MCSA/MCSE 70-270 Exam Prep 2: Windows XP Professional

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

Introduction

32

About Windows XP Professional

32

Features

32

The History of Windows

33

Windows XP Service Packs

34

SP1

35

SP2

35

Preparing for Installation

35

Hardware Requirements

38

Hardware Compatibility

39

Software Compatibility

39

Network Requirements

41

Domain Membership

42

Workgroup Membership

43

File System Considerations

45

Product Activation

48

Performing an Attended Installation of Windows XP Professional

49

Attended Installation Process

49

Chapter Summary

55

Apply Your Knowledge

55

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.

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