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Chapter 1

Installing Windows Vista Client

Practice 1: Installing Windows Vista Business on a Computer Without an Operating

System

In this practice, you will install Windows Vista Business on a computer that meets the mini-

mum hardware requirements outlined in Lesson 1, “Identifying Hardware Requirements.” In

Chapter 2, you will upgrade Windows Vista Business to Windows Vista Ultimate edition. If you

want to install Windows Vista to dual boot, you should do Practice 2 rather than Practice 1.

NOTE

Windows Vista Virtual Server Settings

If you are using Virtual Server 2005 R2, you should ensure that Virtual Server 2005 R2 is upgraded

to SP1. If configuring Windows Vista as a virtual machine, allocate a minimum of 512 MB of RAM to

the virtual machine, although 1024 is better. Allocate 25 GB of disk space to the virtual hard disk

drive and ensure that Undo Disks are enabled.

1. Ensure that the Windows Vista installation DVD is in the DVD-ROM drive and turn on

the computer.

2. The Windows Vista installation routine should start automatically, and after several

moments you should see the language options screen. Set the options appropriate to

your language, currency, and keyboard layout, and click Next.

3. On the Install Windows page, click Install Now. This begins the installation process.

4. The next screen is the WPA page. On this page, clear the Automatically Activate Windows

When I’m Online check box. You will perform WPA during a practice in Chapter 3,

“Troubleshooting Post-Installation System Settings.” Click Next.

5. On the Do You Want To Enter Your Product Key Now page, click No.

6. In the Select The Edition Of Windows That You Purchased dialog box, click Windows

Vista Business, and then select the I Have Selected The Edition Of Windows That I Pur-

chased check box.

7. Click Next. On the next page, review the Windows Vista license terms, and then select

the I Accept The License Terms check box. Click Next.

8. Because you are installing on a clean system, the Upgrade option is disabled. Click

Custom.

9. On the Where Do You Want To Install Windows page, ensure that the disk that you want

to install Windows on is selected. Click Drive Options (Advanced).

10. Click New to create a new partition on the allocated space. By default, a new partition is

allocated all remaining space on the disk. Click Apply. This creates a new partition.

11. Click Format to create a volume on the newly created partition. A warning, shown in Fig-

ure 1-13, informs you that all data stored on the partition will be deleted. Because the

partition is newly created, there is no data to lose.