LO2: Operate Advanced Operating System Features

Table of Contents

1. LO2: Operate Advanced Operating System Features
2. PC Operating Systems
3. Upgrading an Operating System
   1. Upgrading to Windows XP
   2. Installation Types
   3. Installation Methods
   4. Upgrading Steps
   5. Minimum Requirements
   6. Recommended Requirements
   7. XP Upgrade Compatibility
4. Command Line Interface Functions and OS Utilities
5. Windows Utilities
6. Troubleshooting and Preventative Maintenance
7. Operating System Components
8. Fault Finding
9. Common Problems and Solutions
10. Summary

Upgrading Steps

Upgrading Windows follows the similar steps to the installation of Windows XP:

1. System check: Setup.exe verifies that the minimum hardware requirements are met and that antivirus software is not running, and it runs ScanDisk to check the integrity of the hard drive.

2. Information collection: Windows collects the information that it needs to complete the installation. The information may come from the user, a script or an existing version that is being updated. This information includes the type of installation (typical, compact, portable or custom), the user's name, the PC's name, and more.

3. Copying files: The Windows files are copied to the hard drive.

4. System restart: The PC is restarted into Windows. The operating system then makes its modifications to the system files (win.ini, system.ini, and the registry) and adjusts the config.sys and autoexec.bat files, if present.

5. Hardware setup: Windows searches for any Plug and Play and legacy devices on the system and configures them. You will need to have any third party drivers available on CD. The system is restarted once again after this step.

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