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| Which is the least expensive version of windows vista that can use the Aero User Interface. |
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| Which three editions of vista allow you to join a domain on a network |
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| Buisiness, enterprise, ultimate |
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| Are there any editions of vista that do not include the network and sharing center? |
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| Which ediiton of windows XP supports 64bit applications? |
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| Which was the first windows OS to come with internet explorer embedded in the OS? |
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| What is the maximum amount of ram that 32 bit Vista Ultimate can address? |
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| What is the maximum amount of RAM that 64 bit home premium can address? |
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| Can you perform an Upgrade Installation of Windows XP Professional to Windows Vista Home Premium? |
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| No, it must be a clean install. |
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| Can you use the upgrade DVD of windows vista home premium to perform a clean install on a PC that already has Windows XP professional installed? |
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| What is the minimum amount of ram needed to install windows vista? |
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| How much space on the hard drive does it take to install windows vista. |
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| If you are trying to set up a dual boot between windows XP and windows vista, which os do you install first? |
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| How do you start the process to reinstall and OS on a laptop computer using the backup files stored on a recovery partition? |
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| Press the magic key at startup before the OS is loaded |
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| What are examples of two applications that can create virtual machines? |
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| If you suspect a PC is infected with a virus, why is it not a good idea to perform an upgrade installation of windows instead of a clean install. |
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| If the virus has messed up your OS, the install may be screwed up. |
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| Explain the difference between the windows boot partition and the system partition |
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| The boot partition contains the OS. The system partition contains the boot record. |
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| What is the minimum number of partitions required in a system to set up a dual boot with windows XP and windows vista? |
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| What is the name of the domain controller database used by windows server 2008? |
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| What are the two commands used by the user state management tool? |
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| Can you install vista as an upgrade to windows XP if you boot the system using the vista DVD? |
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| What file system does Vista use for the windows volume? |
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| using vista, what type of command prompt window is needed to run the Chkdsk command? |
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| elevated command prompt window |
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| what is the path to the startup folder for each user in windows vista? for all users? |
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C/users/username/appdata/roaming/microsoft/windows/startmenu/programs/startup
For all users its C/progrgamdata/microsoft/windows/startumenu/program/startup |
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| What is the normal path of the windows paging file used for system memory? |
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| pagefile.sys is a hidden file in the root of the C drive |
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| What is the program filename of the Windows XP backup utility? |
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| What vista utility creates restore points? |
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| computer properties/ system properties/system protection |
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| how can you delete all restore points |
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| use the restore point managers |
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| List four ways to start task manager: |
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| Ctrl-Alt-Delete, Right click a blank area on the taskbar, Ctrl-Shft-Esc, Enter tskmgr.exe in vista start box or xp run box. |
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| If a program is not responding, how can you stop it? |
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| If a program is using too much of system resources and bogging down other applications, what can you do to fix the problem? |
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| How can you get a list of users currently logged onto the computer? |
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| Users tab in task manager |
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| What is the program filename and extension of the system configuration utility? |
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| What tool in windows vista , used to temporarily disable a startup program, is not available in windows XP? |
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| if a nonessential service is slowing down startup, how can you disable it? |
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| What should be the startup type of a service that should not load at startup but might be used after startup? |
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| What is the file extension of a console that is managed by the microsoft management console? |
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| What are the program filename and extensions of the microsoft management console? |
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| what log in event viewer would you use to find out about attempted logins to a computer? |
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| Which log in event viewer would you use to if you suspect a problem with the hard drive? |
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| What is the program filename and extension of the reliability and performance monitor? |
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| what are the registry keys and what do they do? |
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HKLM is most omportant key and contains hardrive.software, and security data.
HKCC contains plug and play infor about the hardware config that is used at setup.
HKCR stores information that determines which application is opened when the user double clicks a file.
HKU contains data about all users and is take from the default hive.
HKCU contains data about the current user. |
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| What is the Vista Experience index? |
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| Gives high level measurement of the overall performance of a system and lists any performance alerts. |
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| What tool in XP do you use to back up the system state? |
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| What is the vista tool that can give you a quick report of the overall performance of the system? |
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| If you disable the indexer used for windows search, will windows search still work? |
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| What three indicators in task manager can be used to find if a program has a memory leak?. |
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| Memory private working set, threads, handles. If any of these values increase over time for a program, suspect a leak. |
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| Why is it best not do disable the UAC box? |
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| Can protect your system from users making unauthorized changes and malware installing itself without your knowledge. |
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| What key do you press at startup to load the system in safe mode? |
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| if performance improves in safe mode, what can you conclude? |
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| nonessential program or service is causing problem. |
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| if performance does not improve in safemode what can you conclude? |
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| problem is a hardware device, critical driver, or windows component. |
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| Blue screen errors happen when which type of processes encounter an error? |
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| Which vista tool keeps a record of STOP errors and allows you to view a history of these errors? |
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| When you allow Windows XP error reporting to report to microsoft of an error, what does microsoft give in return? |
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| Displays information about error and possible solutions. |
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| what is the command to use vista memory diagnostics tool? |
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| what method can you use to test memory on an XP system by using the vista memory diagnostics tool without having to install vista? |
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| Use the vista DVD and go t repair computer. |
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| what is the command to use the system file checker to immediately verify system files? to verify system files on the next restart? |
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| sfc / scannow and sfc/ scanonce |
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| why might it not be wise to use the drive verifier tool on a computer that serves up files to an office of 10 people? |
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| it attempts to overload the drivers it moitors, which can cause a STOP error. |
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| A blue screen error halts the system while it is booting, and the booting starts over in an endless loop of restarts? What do? |
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| start in safe mode and change crash settings to no longer auto restart. |
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| What three windows tools can be used to verify a driver that is digitall signed? |
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| File sig verification tool, driver query tool, device manager. |
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| what does windows call the process of undoing a driver update? |
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| Is the bootmgr file stored in the boot partition or the system partition. |
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| where is the master boot record stored? |
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| What is the name of the windows vista boot loader program and where is it located? |
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| Windows Boot Loader (winload.exe) |
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| What is the name of the vista kernel program? |
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| What is the name of the program that manages windows logon? |
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| What is the first thing that BIOS checks? |
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| All the essential hardware components. |
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| Which key do you press to launch the advanced boot options window during windows startup? |
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| What can you assume about the vista startup when you see the progress bar onscreen |
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| the bios has succeeded and the system is loading from kernel. |
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| When is the windows startup process completed? |
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| when the desktop appears and the circle disappears |
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| At what point in windows startup are the settings that are called Last Known Good Configuration saved? |
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| each time the user logs onto the system |
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| What command in win RE can you use to rebuild the BCD file? |
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| what command in windows RE gives you an oppourtunity to manage partitions and volumes installed on the system? |
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| where is the boot.ini file stored? |
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| in the root directory of the active partition that NTldr reads to. |
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| when you have a problem with a USB device, what is the simplest way to determine that the USB port is good? |
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