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Chapter 1
Installing Windows Vista Client
Exam 70-620, “Configuring Windows Vista Client,” is aimed at information
technology (IT)
professionals who will be installing and supporting the Windows Vista client
operating sys-
tem. The first thing you should recognize is that the installation process
is a critical task in a
computer’s life cycle. How you configure a Windows Vista client computer has
significant ram-
ifications for how it is used throughout its lifetime. Today, with more
reliable hardware and
software, few people will need to have their operating system reinstalled
from scratch. It is
likely that the configuration decisions you make during the installation of
Windows Vista will
remain in effect until the computer on which you install it is retired from
service.
As an IT pro, you are responsible for making configuration decisions for
people who have
placed their trust in you. These people might be customers, work colleagues,
family members,
or friends. These people have given you this responsibility because they
lack your expertise
and training. They need you to decide whether their current hardware is
capable of running
Windows Vista. Do you recommend that they upgrade components? Should they
purchase a
new computer entirely? Will they be best served by dual booting, or should
they upgrade from
Windows XP to Windows Vista? Which edition of Windows Vista will best suit
their needs?
What sort of post-installation configuration of device drivers will be
necessary? This chapter
will help you address all of these questions and will start you on your
journey to better under-
standing the Windows Vista operating system.
Exam objectives in this chapter:
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Identify hardware requirements.
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Perform a clean installation.
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Install and configure Windows Vista drivers.
Lessons in this chapter:
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Lesson 1: Identifying Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Lesson 2: Installing Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Lesson 3: Installing, Updating, and Troubleshooting Windows
Vista Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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