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CIS 221
Lesson 2
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What is the first phase of the of the
Installation of Windows XP?
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Why is the MS-DOS phase needed?
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MS-DOS phase
the computer required an operating system to
run the installation program
to gain access to the disk drives
Once Windows XP is installed it takes over
the installation process.
Windows PE 2.0
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What does PE stand for?
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Windows Preinstallation Environment
Windows PE uses a stripped down version
of the Vista kernel.
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What is an Operating Systems kernel?
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What essential services is the kernel responsible
for?
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The central module of an operating system. It is the part
of the operating system that loads first, and remains in
main memory
Memory management
Processor management
Task management
Disk management
Other services are called from the hard drive and
loaded as needed into memory.
Advantages of PE 2.0
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What is native 32-bit or 64-bit support ?
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Enables the computer to address memory just as
the full Windows Vista operating system does
What is native 32-bit or 64-bit driver
support?
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PE 2.0 can use the same drivers as a full
Windows Vista installation
Advantages of PE 2.0
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What is Internal networking support ?
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Windows PE includes its own internal TCP/IP
networking stack and is capable of functioning as
a Windows file sharing client
This means that after booting Windows PE, an
administrator only has to supply a driver for the
network adapter, and the networking stack is
complete
Advantages of PE 2.0
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What is Internal NTFS support ?
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Windows PE includes internal support for the
NTFS 5.x file system used by Windows Vista, as
well as the FAT file systems that MS-DOS
Advantages of PE 2.0
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What is scripting language support ?
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Windows PE includes internal support for a
subset of the Win32 application programming
interface (API), meaning that it is possible to run
some Windows programs in the preinstallation
environment.
Advantages of PE 2.0
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What is flexible boot options ?
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Windows PE can boot from a variety of media,
including CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, a USB drive, or a
Windows Deployment Services (DS) server
Limitations of Windows PE 2.0
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Windows PE does not support the entire
collection of Win32 APIs, as a full
installation of Windows Vista does.
Windows PE automatically stops and
reboots after 72 hours of continuous
operation.
Limitations of Windows PE 2.0
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Windows PE networking support is limited
to the TCP/IP and NetBIOS Over TCP/IP
(NetBT) protocols
While it is possible to modify the Windows
PE registry when the operating system is
running, all registry keys are reset to their
default values each time the operating
system restarts.
Scenarios for Using Windows PE
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Custom deployments - allows
administrators to build their own
unattended installation routines using
Windows PE as a platform to run scripts
and deploy customized disk images on
fleets of workstations
Scenarios for Using Windows PE
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System troubleshooting - If a Windows
Vista computer fails to start, or if it crashes
repeatedly, a technician can launch the
Windows Recovery Environment (RE),
which is simply another name given to
Windows PE.
Technician can use Vista’s built-in
troubleshooting utilities or run third-party or
custom diagnostic tools
Scenarios for Using Windows PE
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System recovery - OEMs can use Windows
PE to build recovery solutions that
automate the process of setting up
Windows Vista, installing specific drivers,
installing applications, and configuring the
entire system to create a standardized
environment.