom to install a clean copy of Windows. 7. Select the partition where you want to install Windows Vista, and click Next. If you do not have an existing partition that is adequate for Windows Vista installation, select Drive Options (advanced) and create, delete, or extend partitions as necessary.
08819book.book Page 27 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Installing Windows Vista 2. Upgrading Windows 3. Set Up Windows 27 We will cover each of these steps in detail in the following sections. The following sections give the details of the installation process to show how the process works. But you should not actually upgrade Windows Vista until you reach Exercise 1.2. In that exercise, you’ll set up your computer to complete the rest of the exercises in this book.
08819book.book Page 28 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 28 Chapter 1 FIGURE 1.3 6. Getting Started with Windows Vista Windows Vista installation screen You will be prompted to select the type of installation you want to perform. An Upgrade installation can be performed only if you have an operating system that can be upgraded to Windows Vista. In order to upgrade, you must start the installation from within Windows. The Custom option is required for multiboot installations. 7.
08819book.book Page 29 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Installing Windows Vista 29 The following steps appear on the screen along with a completion percentage for each: 1. Copying Windows Files 2. Gathering Files 3. Expanding Files 4. Installing Features and Updates 5. Completing Upgrade During the installation process, you may see your screen flicker as the video driver is detected.
08819book.book Page 30 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 30 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista You can use Windows Easy Transfer to migrate your user account information, files and folders, program settings, Internet settings, Favorites, and e-mail configuration settings. See the section in this chapter covering Windows Easy Transfer. If you want to perform a clean install of Windows Vista, follow the steps in Exercise 1.1. EXERCISE 1.
08819book.book Page 31 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Troubleshooting Installation Problems 31 EXERCISE 1.2 (continued) 2. Settings related to Windows Update and security will appear. For this walk-through, click Use Recommended Settings. 3. Settings related to the date and time will appear. Ensure that the date, time, and time zone settings are correct, and click Next to continue. 4. Windows will check your computer’s performance while informational icons appear.
08819book.book Page 32 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 32 Chapter 1 TABLE 1.4 Getting Started with Windows Vista Common Installation Problems Problem Description Media errors Media errors are caused by defective or damaged CDs or DVDs. To check the disc, put it into another computer and see if you can read it. Also check your disc for scratches or dirt—it may just need to be cleaned.
08819book.book Page 33 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Troubleshooting Installation Problems 33 Installing Nonsupported Hard Drives If your computer is using a hard disk that does not have a driver included on the Windows Vista media, you will receive an error message stating that the hard drive cannot be found. You should verify that the hard drive is properly connected and functional.
08819book.book Page 34 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Chapter 1 34 Getting Started with Windows Vista 6. You will be asked whether the program requires administrator privileges. If required, click the check box to run the program as an administrator, and then click the Next button. 7. You will then be asked to confirm your selections. After you click Next, a test will be performed to verify that the settings work with your application. 8.
08819book.book Page 35 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Supporting Multiple-Boot Options 35 EXERCISE 1.3 (continued) 3. Double-click Windows. 4. In the Windows folder, double-click the setupact file to view your action log in Notepad. When you are finished viewing this file, close Notepad. 5. Double-click the setuperr file to view your error file in Notepad. If no errors occurred during installation, this file will be empty. When you are finished viewing this file, close Notepad. 6.
08819book.book Page 36 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 36 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista use FAT16 or FAT32 and cannot recognize NTFS. All Windows-based operating systems can recognize FAT partitions. If you will dual-boot with Windows 9x, you must turn off disk compression or Windows Vista will not be able to read the drive properly. Do not install Windows Vista on a compressed volume unless the volume was compressed using NTFS compression.
08819book.book Page 37 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Using Windows Update FIGURE 1.4 37 Windows Update Some of the common update categories associated with Windows Update are as follows: Critical updates Service packs Drivers Follow these steps to configure Windows Update: Select Start Control Panel. 1. From Windows Classic View, select Windows Update. From Windows Category View, select System and Maintenance Windows Update.
08819book.book Page 38 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Chapter 1 38 Getting Started with Windows Vista Learn About Windows Ultimate Extras Security Center Installed Updates Get Updates for More Products We will cover all these options in detail in the following sections. Check for Updates When you click Check for Updates, Windows Update will retrieve a list of available updates from the Internet. You can then click View Available Updates to see what updates are available.
