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Introduction

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To complete the practice in Lesson 1, “Upgrading and Migrating to Windows Vista,” of

Chapter 2, you should have access to a Windows XP computer with Service Pack 2

installed. The optional practice involves performing an upgrade of a Windows XP

computer, but you should attempt this only under the circumstances outlined in the

practice.

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The practices in Chapter 7, “Configuring Network Connectivity,” require a wireless

router or wireless fidelity interface card.

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The practice in Lesson 3, “Configuring Windows Meeting Space,” of Chapter 9 requires

a second computer with Windows Vista installed.

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Practices 1 and 2 in Lesson 1, “Configuring and Troubleshooting Media Applications,”

of Chapter 10 require access to a TV tuner card or universal serial bus (USB) device.

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The practice in Lesson 1, “Troubleshooting Performance Issues,” of Chapter 11, requires

a USB2 flash memory pen drive that supports ReadyBoost (almost all modern devices

do) and a second flash drive that does not support ReadyBoost (less than 256 MB free).

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The practices in Chapter 13, “Configuring Mobile Devices,” require Windows Vista run-

ning on a mobile PC. You also need a second computer on your network that is acting as

a network server (it does not need to be running Windows Vista).

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The practices in Lesson 1, “Configuring TabletPC,” of Chapter 14 require access to a Tab-

let PC that has Windows Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate installed.

Software Requirements

The following software is required to complete the practice exercises:

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Windows Vista Ultimate edition

Using the CD

The companion CD included with this training kit contains the following:

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Practice tests You can reinforce your understanding of how to configure Windows

Vista by using electronic practice tests you customize to meet your needs from the pool

of Lesson Review questions in this book. Or you can practice for the 70-620 certification

exam by using tests created from a pool of 300 realistic exam questions, which give you

many practice exams to ensure that you are prepared.

■ An eBook An electronic version of this book (eBook) is included for when you do not

want to carry the printed book with you. The eBook is in Portable Document Format

(PDF), and you can view it by using Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader.