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Exam topics include Installation, Implementing & Administering Resources, Managing & Troubleshooting Hardware Devices, Monitoring & Optimization of System Performance & Reliability, Network Protocols & Services, and Implementing, Monitoring, & Troubleshooting Security. Find even more help here: © 2001 All Rights Reserved – BrainBuzz.com 10/31/01 1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional Contents: Installing Windows XP Professional ................................................................... 7 Requirements (KB# Q286463)...................................................................... 7 Attended installations .................................................................................. 7 Setup stages........................................................................................... 7 Installing from CD-ROM............................................................................ 8 Installing over a Network.......................................................................... 8 Modifying Setup using Winnt.exe ............................................................... 9 Modifying Setup using winnt32.exe ............................................................ 9 Unattended installations .............................................................................10 Working with Answer Files .......................................................................10 Creating Uniqueness Database Files (UDF) .................................................12 How UDF files are processed ....................................................................14 Deploying WinXP by using Remote Installation Services (RIS) ..........................14 Overview: .............................................................................................14 RIS Server requirements: ........................................................................14 Steps for setting up RIS Server: ...............................................................15 Creating a RIPrep Image .........................................................................15 RIS Client requirements: (KB# Q228908) ..................................................16 Comparing RIPrep images with CD-based images........................................16 Troubleshooting Remote Installations ........................................................16 Miscellaneous: .......................................................................................17 System preparation tool (SYSPREP.EXE): (KB# Q302577) ...............................18 Sysprep switches....................................................................................18 Performing Upgrades: (KB# Q232039) .........................................................19 Upgrade paths .......................................................................................19 Before upgrading....................................................................................20 Performing the upgrade...........................................................................20 Upgrade types .......................................................................................21 Upgrade Gotchas....................................................................................21 Uninstalling Windows XP..........................................................................21 Dynamic Update ........................................................................................22 Dual-booting Windows XP with other Operating Systems .................................23 MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, and Windows 95/98/ME.........................................23 Windows NT 4........................................................................................23 Windows 2000 .......................................................................................23 Migrating User Settings ..............................................................................24 File and Settings Transfer Wizard (FAST) ...................................................24 User State Migration Tool (USMT) .............................................................24 Product Activation......................................................................................27 Troubleshooting failed installations...............................................................27 © 2001 All Rights Reserved – BrainBuzz.com 10/31/01 2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional Common errors ......................................................................................27 Log files created during Setup ..................................................................28 Implementing and Conducting Administration of Resources .................................28 Understanding FAT and NTFS File Systems ....................................................28 NTFS file and folder permissions: (KB#S Q183090, Q244600) ......................29 Miscellaneous: .......................................................................................29 Basic and Dynamic Storage: (KB# Q222189).................................................30 Translation of terms between Basic and Dynamic Disks................................31 There are three Dynamic Volume types .....................................................31 Dynamic Volume States...........................................................................31 Miscellaneous.........................................................................................31 When using the Disk Management Snap-in Tool ..........................................32 Using Diskpart.exe .................................................................................33 Windows File Protection Feature (WFP): (KB# Q222193) .................................34 Local and network print devices ...................................................................34 Implementing, Managing, and Troubleshooting Hardware Devices and Drivers: (KB# Q199276) ....................................................................................................35 Miscellaneous............................................................................................35 Disk devices..............................................................................................35 Display devices..........................................................................................36 Mobile computers ......................................................................................36 Hardware ..............................................................................................36 Power Management ................................................................................36 Input and output (I/O) devices ....................................................................39 Updating drivers ........................................................................................39 Driver signing: (KB# Q224404) ...................................................................39 Configuring Driver Signing: (KB# Q236029)...............................................39 Using System File Checker (sfc.exe): (KB# Q222471) .................................40 Windows Signature Verification (sigverif.exe) .............................................40 Rolling back drivers....................................................................................40 Resolving hardware conflicts .......................................................................40 Managing/configuring multiple CPUs .............................................................41 Install and manage network adapters ...........................................................41