08819book.book Page 39 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Using Windows Update Whether updates will be downloaded and if you want to choose to install them Whether you want to be notified that updates are available, but not to download or install them 39 Disable checking for updates Figure 1.6 shows the settings that can be configured for Windows Update. FIGURE 1.6 Windows Update, Change Settings View Update History View Update History, as shown in Figure 1.
08819book.book Page 40 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 40 Chapter 1 FIGURE 1.7 Getting Started with Windows Vista Windows Update, View Update History Restore Hidden Updates With Restore Hidden Updates you can list any updates that you have hidden from the list of available updates. An administrator might hide updates that they do not want users to install.
08819book.book Page 41 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Summary 41 We will discuss Windows Security Center in more detail in Chapter 6, “Configuring Security.” Installed Updates Installed Updates allows you to see the updates that are installed and to uninstall or change them if necessary. The Installed Updates feature is a part of the Programs and Features applet in Control Panel, which allows you to uninstall, change, and repair programs.
08819book.book Page 42 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 42 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista an upgrade. Finally, you should plan which options you will select during installation. Options include methods of partitioning your disk space, your username and password, and whether you want to enable Windows Update and other security features.
08819book.book Page 43 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Exam Essentials 43 Understand how to migrate users from one computer to another computer. Know how to use Windows Easy Transfer and the User State Migration Tool. Understand the reasons why a Windows Vista installation might fail. You should be able to list common reasons for failure of a Windows Vista installation and be able to offer possible fixes or solutions. Specify what is required to support multiple-boot configurations.
08819book.book Page 44 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Review Questions 1. James is the network administrator for a large corporation. He is in charge of compatibility testing and needs to test his corporation’s standard applications on the Windows Vista operating system. He has decided to install Windows Vista on a test computer in the lab. He can choose among several computers.
08819book.book Page 45 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Review Questions 4. 45 You are the network administrator for a small company. You have recently purchased 20 brandnew computers that came with no operating system but are configured with the latest hardware. Each computer has a SCSI controller and an 80GB SCSI hard drive. You put the Windows Vista DVD in the DVD drive and start the installation. During the partition configuration phase, the disk is not displayed.
08819book.book Page 46 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 46 8. Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista Sean has four computers in the test lab. He wants to install Windows Vista. The configurations for each of his computers are listed in the exhibit below. Place a mark on the computer that meets all of the minimum requirements for Windows Vista. Computer A Processor Celeron 2.4GHz Memory Free Disk Space 9. Computer B Computer C Computer D PIII 600MHz P4 1.
08819book.book Page 47 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Review Questions 47 12. You are the network administrator of a small company. You have decided to install Windows Vista on all of the company’s computers. Because of your company’s high security needs, your network is not connected to the Internet.
08819book.book Page 48 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 48 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista 16. Christine has a computer that is capable of booting to Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista. Each operating system is contained on its own partition. After converting the Windows Vista partition to a dynamic disk, which of Christine’s operating systems will not be able to see the Windows Vista partition? A. Windows 2000 Professional B.
08819book.book Page 49 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Review Questions 49 20. Hayden is the network administrator of a toy distribution center in the United States. After receiving his Windows Vista DVD in the mail, he is surprised to discover that the DVD only contains four Windows Vista editions. Which Windows Vista editions are probably not included on his DVD? (Choose all that apply.) A. Windows Vista Starter B. Windows Vista Home Basic C. Windows Vista Ultimate D.
08819book.book Page 50 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM 50 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista Answers to Review Questions 1. B. The processor must be a Celeron or Pentium III 800MHz or better. A 1GHz processor is required to be considered a Windows Vista Premium Ready PC, but James is only required to have an 800MHz processor to install Windows Vista. You can verify the current requirements for Windows Vista at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/ hardware/vistarpc.
08819book.book Page 51 Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:21 PM Answers to Review Questions 51 10. C. You should configure logical drive C: as FAT32 because Windows 98 will not read NTFS partitions. Logical drive D: should be configured as NTFS because you want to implement NTFS file system security. Windows Vista cannot be installed on a FAT partition. 11. A. You should turn off disk compression before you dual-boot. Windows Vista does not support the disk compression that was used by Windows 98.
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