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Lesson 2: Installing Windows Vista
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It is possible to change which operating system you want to boot by default
in the System
Properties dialog box. To configure which operating system to boot by
default, perform the fol-
lowing steps.
1. Click Start.
2. Right-click Computer, and then click Properties. This opens the View
Basic Information
About Your Computer window.
NOTE
Alternative methods
It is also possible to get to this window by opening System in Control
Panel. You will find that
there are many ways to access important Windows Vista tools. There is no
right way to do it;
just find what works for you.
3. On the Tasks pane, click Advanced System Settings.
4. In the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.
5. In the Advanced tab of System Properties, click the Settings button in
the Startup And
Recovery area.
6. Use the Default Operating System drop-down list, shown in Figure 1-12, to
select the
default operating system for Windows startup.
Figure 1-12
Configuring the default startup operating system
Practice: Installing Windows Vista Business
Select Practice 1 or 2, depending on whether you want to install Windows
Vista on a computer
with or without an existing operating system. If you have a fresh computer
or are installing on
a virtual machine, you should select Practice 1. If you want to configure
Windows Vista in a
dual boot configuration with Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows Server
2003, do Prac-
tice 2. Practice 2 assumes that you have a fresh unpartitioned hard disk
drive available.
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