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Discuss the various methods of Installing Windows 7
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01/31/2013

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Term
What are the 4 main methods of Installing Windows 7?
Definition

-DVD-RAM

-USB Drive

-Copy to a Share

-Windows Deployment Services

Term

What is the most common installation source which is good for installing Windows on less than 5 machines?

 

Definition
DVD-ROM
Term
If downloading Windows to burn onto a DVD, what format does it come in?
Definition
ISO (International Standards Organization)
Term
Which installation method does not scale well, but allows you to update the installation files, add drivers, and is faster than a DVD?
Definition
USB Drive
Term
If using a USB Drive to install Windows, what is the minimum amount of space needed on the disk?
Definition
4GB
Term
What command would you use to format a USB Disk?
Definition
diskpart
Term
What command will list all the disks available in diskpart?
Definition
list disk
Term
What command do you use in diskpart to select a disk?
Definition
Select disk [disk number]
Term
What command in diskpart do you run to clean (erase) a disk?
Definition
clean
Term
What command do you run in diskpart to create a primary partition on the disk?
Definition
create partition primary
Term
What command do you run in diskpart to format a drive quickly in fat32 format?
Definition
format fs=fat32 quick
Term
What command do you run in diskpart to make the partition active?
Definition
active
Term
What are the steps to formatting a USB Drive in diskpart?
Definition
  1. Run diskpart from an elevated command prompt
  2. Run the list disk command
  3. Select the appropriate disk
  4. Clean the disk
  5. Create a primary partition on the disk
  6. Format the disk
  7. Make the partition active

 

Term
What software is a basic form of Windows used for diagnostic and installation purposes?
Definition
WindowsPE (Preinstallation Environment)
Term
What is a method of installation that does not scale very well, but holds the install files in a network location?
Definition
Running the install from a share
Term
What is a highly scalable method of installation that is great to use to deploy a large number of machines?
Definition
Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
Term
What are the requirements required in order to utilize WDS?
Definition
  • PXE supported network card on the clients
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Active Directory
  • A Network
Term
What are the steps to create a WindowsPE installation disk?
Definition
  1. Download Windows AIK
  2. Launch the deployment tools command prompt
  3. run the copype command
  4. Copy the winpe.wim file to the \ISO\sources\ folder with the name boot.wim
  5. Create the ISO using oscdimg with the -n and -b switches
  6. Burn the ISO to disk
Term
What does the "copype" command do from the Deployment Tools command prompt?
Definition
It creates a directory with all the files needed to build a winpe ISO file.
Term
What file do you rename and copy to the \ISO\sources\ directory?
Definition
The winpe.wim file.  It should be renamed to boot.wim
Term
What do you rename the winpe.wim file to?
Definition
boot.wim
Term
What command do you run to create an ISO file?
Definition
oscdimg  (using the -n and -b switches)
Term
Where can you find WDS?
Definition
On the Windows Server under Windows Deployment Services.
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