7.9. Summary
In this chapter, you learned the different methods of installing and upgrading Windows Vista, XP, and 2000. For each type of OS installation, you learned the installation prerequisites and how to install that OS.
You also learned the methods used to upgrade from one OS to another. We looked at the steps necessary to upgrade as well as how an upgrade differs from a standard installation.
We discussed methods used to optimize system performance on the various Windows platforms. For the most part, Windows manages virtual memory on its own, but sometimes you can tweak performance by increasing the size of the page file.
Finally, we discussed the Windows boot sequence along with many of the boot options. Some of the recovery options ...
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