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Chapter 1

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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.mspx.

2. C. You must have a minimum of a 20GB drive with at least 15GB of free space to install

Windows Vista. You can verify the current requirements for Windows Vista at http://

www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/hardware/vistarpc.mspx.

3. A, D. The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is used to ensure that a computer’s hardware com-

ponents are supported by Windows Vista. The Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) can also

be used to ensure compatibility with Windows Vista. The Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)

shows the computers and components that have been tested to work with Windows Vista.

When selecting hardware, you should always check for HCL compatibility. You can access the

Windows Vista HCL at https://winqual.microsoft.com/HCL/Default.aspx.

4. C. If you have a disk device that does not have a driver on the Windows Vista DVD, and the

manufacturer provides a Windows Vista driver, you can load the alternate driver by clicking

Load Driver and browsing to the location where the driver is stored. You can load the driver

from CD, DVD, or USB removable media.

5. A, C. Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional x64 cannot be upgraded to

Windows Vista Business by performing an in-place upgrade; a clean install must be performed.

The 32-bit version of Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Tablet PC can be upgraded

to Windows Vista Business by performing an in-place upgrade.

6. C, D. Vince can perform an in-place upgrade to either Windows Vista Business or Windows

Vista Ultimate. A clean install, which does not preserve applications or settings, would have to

be performed in order to install Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Home Pre-

mium. Generally, if the Windows Vista installation would cause your existing installation to

lose functionality, a clean install must occur.

7. B. Adam’s files are stored in the \Windows.old directory. The files and folders that are moved

to the \Windows.old directory include those contained within Documents and Settings,

Program Files, and Windows.

8. A. You should have placed a mark on Computer A, which meets the minimum requirements

of an 800MHz processor, 512MB of memory, and 15GB of free disk space. Computer B does

not meet the minimum processor requirement. Computer C does not meet the minimum mem-

ory requirement. Computer D does not meet the free disk space requirement.

9. C. Your client should purchase Windows Vista Enterprise, which contains support for dual phys-

ical processors, Windows Aero, Remote Desktop, and BitLocker Drive Encryption. Windows

Vista Business includes support for each of those features except the integrated hardware-based

drive encryption offered by BitLocker. Windows Vista Home Premium lacks support for drive

encryption, Remote Desktop, and dual physical processors. Windows Vista Ultimate contains

each of the required features, but at a cost greater than that of Windows Vista Enterprise.

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