Microsoft Exam 70-270 Windows Xp Installation Tutorial

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1. John is planning to upgrade his existing Win98 system to
Windows XP Professional. He is not too sure if his

system can be upgraded smoothly. He does not know the components used in this computer. To spare himself unnecessary headaches, what should he do?
*A. Run the command \i386\winnt32 -checkupgradeonly
B. Run the command \i386\winnt -checkupgrade
C. Contact Microsoft for a customized HCL
D. Run the command \i386\winnt32 -upgrade
E. No Answer is Correct

Explanation: You may run the Windows XP Upgrade Advisor before installing Windows XP on a system on which a previous version of Windows is already installed.

You can start this directly from the menu that appears when you insert the Windows XP CD or when running the command: d:\i386\winnt32 -checkupgradeonly at

any command prompt. This will replace D with the correct drive letter.
2. John is planning to upgrade his existing Win98 system to WinXP. He wants to sure that after the upgrade there is NO need for him to additionally install a

series of updates. ...
... What should he do?
A. Download the service packs and include them in the same CD, under \sp
*B. Make sure an Internet connection is ready
*C. Request the installation utility to retrieve dynamic updates
D. Download the service packs and include them in a separate CD, under \i386
E. No Answer is Correct

Explanation: When upgrading over an existing Windows version
MCSA Certification, Setup checks for dynamic updates.

Dynamic updates include service packs, updated drivers for hardware detected on your system, and upgrade packs for programs you are currently running. This

requires Internet connection to work though.

3. John is planning to upgrade his existing Win98 system to WinXP. He is not too sure if his system can be upgraded smoothly. His system has a 166MHZ

processor, 128M RAM, 1.GB hard disk and a 4M SVGA adaptor. For a successful upgrade, he will have to replace or strengthen which hardware components?
A. RAM
B. Nothing has to be replaced
*C. Processor
D. Display Adaptor
*E. Hard disk

Explanation: You must check to confirm that your hardware satisfies the system requirements. Microsoft says the bare minimum configuration includes a 233 MHz

processor; 64 MB of RAM; 1.5 GB of spare disk space; and a video adapter capable of Super VGA (800x600) resolution. The recommended configuration is at least

a 300 MHz CPU free CompTIA exam papers with 128 MB of RAM.