Troubleshooting Your Installation

All versions of Windows covered on the A+ Certification Operating System Exam have troubleshooting tools you can use to determine why an installation isn't working properly. The following sections discuss how to use these tools and methods.

General Installation Troubleshooting

Two of the major problems that can prevent you from completing an installation include

  • Hardware conflicts— Change the hardware resource settings on legacy (non-PnP) hardware to values that don't interfere with PnP devices, or remove them for reinstallation later.

  • Not enough disk space— To ensure that you can complete the installation, make sure the partition you will use for installing Windows has at least the recommended minimum free ...

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