Windows 7 editions
Starter, Home basic, Home premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate
Which edition of Win 7 could join a domain?
Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate
Which edition of Win 7 should you choose if your organization has 100 users are in the domain?
Professional
Which edition of Win 7 should you choose if you have 500 users and you are located in 5 offices across the country?
Enterprise
Difference between enterprise and Ultimate edition?
There is no difference in terms of features between the Enterprise and Ultimate editions. Windows 7 Enterprise is available through Microsoft Software Assurance with Volume Licensing, and Windows 7 Ultimate is available through the retail channel
Minimum requirements for installing Win 7.
Processor
32-bit (x86): 1 gigahertz (GHz)
64-bit (x64): 1 gigahertz (GHz)
Memory (RAM)
32-bit (x86): 1 gigabyte (GB)
64-bit (x64): 2 gigabyte (GB)
Available hard disk space
32-bit (x86): 16 gigabyte (GB)
64-bit (x64): 20 gigabyte (GB)
The purpose of using Win 7 upgrade advisor.
To find out if your PC is ready for Windows 7, download the free Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. It scans your PC for potential issues with your hardware, devices, and installed programs, and recommends what to do before you upgrade
Advantages of using 64-bit edition of Win 7.
Limitations of using 64-bit edition of Win 7.
Does not support the 16-bit Windows on Windows environment
How 64-bit processor can improve performance?
The 64-bit processors can process more data per clock cycle, enabling you to scale your applications to run faster or support more users. To benefit from this improved processor capacity, you must install a 64-bit edition of the operating system
How 64-bit processor can enhance your memory?
A 64-bit operating system can address memory above 4GB. This is unlike all 32-bit operating systems, including all 32-bit editions of Windows 7, which are limited to 4 GB of addressable memory
What does “clean installation” and “upgrade installation” mean?
Clean Installation
Upgrade Installation
When do you perform a clean installation on Win 7?
2. The installed operating system does not support an upgrade to Windows 7(Windows XP and Windows Vista with no SP)
What are the methods of performing clean installation?
In what situation would you use each method of performing a clean installation?
What are the methods of upgrading Win XP/Vista to Win 7?
Win XP and Vista
Only clean install + Migration
Win Vista SP1 or SP2
In-place upgrade
Clean install + Migration
If you need to retain user settings, consider performing what method of installation?
An In-place upgrade or a clean installation followed by a migration
In which situation can you consider performing a in place upgrade?
2. You plan to deploy Windows 7 on only a few computers
What’s the most common method of deploying Win 7 in medium and large enterprise?
by performing a clean installation from an image, followed by migrating user settings and data
What are the tools for migrating user data and settings?
2. User State Migration Tool (USMT)
What can you transfer with WET?
What can’t you transfer with WET?
2. System files
What are the methods of transforming files and setting while you are using WET?
What’s the file system?
A kind of index containing the physical location of every piece of data on a hard drive