Lesson 2Installation and Upgrade

Operating System Fundamentals

Objectives

Prepare a computer for operating system installation.

Identify Windows 9x installation requirements.

Install Windows 98.

Identify Windows 2000 installation requirements by product version.

Install Windows 2000 Professional to support a dual-boot configuration.

System Requirements

Installation requirements To be able to install the operating system

Operational requirements To run necessary applications and manipulate

data files

Windows 9x Installation Requirements

Component Windows 95 Windows 98

Processor 80386DX 66 MHz 80486DX2

RAM 4 MB 16 MB

Disk space 10 – 15 MB 110 MB

Monitor VGA VGA

SoftwareMS-DOS 3.2

Windows 3.x

MS-DOS 5.0 Windows 3x. Windows 95

Other hardwareHigh-density floppy disk drive

High-density floppy disk drive

SuggestedCD-ROM, modem, pointing device, network adapter

CD-ROM, modem, pointing device, network adapter

Windows 9x Installation

System preparation System check

Information collection Configuration information

File copy Operating system file copy

Final Setup and configuration Hardware and custom configuration settings

Windows 9x Setup Options

Typical

Portable

Compact

Custom

Windows 9x Upgrade Options

MS-DOS Upgrade to Windows 9x not supported

Windows 3.x Upgrade to Windows 95 or Windows 98

Windows 95 Upgrade to Windows 98

Component Windows 2000 Professional

Windows 2000 Server

Processor 133 MHz Pentium 133 MHz Pentium

RAM 64 MB 128 MB

Disk space 620 MB 671 MB

Monitor VGA VGA

Other hardwareCD-ROM or high-density floppy disk drive

CD-ROM or high-density floppy disk drive

SuggestedCD-ROM, modem, pointing device, network adapter

CD-ROM, modem, pointing device, network adapter

Windows 2000 Installation Requirements

Windows 2000 Installation

System preparation Verify installation requirements

Information gathering Installation information

File copy Copy operating system files

Graphic mode Install hardware support and configure

operating system

Windows 2000 Upgrade

MS-DOS & Windows 3.x Cannot upgrade to Windows 2000

Windows 9x Upgrade to Windows 2000 Professional

Windows NT Workstation (3.51 and above) Upgrade to Windows 2000 Professional

Windows NT Server (3.51 and above) Upgrade to Windows 2000 Server