TestOut Flashcards - 10.4 Post Installation

You have a computer that runs Windows XP Professional. You want to upgrade your computer to Windows 7 Professional. You want to maintain as much of the application, user profile, and user data as possible. You want to perform the upgrade with the least amount of effort possible. What should you do? A. Perform an in-place upgrade installation of Windows 7 to the existing hard drive. Boot into Windows 7 and run Scanstate, then run Loadstate. B. Run Scanstate in Windows XP. perform a clean (custom) installation of Windows 7 to the existing hard drive. Boot into Windows 7 and re-install all applications. Run Loadstate. C. Run Scanstate in Windows XP. Perform a clean (custom) installation or Windows 7 to the existing hard drive. Boot into Windows 7 and run Loadstate. D. Perform an in-place upgrade installation of Windows 7 to the existing hard drive.

B. Run Scanstate in Windows XP. perform a clean (custom) installation of Windows 7 to the existing hard drive. Boot into Windows 7 and re-install all applications. Run Loadstate. Explanation: Before performing the installation, run Scanstate to save settings trom your existing Windows installation. When moving from Windows XP to Windows 7, you must perform a clean (custom) installation; you cannot perform an in-place upgrade. Following the installation, you will need to re-install all applications. Atter you have re-installed all applications, run Loadstate to load your previous settings to the new installation.

You want to upgrade your Windows Vista computer to Windows 7 Home Premium. You want to keep your personal settings intact and complete the upgrade as quickly as possible. You purchase an upgrade version of Windows and perform an in-place upgrade. What should you do next? A. Make sure that all applications run correctly. B. Run the Windows Easy Transfer wizard. C. Reinstall all applications. D. Restore user data files from a backup

A. Make sure that all applications run correctly. Explanation: When you perform an in-place upgrade, user data and installed applications are preserved following the upgrade. You should make sure that necessary applications still run, but you do not need to reinstall applications or copy user settings.

You have just purchased a new computer that runs Windows 7. You would like to transfer all of the applications and user data from your old computer running Windows XP to the new computer. How can you do this with the least amount of effort? A. Run Windows Easy Transfer on the old computer and the new computer. Reinstall any applications. B. Use a null modem cable to connect the two computers. Manually copy application and data directories to the new computer. C. Move the hard disk from the old computer to the new computer. Reinstall Windows 7, using the hard disk from the old computer. D. Remove the hard disk from the old computer and install it into the new computer. Add shortcuts to your old applications.

A. Run Windows Easy Transfer on the old computer and the new computer. Reinstall any applications. Explanation: Use the Windows Easy Transfer wizard to transfer data and settings between the two computers. You will then need to reinstall any applications on the new computer. The wizard transfers files related to the applications, but applications must be installed Within each instance Windows. Moving the hard disk or the necessary files will transfer the data, but will not reinstall the applications. Even installing Windows onto the old hard disk will not keep installed applications.

You install Windows 7 on your new computer. After installation, you install several devices, loading drivers from their installation discs. When you reboot the computer, an error message displays informing you that an operating system can't be found. What should you do? A. Use the CMOS to change the disk boot order. B. Check the connections on the DVD drive. C. Reinstall the DVD driver. D. Reformat the hard disk.

A. Use the CMOS to change the disk boot order. Explanation: Some computers display an error message during startup when a bootable optical disc is not in the drive. This only occurs when the optical drive is set as the primary boot device. You should use the CMOS to set the hard disk as the first boot device.

You have two computers: Computer A is running Windows XP Professional and Computer B is running Windows 7 Professional. You need to transfer user profiles and data files from Computer A to Computer B. What should you do? (Select two. Each answer is a complete solution.) A. Run File Settings and Transfer Wizard B. Run Windows Easy Transfer C. Run USMT D. Run the upgrade Advisor

B. Run Windows Easy Transfer & C. Run USMT Explanation: Within Windows 7, there are two migration tools to transfer user profiles and data: • Windows Easy Transfer (WET) is for user data migration in small environments or for a single computer. • User State Migration Tool (USMT) is an tool designed for larger environments or many computers. Windows XP uses the File and Settings Transfer Wizard to transfer user profiles and data. It is not available in Windows 7. Use the Upgrade Advisor tool to determine your computer's hardware readiness for Windows 7.

You manage all of the computers at your company. You have over 100 desktop computers, all running Windows XP. You have purchased new computers that have Windows 7 pre-installed. You want to move user data and desktop settings from the old computers to the new computers. Which tool should you use? A. File Settings and Transfer Wizard B. User State Migration Tool C. Windows Easy Transfer D. Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

B. User State Migration Tool Explanation: Use the User State Migration Tool (USMT) for large-scale migrations, to migrate data to multiple computers, or to have greater control over the migration. use the Windows Easy Transfer Wizard to migrate settings to a single computer (it is not suited for large-scale deployments). Windows XP uses the File and Settings Transfer Wizard to transfer user profiles and data. It is not available in Windows 7. Use the upgrade Advisor tool to determine your computer's hardware readiness for Windows 7.

You are the network administrator for a small company. You purchase eight copies of Windows 7 at a local retail outlet. You install Windows successfully on eight computers in the office. A month later you start receiving calls from those who have used those copies of Windows saying that they are no longer able to log on to their computers. What should you do? A. Instruct the employees to perform a startup repair from the Boot Options menu. B. Instruct the employees to boot into Safe Mode and choose Normal. C. Instruct the employees to activate their Windows installation. D. Instruct the employees to disable the BIOS anti-virus software.

C. Instruct the employees to activate their Windows installation. Explanation: You have a 30-day grace period in which to activate your Windows product installation. If the grace period expires and you have not completed activation, all features of Windows except the product activation feature will stop working. All customers who purchase retail packaged products or a new computer from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) have to activate the product. However, product activation is not required for licenses that customers acquire through one of Microsoft's volume licensing programs, such as Open License or Select License.

You are the desktop administrator for your company. Heather is a sales representative that travels quite frequently with her laptop. During one of her visits to the main office, she asks you to upgrade her computer to Windows 7. You perform the upgrade to Windows 7 and return the laptop to Heather. A month later, while sitting in an airport, Heather boots her laptop to get ready for her latest sales presentation. However, she is unable to use Windows. She calls you and admits that she never activated the operating system as instructed. She cannot connect to the an Internet connection in the airport and her laptop does not have a modem. You need to ensure that Heather can boot up her laptop and give her presentation on time. What should you do? A. Instruct Heather to insert the Windows 7 DVD and reactivate the trial-period for another thirty days. B. Instruct Heather to re-install Windows 7 to another partition. C. Instruct Heather to boot to Safe mode and log on as Administrator using a grace login. D. Instruct Heather to call Microsoft and activate the operating system over the phone.

D. Instruct Heather to call Microsoft and activate the operating system over the phone. Explanation: Heather will need to call the toll-free number to manually register her software. She could register through the Internet, but a connection is not available in this scenario. An installation to another partition might also work, although another partition might not exist and resizing a system partition takes a fairly high degree of technical expertise. Also, if she were to install to another partition, she would need to reinstall all her applications She would also need to make sure she does not break the license agreement by installing another copy of Windows 7.