A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, 7e Chapter 12 Installing Windows Objectives • How to plan a Windows installation • How to install Windows Vista • How to install Windows XP • How to install Windows 2000 2 How to Plan a Windows Installation • Situations requiring a Windows installation – New hard drive – Existing Windows version corrupted – Operating system Upgrade • Decisions – Version to purchase – Hardware compatibility – Installation method – Decisions needed after installation has begun 3 Choose the Version of Windows • Purchase options – Retail – Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) • Vista editions – Variety of consumer needs satisfied – All editions included on Vista setup DVD • Windows Anytime Upgrade feature 4 Editions of Vista • Windows Vista Starter: most limited features, intended to be used in developing nations • Windows Vista Home Basic: similar to XP Home Edition, designed for low cost home system which does not require full security and network features • Windows Vista Business: for business users, with domain environment, supports group policy, uses EFS, can buy multiple licenses • Consumer features are not included such as Movie maker, DVD maker, parental controls 5 Editions of Vista • Windows Vista Enterprise, has BitLocker which is useful to secure data stored on a hd if the drive is stolen • Multiple site licensing available • Windows Vista Ultimate: Has every Windows Vista feature, but you cannot purchase multiple licensing with this edition 6 Table 12-1 Vista editions and their features 7 Choose the Version of Windows (cont’d.) • Windows XP editions – Windows XP Home Edition – Windows XP Professional – Windows XP Media Center Edition • Enhanced edition of Windows XP Professional – Windows XP Tablet PC Edition • Designed for laptops and tablet PCs – Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 8 Windows XP Professional Features • Remote Desktop • A way for an administrator to manage user profiles from a server (roaming profiles) • Additional security features • Multilingual capabilities • Support for higher performance processors • Windows XP Media Center Edition includes support for digital entertainment hardware such as video recording integrated with TV input 9 Choose the Version of Windows (cont’d.) • Vista and XP 64-bit offerings – Ability to install more RAM • Upgrade paths – Clean install or upgrade license Table 12-2 Maximum memory supported by Windows editions 10.