Transcript Windows 7 Test Prep Based on this book Ch 1 Install, Migrate, or Upgrade to Windows 7

Windows 7 Test Prep
Based on this book
Ch 1
Install, Migrate, or Upgrade to
Windows 7
Lesson 1: Installing Windows 7
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Windows 7 Editions
Windows 7 Hardware Requirements
Preparing the Windows 7 Installation Source
Installing Windows 7
Editions
• There are six different Windows 7 editions
– Starter
– Home Basic
– Home Premium
– Professional
– Enterprise
– Ultimate
Windows Versions
• Link TestPrep Ch 1a is wrong about Starter,
even though it is from Microsoft
• TestPrep Ch 1b is better
• Home Basic is for developing markets, not
the USA
Starter
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32-bit only, only 1 processor
Can't play DVDs
Can't create HomeGroups
No Location Sensors
No Windows Media Center
Can't join a domain
No Aero
No multiple monitors
Home Basic
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Only in emerging markets
32 & 64-bit versions, only 1 processor
Max. 4 GB RAM on 32-bit
Max. 8 GB RAM on 64-bit
No Aero or DVD playback
Can't join a domain
No EFS
Multicore Processors
• All 32-bit versions support up to 32 processor
cores
• All 64-bit versions support up to 256 processor
cores
Home Premium
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Only 1 processor
Max. RAM: 4 GB for 32-bit, 16 GB for 64-bit
Can burn & play DVDs
Can create HomeGroups
Can't join a domain
Cannot provide Remote Desktop service
No Win XP Mode
No Group Policy, EFS, or Offline Folders
Professional
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1 or 2 processors
Max. RAM: 4 GB for 32-bit, 192 GB for 64-bit
Aero
Can join a domain
Win XP Mode
No Language Packs
No BitLocker
Network backup
Group Policy, EFS, and Offline Folders
No BranchCache or DirectAccess
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1 or 2 processors
Max. RAM: 4 GB for 32-bit, 192 GB for 64-bit
Language Packs
BitLocker
BranchCache
Boot from VHD
DirectAccess
Hardware Requirements
• Starter: 512 MB RAM
• All others: 1 GB of RAM
– Some sources say 2 GB RAM for 64-bit versions
Installation Source
• DVD
• USB drive (>= 4 GB), FAT32, Active
• Network share (must boot target PCs to PE,
with USB or DVDs)
• Windows Deployment Service (WDS)
– Requires a Server 2008 domain
– Multicast
– Target PCs boot PXE or a Windows Discover Image
– Server has the install.wim file
Installing Win 7
• Standard Installation
• Unattended Installation
– Unattend.xml file on USB drive
• Can install Enterprise or Ultimate to VHD
• Booting from VHD is only possible if boot
loader is Win 7 or Server 2008 R2
Lesson 2: Upgrading to Windows 7
• Upgrading from Windows 7 Editions
• Upgrading from Windows Vista
• Migrating from Windows XP
Upgrade v. Migration
• Upgrade
– Vista SP1 -> Win 7 (equal or higher edition)
– Lower edition of Win 7 -> Higher Win 7 Edition
– Can roll back to Vista until first logon to Win 7
• Migration
– You cannot upgrade from x86 to 64-bit
– You cannot upgrade from Win XP to Win 7
– Those are wipe-and-load migration tasks instead
– Cannot be rolled back
Upgrade Media
• Use installation media
– DVD, USB, Network share
• Windows Anytime Upgrade
– No media needed
• Windows Upgrade Advisor
Migrating from Windows XP
• Side-by-side migration
– Move user data from one computer to another
– Or from one partition to another
• Wipe-and-load migration
– Export user data to an external storage device
– Clean install
– Import user data
Lesson 3: Managing User Profiles
• Migrating User Profile Data
• Windows Easy Transfer
• User State Migration Tool
Viewing Profiles
• Control Panel
• System
• Advanced
System Settings
• Settings button
in User Profiles
section
– Local v.
Roaming
Profiles
Windows Easy Transfer
• Transfers user data in three ways
– Easy Transfer Cable
– Network
– External hard disk or USB flash drive
• Start on the new computer, with Win 7
– Select "This is my new computer"
– It will offer to install Easy Transfer on the old
computer (you need the Win 7 version)
User State Migration Tool
• Command-line tool
• Part of WAIK (Windows Automated
Installation Kit)
• Can write data to removable USB storage or a
network share
– Does not support side-by-side migration
• Two steps
– Export profile data with ScanState
– Import data with LoadState
USMT Features
• USMT does capture
– User accounts, user files, OS settings, and
application settings
• Migrates ACLs
• USMT does not capture
– Mapped drives, local printers, device drivers,
passwords, shared folder permissions, or Internet
Connection Sharing settings
USMT and Downgrades
• USMT can move data
– Win XP -> Win 7
– Vista -> Win 7
– Win 7 -> Win 7
– Win 7 -> Vista
• USMT can not move data
– Win 7 -> Win XP
USMT's 4 XML Files
• MigApp.xml
• MigUser.xml
USMT's 4 XML Files
• MigApp.xml
– Rules about migrating application settings
– Favorites, fonts, Outlook Express email, mouse
and keyboard settings, wallpaper, etc.
– You must add custom XML files to migrate some
custom applications
USMT's 4 XML Files
• MigUser.xml
– Rules about user profiles and user data
– My Documents, My Music, Start Menu, Favorites,
Shared Documents, etc.
– Document files on all fixed volumes, including
.doc, .xls, .ppt, .rtf, etc.
USMT's 4 XML Files
• MigDocs.xml
– Information on the location of user documents
• Config.xml
– Used to exclude files from migration
– Create and modify config.xml with
• scanstate.exe /genconfig
Rerouting Files and Settings
• Sends files from a folder to a different folder
on the target machine
– Or select files by file type
– Or specify a specific file
• Create custom xml file
• Specify the custom file in command-line
parameters in scanstate and loadstate
Scanstate Command line
• Create an encrypted store named MyStore on
rhe server named Fileserver that uses the
encryption key Mykey:
– scanstate \\fileserver\migration\mystore
/i:migapp.xml /i:miguser.xml /o
/config:config.xml /encrypt /key:"mykey"
LoadState Command Line
• Install all applications first
– loadstate \\fileserver\migration\mystore
/i:migapp.xml /i:mig user.xml
/decrypt /key:"mykey"
3 Migration Store Types
• Uncompressed
– Duplicates files and folder
– Can be navigated with Windows Explorer
• Compressed
– Single image file, can be encrypted
– Cannot be navigated with Windows Explorer
• Hard Link
– Used only on wipe-and-load migration
– Maintains the original user data on the drive through
the wipe-and-load proess
Offline Migrations
– Boot to Windows PE with USMT
– Run Scanstate
– Can be done without Administrator access
– BitLocker must be suspended during this process
• You still need to run LoadState from within
Win 7 on the new computer