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Chapter 1 Review

every time the owner’s mother attempts to print from Microsoft Word. Which course of

action should you pursue?

3. Computer three has what appears to be random STOP errors. Unfortunately, the com-

puter restarts before you have time to read any of the information displayed in the STOP

error message. What steps could you take to ensure that you can see the text of the STOP

error message?

Suggested Practices

To help you successfully master the exam objectives presented in this chapter, complete the

following tasks.

Identify Hardware Requirements

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Practice 1: Evaluate existing hardware Evaluate five separate Windows XP computers

owned by you, your organization, or your friends to determine whether they would qual-

ify for the Windows Vista Premium Ready certification as outlined in Lesson 1, “Identi-

fying Hardware Requirements.”

■ Practice 2: Using the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Install and run the Windows

Vista Upgrade Advisor on three separate Windows XP computers owned by you, the

organization you work for, or your friends. Use the advisor to determine which edition

of Windows Vista would best suit each computer based on its current usage profile.

Perform a Clean Installation

Because the practice in this section will take a significant amount of time, only one is listed.

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Practice: Wipe and Redo Perform a second installation of Windows Vista Business. Do

this by deleting and then re-creating the partition and volume you created when install-

ing Windows Vista Business in Lesson 2, “Installing Windows Vista.”

Install and Configure Windows Vista Drivers

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Practice 1: Updating drivers using the Internet

Run Windows Update, and use the

optional updates to install any updated drivers.

■ Practice 2: Driver rollback Use the driver rollback feature to roll back any driver that you

updated in Practice 1 to its initial state. After you have rebooted, reinstall the driver by

right-clicking it in Device Manager and selecting Update.