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Dynamic Update is also enabled by default during unattended installations. You will

learn more about unattended installations in Chapter 3, “Deploying Windows XP Pro-

fessional.”

Important Setup does not use Dynamic Update to download any updates that are not

already included on the installation CD, so even if you use Dynamic Update, you should still

use the Windows Update site or the Windows Automatic Updates feature to obtain critical

updates following installation. You will learn more about updating Windows in Lesson 6,

“Activating and Updating Windows XP Professional.”

Practice: Installing Windows XP Professional

In this practice, you install Windows XP Professional. In Exercise 1, you will install

Windows XP Professional from a CD-ROM onto a computer that contains no partitions

or operating systems by booting the computer using the CD-ROM. If your computer

does not boot from a CD-ROM or if there is already an operating system loaded on

your computer, go to Exercise 2 to install Windows XP Professional from a CD-ROM

without having to boot from the Windows XP Professional installation CD-ROM.