Windows 7 Test Prep

Based on this book

Ch 1 Install, Migrate, or Upgrade to Windows 7

Lesson 1: Installing Windows 7 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 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 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 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 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

Enterprise/Ultimate 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 , 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