CN1176Computer Support

Kemtis KunanuraksapongMSIS with Distinction

MCTS, MCDST, MCP, A+

Agenda

oChapter 2: Installing Windows 7

oExercise / Lab

oQuiz

Installation Options

oWhat to ask during planning?

oWill the Hardware Support the New OS?

oWindows Aero feature, worth the upgrade?

oWill the New Operating System Support the Existing Applications?

oWhich Windows 7 Edition Should I Install?

oUpgrade or clean install?

oIn-place upgrade only viable if you are running Vista or 7

Installation Options

oWhat to ask during planning?

oSingle or Dual boot?

oDisadvantages to dual-bootingoSeparate disk partition is needed

oDisk space

oOS Switching can take several minutes

Windows 7 Boot Env.

oWindows PE 3.0

oA stripped-down OS, based on the Windows 7 kernel,

oAdvantages over MS-DOS

oNative 32/64-bit support; while DOS is a 16-bit

oNative 32/64-bit driver support

oInternal networking support

oIncludes its own internal TCP/IP networking stack

oOnly network adapter driver is needed

Windows 7 Boot Env.

oAdvantages over MS-DOS

oInternal NTFS support

oScripting language support

oFlexible boot options

oCan boot from a variety of mediaoCD-ROMs

oDVD-ROMs

oUSB devices

oWindows Deployment Services (WDS) server

Windows PE 3.0oAvailable for free in a standalone version as part

of the Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit (AIK)

oFeatures in Win PE 3.0

oWindows Imaging format (.wim)

oUnlike sector-based (iso) images, file-based images are editable.

oSize reduction

oOmit some of the optional components found in version 2.1

oCustomization - Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) tool

oEnables you to mount and customize the Win PE image

Windows PE 3.0

oFeatures in Win PE 3.0

oHyper-V support

oIncludes all of the drivers needed to run in the hyper-V env.

oScratch space

oCustomize the Win PE RAM to sizes ranging from 32 to 512 MB

Wins PE 3.0 Limitations

oWins PE does not support the entire collection of Win32 APIs

oAutomatically stops and reboots the computer after 72 hours of continuous operation

oWins PE networking support is limited to the TCP/IP and NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT) protocols

oRegistry modification of Wins PE has to be made offline

oDrive letter assignment are not persistence

oWins PE does not support the installation of Windows Installer package (.msi) files.

Using Wins PE 3.0

oCustom deployments

oUnattended 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.

oSystem troubleshooting

oWindows Recovery Environment (Wins RE), another name of Wins PE

oTechnician can use Windows’ built-in troubleshooting utilities or run third-party or custom diagnostic tools

Using Wins PE 3.0

oSystem recovery

oA system recovery disk contains image files that can restore the computer to its original state

oOEMs can use Wins PE to build recovery solutions and configuring the entire system to create a standardized environment

Clean Installation

oCheck list

oWindows 7 installation disk

oPlan for Drive partition

oBacked up all of the data (If any) that you want to preserve

oAll external peripheral devices are connected and turned on

Clean Installation

oInstalling Third-Party Device Drivers

oWorking with Installation Partitions

oClicking the Drive options (advanced) button on the page causes four additional buttons to appear, as shown in Figure 2-15

oDelete

oExtendoUnallocated space available immediately

following the selected partition on the disk is required

oFormat

oNew

Migrating To Windows 7

oUser profile

oA series of folders, associated with a specific user account

oWindows XPoDocuments and Settings folder, in

subfolders named for the user accounts

oVista and 7oThe subfolders are found in the Users

folder.

oDomain workstation, the user profiles are also stored on a network server

Upgrade VS Migrate

oUpgrade

oInstall Windows 7 on top of old OS

oAll of the user profiles already on the computer remain in place.

oMigration

oCopy the user profile from the old OS to some temporary medium and transfer it to a new, clean installation of Windows 7

Migration

oWindows Easy Transfer

oDesigned for single computer (one computer to another computer)

oA wizard-based utility

oUser State Migration Tool 4.0

oDesigned for large-scale enterprise deployments

oUser State Migration Tool is a command line utility (many computer to many computer)

Windows Easy Transfer

oYou have several options:oNumber of computers

oside-by-side migration

oWipe-and-load migrationoyou have only one computer

oDirect or indirectoSide-by-side migration, use a cable or a network,

or connected indirectly, using a removable storage medium

oStorage mediumoUse storage medium to transfer profile data

between computers

User State Migration Tool

oScanstate.exe

oSaves user profile data

oLoadstate.exe

oRestores previously-saved user profile data

oUSMT uses XML (Extensible Markup Language) files to control the migration process

oThe default XML files supplied with the program enable it to migrate the most common user data sources

ohttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd560755(WS.10).aspx

Upgrading to W7oChecklist

oRun Upgrade Advisor

oCheck hardware compatibility

oSearch for updated drivers

oCheck application compatibility

oCheck disk space (At least 15 GB of disk space)

oEnsure computer functionality

oMake sure that Windows Vista is running properly on the computer before you begin the upgrade process

oPerform a full backup

oWindows Easy Transfer is one of the easiest option

oPurchase Windows 7 (Upgrade version)

Upgrading Windows 7

o3 ways to upgrade your Windows 7

oPurchase a retail version of a higher level Windows 7 edition

oPurchase a Windows 7 product upgrade package

oUse the Windows Anytime Upgrade tool included with Windows 7

Dual Boot Installation

oChecklist

oTwo disk partitions

oWindows does not support multiple OS on a single disk partition

oWindows 7 must be installed on a primary partition, not on a logical disk in an extended partition

oTwo full product licenses

oA full system backup

Assignment

oFill in the blank

oTrue/false

oCase Scenario

oCase 2-1