Windows 7 Test Prep

Based on this book

Ch 1

Install, Migrate, or Upgrade to Windows 7

Lesson 1: Installing Windows 7

• Windows 7 Editions • Windows 7 Hardware Requirements • Preparing the Windows 7 Installation Source • Installing Windows 7

Editions

• There are six different Windows 7 editions– Starter– Home Basic– Home Premium – Professional – Enterprise– Ultimate

Windows Versions

• Link TestPrep Ch 1a is wrong about Starter, even though it is from Microsoft

• TestPrep Ch 1b is better

• Home Basic is for developing markets, not the USA

Starter

• 32-bit only, only 1 processor• Can't play DVDs• Can't create HomeGroups• No Location Sensors• No Windows Media Center• Can't join a domain• No Aero• No multiple monitors

Home Basic

• Only in emerging markets• 32 & 64-bit versions, only 1 processor• Max. 4 GB RAM on 32-bit• Max. 8 GB RAM on 64-bit• No Aero or DVD playback• Can't join a domain• No EFS

Multicore Processors

• All 32-bit versions support up to 32 processor cores

• All 64-bit versions support up to 256 processor cores

Home Premium

• Only 1 processor• Max. RAM: 4 GB for 32-bit, 16 GB for 64-bit • Can burn & play DVDs• Can create HomeGroups• Can't join a domain• Cannot provide Remote Desktop service• No Win XP Mode• No Group Policy, EFS, or Offline Folders

Professional• 1 or 2 processors• Max. RAM: 4 GB for 32-bit, 192 GB for 64-bit• Aero• Can join a domain• Win XP Mode• No Language Packs• No BitLocker• Network backup• Group Policy, EFS, and Offline Folders• No BranchCache or DirectAccess

Enterprise/Ultimate

• 1 or 2 processors• Max. RAM: 4 GB for 32-bit, 192 GB for 64-bit• Language Packs• BitLocker• BranchCache• Boot from VHD• DirectAccess

Hardware Requirements

• Starter: 512 MB RAM• All others: 1 GB of RAM– Some sources say 2 GB RAM for 64-bit versions

Installation Source

• DVD• USB drive (>= 4 GB), FAT32, Active• Network share (must boot target PCs to PE,

with USB or DVDs)• Windows Deployment Service (WDS)– Requires a Server 2008 domain– Multicast– Target PCs boot PXE or a Windows Discover Image– Server has the install.wim file

Installing Win 7

• Standard Installation• Unattended Installation– Unattend.xml file on USB drive

• Can install Enterprise or Ultimate to VHD• Booting from VHD is only possible if boot

loader is Win 7 or Server 2008 R2

Lesson 2: Upgrading to Windows 7

• Upgrading from Windows 7 Editions • Upgrading from Windows Vista • Migrating from Windows XP

Upgrade v. Migration

• Upgrade– Vista SP1 -> Win 7 (equal or higher edition)– Lower edition of Win 7 -> Higher Win 7 Edition– Can roll back to Vista until first logon to Win 7

• Migration– You cannot upgrade from x86 to 64-bit– You cannot upgrade from Win XP to Win 7– Those are wipe-and-load migration tasks instead– Cannot be rolled back

Upgrade Media

• Use installation media– DVD, USB, Network share

• Windows Anytime Upgrade– No media needed

• Windows Upgrade Advisor

Migrating from Windows XP

• Side-by-side migration– Move user data from one computer to another– Or from one partition to another

• Wipe-and-load migration– Export user data to an external storage device– Clean install– Import user data

Lesson 3: Managing User Profiles

• Migrating User Profile Data • Windows Easy Transfer• User State Migration Tool

Viewing Profiles

• Control Panel• System• Advanced

System Settings• Settings button

in User Profiles section– Local v.

Roaming Profiles

Windows Easy Transfer

• Transfers user data in three ways– Easy Transfer Cable– Network– External hard disk or USB flash drive

• Start on the new computer, with Win 7– Select "This is my new computer"– It will offer to install Easy Transfer on the old

computer (you need the Win 7 version)

User State Migration Tool

• Command-line tool• Part of WAIK (Windows Automated

Installation Kit)• Can write data to removable USB storage or a

network share– Does not support side-by-side migration

• Two steps– Export profile data with ScanState– Import data with LoadState

USMT Features

• USMT does capture– User accounts, user files, OS settings, and

application settings• Migrates ACLs

• USMT does not capture– Mapped drives, local printers, device drivers,

passwords, shared folder permissions, or Internet Connection Sharing settings

USMT and Downgrades

• USMT can move data– Win XP -> Win 7– Vista -> Win 7– Win 7 -> Win 7– Win 7 -> Vista

• USMT can not move data– Win 7 -> Win XP

USMT's 4 XML Files

• MigApp.xml• MigUser.xml

USMT's 4 XML Files

• MigApp.xml– Rules about migrating application settings– Favorites, fonts, Outlook Express email, mouse

and keyboard settings, wallpaper, etc.– You must add custom XML files to migrate some

custom applications

USMT's 4 XML Files

• MigUser.xml– Rules about user profiles and user data– My Documents, My Music, Start Menu, Favorites,

Shared Documents, etc.– Document files on all fixed volumes,

including .doc, .xls, .ppt, .rtf, etc.

USMT's 4 XML Files

• MigDocs.xml– Information on the location of user documents

• Config.xml– Used to exclude files from migration– Create and modify config.xml with• scanstate.exe /genconfig

Rerouting Files and Settings

• Sends files from a folder to a different folder on the target machine– Or select files by file type– Or specify a specific file

• Create custom xml file• Specify the custom file in command-line

parameters in scanstate and loadstate

Scanstate Command line

• Create an encrypted store named MyStore on rhe server named Fileserver that uses the encryption key Mykey: – scanstate \\fileserver\migration\mystore

/i:migapp.xml /i:miguser.xml /o /config:config.xml /encrypt /key:"mykey"

LoadState Command Line

• Install all applications first– loadstate \\fileserver\migration\mystore

/i:migapp.xml /i:mig user.xml /decrypt /key:"mykey"

3 Migration Store Types

• Uncompressed– Duplicates files and folder– Can be navigated with Windows Explorer

• Compressed– Single image file, can be encrypted– Cannot be navigated with Windows Explorer

• Hard Link– Used only on wipe-and-load migration– Maintains the original user data on the drive through

the wipe-and-load proess

Offline Migrations

– Boot to Windows PE with USMT– Run Scanstate– Can be done without Administrator access– BitLocker must be suspended during this process

• You still need to run LoadState from within Win 7 on the new computer