Chapter 3. Installing and Upgrading Windows

Exam Objectives

  • Installing Windows

  • Upgrading Windows

  • Dual-booting Windows

Although installing an operating system (OS) has gotten easier over the last few years, it is still important to understand some of the issues surrounding installing and upgrading OSes.

This chapter gives you some background on the issues that surround the installation of Windows operating systems such as Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. In this chapter, I walk you through these installations step by step and discuss the different phases of the installation process.

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