YOU ARE AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR A CORPORATE NETWORK SUPPORTING 40 USER...

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You are an administrator for a corporate network supporting 40 users. Your CEO

recently learned about the many benefits that Windows XP Professional offers over the

Windows 98 operating system that is currently installed on her laptop computer. You

have been assigned the task of upgrading the CEO’s laptop to Windows XP. It is critical

that the computer be returned when the CEO returns from a business trip the following

day; and all data, applications, and settings must be available.

Which is the best upgrade strategy? Choose the best answer.

A.

Perform a full system backup, scan for viruses, and uncompress any compressed

drives. Document the user preferences and applications installed on the system.

Run the Windows XP Professional setup procedure and repartition all drives with

NTFS. After Setup has completed, restore the backup over the new installation.

After Setup has completed, verify the functionality of all hardware and applications.

B.

Perform a full system backup, scan for viruses, and uncompress any compressed

drives. Run the standard Windows XP Professional setup procedure and perform

an in-place upgrade. After Setup has completed, verify the functionality of all

hardware and applications. If Windows XP was unable to install drivers for some

hardware components, download and install the updated drivers. If any of the

applications do not function correctly, download and apply patches from the soft-

ware vendors.

C.

Perform a full system backup, scan for viruses, and uncompress any compressed

drives. Generate a compatibility report by running the Winnt32.exe /checkup-

gradeonly command. Download any drivers that the compatibility report indicates

are not provided by Windows XP, and patch any applications that have not been

certified. Run the standard Windows XP Professional setup procedure and per-

form an in-place upgrade, providing updated drivers as prompted. After Setup has

completed, verify the functionality of all hardware and applications.

D.

Perform a full system backup, scan for viruses, and uncompress any compressed

form a new install with a different system directory (that is, C:\WinXP\), providing

updated drivers as prompted. After Setup has completed, verify the functionality

of all hardware and applications. After the system is functioning correctly, delete

the directory containing Windows 98.