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1
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for windows xp, tell me the three primary methods for performing unattended installations.

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Remote Installation Services
Windows Deployment Services
System Preparation Tool

2
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what is something that RIS and WDS both require?

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Windows Server

3
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when you want to remove the user/computer-specific information AND the security identifiers, what program do you run?

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SYSPREP.EXE

4
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tell me the 4 options you usually get when installing components of an operating system.

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typical
full
minimum
custom

5
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what capability do we have now that is making dual booting machines a thing of the past?

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virtual machines

6
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there is a table that helps you choose which method to use for a windows xp installation. explain that table to me.

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  1. unattended install - used for clean installation AND upgrades
  2. bootable media - used for clean installation, and only upgrades in scenarios involving legacy OS’s
  3. Sysprep - when you do a clean installation, NEVER when you are performing an upgrade
  4. Remote Install - for clean installations, NEVER for upgrades
7
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what special file do you need for the unattended install so that nobody has to tell the computer anything during the steps of the install?

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answer file

8
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true/false: Sysprep is used to create the system image and makes copies to be deployed to other computers.

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False. Sysprep does not create the image, nor does it make a bunch of copies. All it does is prep your system so that it is ready to be imaged. there’s a HUGE error in the book’s explanation.

9
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Can you use Sysprep to upgrade a machine?

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nope

10
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you don’t have network access. what are your options for bootable media and what do you put on them?

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CD or DVD

put the image AND the answer file on them

11
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you are exploring the two network installation methods for windows. one of them replaced the other one. what are those methods, what happened, and when did it happen?

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the two methods are RIS (Remote Installation Service) and WDS (Windows Deployment Service)

RIS was replaced by WDS, and this happened in Server 2003 SP2

12
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you have a system that does not have any OS on it at all. you need to perform two critical tasks performed on your system’s drive before you can proceed with the installation. what are those tasks?

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format the drive

partition the drive

13
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what does the Master Boot Record contain?

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the partition information for the hard drive AND the beginning and end of each partition that has been defined on the drive

14
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tell me the three phases of the windows xp installation process.

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installation preparation phase (boot from CD, setup begins)
text based installation phase (accept the EULA)
graphical installation phase (most of the installation takes place here, moves files, drivers installed)

15
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tell me three postinstallation routines

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update your drivers
restore user data files
verifying installation

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true/false: WET can be used to and from Windows XP

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false. you can use it to transfer FROM XP,

but not to XP

17
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according to the book, what classifies as an upgrade?

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replacing an OS with another while keeping your data/application files intact

18
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what is the utility used to initiate the upgrade to XP?

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WINNT32.EXE

19
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when did extended support for windows xp end?

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april 8th, 2014

20
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your system has become unstable. you need to fix it, but you need to keep all the user and data files. what do you do?

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run a repair install. boot from the installation media, accept the EULA and press R

21
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tell me the windows xp boot process.

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  1. self-check and POST.
  2. MBR finds and loads the boot sector.
  3. MBR determines file system type and loads NTLDR into memory.
  4. NTLDR switches system from real mode to protected mode and enables paging. Starts the file system.
  5. NTLDR process BOOT.INI.
  6. NTLDR loads and runs NTDETECT.COM.
  7. NTLDR loads NTOSKRNL.EXE and HAL.DLL.
  8. NTLDR loads the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM Registry hive.
  9. NTLDR transfers control to NTOSKRNL.EXE.
  10. WINLOGON.EXE loads.
22
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what is ASR?

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automated system recovery - used for creating a disk that can be used to restore parts of the system in the even of a major system failure.

23
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there are four stand-out tools in xp. tell me what they are.

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system restore
windows defender
windows firewall
security center

24
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beginning with xp, tell me all versions of windows that have windows defender.

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xp sp2 or later
all vista
all 7

25
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what is the technical name of the windows network setup wizard?

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NETSETUP.CPL