Module 1: Installing Windows XP Professional

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Module 1 Installing Windows XP Professional
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Overview

• Planning an Installation of Microsoft Windows XP
  Professional
• Installing Windows XP Professional
• Upgrading to Microsoft Windows XP
• Transferring User Settings and Files by Using the
  USMT
• Performing Post-Installation Tasks

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Lesson Planning an Installation of Microsoft
Windows XP Professional

• Checking System Requirements
• Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility
• Determining Disk Partitioning Options
• Choosing the Appropriate File System FAT, FAT32,
  or the NTFS File System
• Deciding on a Workgroup or Domain Installation
• Completing a Pre-Installation Checklist

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Checking System Requirements
CPU
Hard Disk Space
Memory
2.0 GB
P2 233 MHz or Higher
Display
Accessories
VGA
64 MB RAM Required 128 MB RAM Recommended
Other Drives
Networking
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Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility

• Check hardware compatibility at http//
  www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx
• Generate compatibility reports by runningThe
  Winnt32 /checkupgradeonly utility

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Determining Disk Partitioning Options
Create New Partition on Unpartitioned Hard Disk
Create New Partition on Partitioned Hard Disk
Install on Existing Partition
Delete Existing Partition to Make Disk Space
Available
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Choosing the Appropriate File System FAT, FAT32,
or the NTFS File System
Windows XP Professional
Windows 98
FAT/FAT32
NTFS

• File- and folder-level security
• File compression
• Disk quotas
• File encryption

• Supports dual-boot configurations
• No file- and folder-level security

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Deciding on a Workgroup or Domain Installation
Workgroup
Single User Account
Domain
Active Directory
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Completing a Pre-Installation Checklist
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Lab A Planning a Microsoft Windows XP
Professional Installation

• Exercise 1 Determining That the Computer Meets
  the Minimum System Requirements

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Lesson Installing Windows XP Professional

• Installing Windows XP Professional from a Product
  CD
• Installing Windows XP Professional over a Network

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Installing Windows XP Professional from a Product
CD
Installation Tasks
Running the Setup Program
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Completing the Setup Wizard
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Installing Network Components
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Installing Windows XP Professional over a Network
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Lab B Installing Windows XP Professional
(Simulation)

• Exercise 1 Simulation Instructions

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Lesson Upgrading to Microsoft Windows XP

• Identifying Upgrade Paths
• Preparing Your System
• Choosing an Installation Type
• Upgrading Computers Running Windows 98
• Upgrading Computers Running Windows 2000 or
  Windows NT 4.0 SP 5
• Installing Windows XP Professional in a Dual-Boot
  Configuration

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Identifying Upgrade Paths
Windows 98
Windows 95
Windows XP Professional
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation SP 5
Windows NT 3.51
Windows XP Professional
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Preparing Your System
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Choosing an Installation Type
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Upgrading Computers Running Windows 98

• Plan your installation
• Prepare your system
• Run the setup program to install Windows XP
  Professional

Windows XP Professional
Windows 98
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Upgrading Computers Running Windows 2000 or
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP 5

• Same registry
• Same application support
• Same device support
• Easiest upgrade to Windows XP Professional

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Installing Windows XP Professional in a Dual-Boot
Configuration
Windows 98
Windows XP Professional
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Lesson Transferring User Settings and Files by
Using the USMT

• Settings, Folders, and File Types Transferred by
  Default
• Transferring a User State by Using the Files and
  Settings Transfer Wizard
• Transferring a User State by Using Command-Line
  Tools
• Changing Transferred Files or Settings by
  Modifying the .inf Files

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Settings, Folders, and File Types Transferred by
Default

• Settings Transferred by Default
• Folders Transferred by Default
• File Types Transferred by Default

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Transferring a User State by Using the Files and
Settings Transfer Wizard
Logon to the destination computer, open the FAST
Wizard, and create a FAST Wizard Disk
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On the Source Computer, log on as the migrating
user, use the disk to run the Wizard, and store
the user state on removable media or on a network
share
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On the destination computer, complete the FAST
Wizard to restore the users settings
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Transferring a User State by Using Command-Line
Tools
Requirements for transferring a user state by
using command-line tools include

• A server to which the source and destination
  computers can gain access
• A source computer containing an account for the
  users state being transferred
• A destination computer running Windows XP
  Professional that does not contain a profile for
  the user whose state you will be transferring
• An account with administrative privileges on the
  destination computer
• The account name and password of the user whose
  settings and files are to be transferred

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Changing Transferred Files or Settings by
Modifying the .inf Files
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Lab C Transferring User Settings by Using the
USMT

• Exercise 1 Migrating a Users Settings and Files
• Exercise 2 Restoring User Settings and Files

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Lesson Performing Post-Installation Tasks

• Activating Windows XP Professional
• Troubleshooting Failed Installations

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Activating Windows XP Professional
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Troubleshooting Failed Installations
CD errors
Error
Nonsupported CD-ROM drive
Error
Insufficient disk space
Error
Failure of dependency service to start
Error
Inability to connect to the domain controller
Error
Failure of Windows XP Professional to install
or start
Error