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CN1176 Computer Support

CN1176 Computer Support. Kemtis Kunanuraksapong MSIS with Distinction MCTS, MCDST, MCP, A+. Agenda. Chapter 2: Installing Windows 7 Exercise / Lab Quiz. Installation Options. What to ask during planning? Will the Hardware Support the New OS? Windows Aero feature, worth the upgrade?

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CN1176 Computer Support

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  1. CN1176Computer Support Kemtis Kunanuraksapong MSIS with Distinction MCTS, MCDST, MCP, A+

  2. Agenda • Chapter 2: Installing Windows 7 • Exercise / Lab • Quiz

  3. Installation Options • What to ask during planning? • Will the Hardware Support the New OS? • Windows Aero feature, worth the upgrade? • Will the New Operating System Support the Existing Applications? • Which Windows 7 Edition Should I Install? • Upgrade or clean install? • In-place upgrade only viable if you are running Vista or 7

  4. Installation Options • What to ask during planning? • Single or Dual boot? • Disadvantages to dual-booting • Separate disk partition is needed • Disk space • OS Switching can take several minutes

  5. Windows 7 Boot Env. • Windows PE 3.0 • A stripped-down OS, based on the Windows 7 kernel, • Advantages over MS-DOS • Native 32/64-bit support; while DOS is a 16-bit • Native 32/64-bit driver support • Internal networking support • Includes its own internal TCP/IP networking stack • Only network adapter driver is needed

  6. Windows 7 Boot Env. • Advantages over MS-DOS • Internal NTFS support • Scripting language support • Flexible boot options • Can boot from a variety of media • CD-ROMs • DVD-ROMs • USB devices • Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server

  7. Windows PE 3.0 • Available for free in a standalone version as part of the Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit (AIK) • Features in Win PE 3.0 • Windows Imaging format (.wim) • Unlike sector-based (iso) images, file-based images are editable. • Size reduction • Omit some of the optional components found in version 2.1 • Customization - Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) tool • Enables you to mount and customize the Win PE image

  8. Windows PE 3.0 • Features in Win PE 3.0 • Hyper-V support • Includes all of the drivers needed to run in the hyper-V env. • Scratch space • Customize the Win PE RAM to sizes ranging from 32 to 512 MB

  9. Wins PE 3.0 Limitations • Wins PE does not support the entire collection of Win32 APIs • Automatically stops and reboots the computer after 72 hours of continuous operation • Wins PE networking support is limited to the TCP/IP and NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT) protocols • Registry modification of Wins PE has to be made offline • Drive letter assignment are not persistence • Wins PE does not support the installation of Windows Installer package (.msi) files.

  10. Using Wins PE 3.0 • Custom deployments • Unattended installation using Wins PE as a platform to run scripts and deploy customized disk images . You can even use Wins PE to deploy operating systems other than Windows 7. • System troubleshooting • Windows Recovery Environment (Wins RE), another name of Wins PE • Technician can use Windows’ built-in troubleshooting utilities or run third-party or custom diagnostic tools

  11. Using Wins PE 3.0 • System recovery • A system recovery disk contains image files that can restore the computer to its original state • OEMs can use Wins PE to build recovery solutions and configuring the entire system to create a standardized environment

  12. Clean Installation • Check list • Windows 7 installation disk • Plan for Drive partition • Backed up all of the data (If any) that you want to preserve • All external peripheral devices are connected and turned on

  13. Clean Installation • Installing Third-Party Device Drivers • Working with Installation Partitions • Clicking the Drive options (advanced) button on the page causes four additional buttons to appear, as shown in Figure 2-15 • Delete • Extend • Unallocated space available immediately following the selected partition on the disk is required • Format • New

  14. Migrating To Windows 7 • User profile • A series of folders, associated with a specific user account • Windows XP • Documents and Settings folder, in subfolders named for the user accounts • Vista and 7 • The subfolders are found in the Users folder. • Domain workstation, the user profiles are also stored on a network server

  15. Upgrade VS Migrate • Upgrade • Install Windows 7 on top of old OS • All of the user profiles already on the computer remain in place. • Migration • Copy the user profile from the old OS to some temporary medium and transfer it to a new, clean installation of Windows 7

  16. Migration • Windows Easy Transfer • Designed for single computer (one computer to another computer) • A wizard-based utility • User State Migration Tool 4.0 • Designed for large-scale enterprise deployments • User State Migration Tool is a command line utility (many computer to many computer)

  17. Windows Easy Transfer • You have several options: • Number of computers • side-by-side migration • Wipe-and-load migration • you have only one computer • Direct or indirect • Side-by-side migration, use a cable or a network, or connected indirectly, using a removable storage medium • Storage medium • Use storage medium to transfer profile data between computers

  18. User State Migration Tool • Scanstate.exe • Saves user profile data • Loadstate.exe • Restores previously-saved user profile data • USMT uses XML (Extensible Markup Language) files to control the migration process • The default XML files supplied with the program enable it to migrate the most common user data sources • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd560755(WS.10).aspx

  19. Upgrading to W7 • Checklist • Run Upgrade Advisor • Check hardware compatibility • Search for updated drivers • Check application compatibility • Check disk space (At least 15 GB of disk space) • Ensure computer functionality • Make sure that Windows Vista is running properly on the computer before you begin the upgrade process • Perform a full backup • Windows Easy Transfer is one of the easiest option • Purchase Windows 7 (Upgrade version)

  20. Upgrading Windows 7 • 3 ways to upgrade your Windows 7 • Purchase a retail version of a higher level Windows 7 edition • Purchase a Windows 7 product upgrade package • Use the Windows Anytime Upgrade tool included with Windows 7

  21. Dual Boot Installation • Checklist • Two disk partitions • Windows does not support multiple OS on a single disk partition • Windows 7 must be installed on a primary partition, not on a logical disk in an extended partition • Two full product licenses • A full system backup

  22. Assignment • Fill in the blank • True/false • Case Scenario • Case 2-1

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