REMOTE INSTALLATION RELIES ON DNS FOR LOCATING THE DIRECTORY SERVICE ANDCLIENT MACHINE ACCOUNTS

7.

Correct Answers: A, C, and E

A. Correct:

Remote installation relies on DNS for locating the directory service and

client machine accounts.

B. Incorrect:

RIS clients do not require a WINS server.

C. Correct:

RIS requires a DHCP server to be present and active on the network.

The remote boot–enabled client computers receive an Internet Protocol (IP)

address from the DHCP server before contacting RIS.

D. Incorrect:

RIS clients do not need to contact a Web server.

E. Correct:

RIS relies on Active Directory for locating existing client machines as

well as existing RIS servers.

F. Incorrect:

RIS clients do not require FTP.

Objective 1.3

Upgrade from a Previous Version of Windows to Windows XP Professional

Often, Windows XP Professional is needed on systems that already have a version of

Windows installed. The best way to minimize the impact on the applications running

on that system is to perform an in-place upgrade to Windows XP. In-place upgrades

can be performed on systems that have Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT

Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 6, or Windows 2000 Professional. Although this pro-

cess is much more complex than performing a clean installation, the Windows XP

setup procedures include many tools to make this process as painless as possible.

Systems running older Windows operating systems can also be upgraded, but not

directly. For example, Windows 95 cannot be upgraded to Windows XP Professional

simply by running Winnt32.exe; it must be upgraded to Windows 98 first. Similarly, a

computer with Windows NT 4.0 and Service Pack 5 or earlier installed must be

upgraded to Service Pack 6 before the Windows XP Professional setup routine can be

run successfully.

In addition to verifying that the system’s hardware resources meet the minimum

requirements of Microsoft, you also need to verify that all applications installed on the

system are compatible with Windows XP. To facilitate this process, Microsoft provides

the Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit, which is available online at http://

msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/appcomp.asp.

If you have ever replaced your personal desktop or laptop computer that you have

been using for months or years with a new one, you understand how challenging it can

be to copy all your data and user preferences over to the replacement system. Win-

dows XP Professional includes two methods for migrating users’ configuration settings

and data between systems. The Files And Settings Transfer Wizard (FSTW) is

intended for home users, small office users, and lightly managed users in an enterprise

environment. The User State Migration Tool (USMT) is a command-line tool created

for migrating large numbers of users in a corporate setting.