Chapter 8. Installing and Upgrading Windows

This chapter covers the following A+ exam topics:

Installing and Upgrading to Windows 7

Installing and Upgrading to Windows Vista

Installing and Upgrading to Windows XP

You can find a master list of A+ exam topics in the “Introduction.”

This chapter covers CompTIA A+ 220-802 objectives 1.1 and 1.2.

Now that we have discussed the “guts” of desktop and laptop computers, it’s time to talk about installing operating systems. Over the next four chapters the focus will be on Windows 7 and Windows Vista, but Windows XP is also briefly discussed.

For the CompTIA A+ 220-802 exam, you need to know how to:

• Install Windows 7, Vista, and XP

• Upgrade to Windows 7 and Vista

• Troubleshoot Windows 7/Vista/XP ...

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