Objectives
This chapter helps you to prepare for the exam by covering the following Microsoft objectives for the Installing Windows XP Professional section of Exam 70-270: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional.
Perform and troubleshoot an attended installation of Windows XP Professional.
Microsoft includes this objective to ensure that you know how to manually install Windows XP Professional. It is important to know how to perform a complete manual installation so that you understand what's happening behind the scenes when performing automatic, unattended installations.
Outline
Features The History of Windows Windows XP Service Packs
SP2 Preparing for Installation
Hardware Requirements Hardware Compatibility Software Compatibility Network Requirements
File System Considerations Product Activation
Performing an Attended Installation of Windows XP Professional
Study Strategies
This chapter addresses a brief history of the Windows operating system family, and a description of the latest Windows XP Professional service pack, which is Service Pack 2. The majority of this chapter is devoted to preparation for and installation of Windows XP Professional.
Have one computer available that does not contain any data of value for practicing the various exercises.
Practice manually installing Windows XP Professional.