Answers 783 Answers Chapter 1: Lesson Review Answers Lesson 1 1. Correct Answer: C a. Incorrect: LoadState.exe is part of the User State Migration Tool (USMT) utility and cannot be used to prepare a USB storage device as a Windows 7 installation source. B. Incorrect: ScanState.exe is part of USMT and cannot be used to prepare a USB storage device as a Windows 7 installation source. c. Correct: You can use the Diskpart utility to prepare a USB storage device so you can boot from it to install Windows 7. D. Incorrect: Bcdedit is used to modify boot configuration, but it cannot be used to prepare a USB storage device so that it is possible to boot from it to install Windows 7. 2. Correct Answer: D a. Incorrect: You need to install the operating systems in the order that they were released by Microsoft. Later operating systems are designed to detect existing installations of earlier operating systems, but earlier operating systems cannot detect the installation of later operating systems. B. Incorrect: You need to install the operating systems in the order in which they were released. Later operating systems are designed to detect existing installations of earlier operating systems, but earlier operating systems cannot detect the installation of later operating systems. c. Incorrect: You need to install the operating systems in the order in which they were released. Later operating systems are designed to detect existing installations of earlier operating systems, but earlier operating systems cannot detect the installation of later operating systems. D. Correct: You need to install Windows XP first, Windows Vista, and then Windows 7 because that is the order that Microsoft released them. This allows you to boot among the three operating systems. 7 8 4 Answers 3. Correct Answers: B and D a. Incorrect: An x86 version of Windows 7 can utilize a maximum of 4 GB of RAM. B. Correct: An x64 versions of Windows 7 can utilize more than 4 GB of RAM. c. Incorrect: An x86 version of Windows 7 can utilize a maximum of 4 GB of RAM. D. Correct: An x64 versions of Windows 7 can utilize more than 4 GB of RAM. 4. Correct Answer: B a. Incorrect: A computer does not require a DVD-ROM drive for a network-based installation from WDS. B. Correct: To deploy over the network using WDS requires the computer either a PXE-compliant network adapter or be booted from a WDS discover image. c. Incorrect: A computer does not require a USB 2.0 slot for a network-based installation from WDS. D. Incorrect: A computer does not require a HDMI port for a network-based installation from WDS. 5. Correct Answer: B a. Incorrect: Two volumes are the minimum number required to support dual-booting between Windows XP and Windows 7. B. Correct: Two volumes are the minimum number required to support dual- booting between Windows XP and Windows 7. The Windows 7 installation routine creates an extra 200-MB system volume on one of these volumes when you install Windows 7, but two volumes is the minimum number required on a Windows XP computer prior to attempting to install Windows 7 for dual-boot configuration. c. Incorrect: Two volumes are the minimum number required to support dual- booting between Windows XP and Windows 7. D. Incorrect: Two volumes are the minimum number required to support dual- booting between Windows XP and Windows 7. Lesson 2 1. Correct Answer: B a. Incorrect: You cannot upgrade Windows Vista Enterprise to Windows 7 Home Professional. Windows Vista Enterprise (x86) only can be upgraded to Windows 7 Enterprise (x86) or Ultimate (x86). B. Correct: Windows Vista Enterprise (x86) only can be upgraded to Windows 7 Enterprise (x86) or Ultimate (x86). c. Incorrect: You cannot upgrade an x86 version of Windows Vista to an x64 version of Windows 7. D. Incorrect: You cannot upgrade an x86 version of Windows Vista to an x64 version of Windows 7. Chapter 1: Lesson Review Answers Answers 785 2. Correct Answers: A, B, and D a. Correct: It is not possible to perform a direct upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7, so a migration is necessary. B. Correct: It is not possible to perform a direct upgrade between an x86 version of Vista and an x64 version of Windows 7. c. Incorrect: You can perform a direct upgrade from Windows Vista Enterprise (x64) to Windows 7 Enterprise (x64). D. Correct: It is not possible to upgrade from an (x64) version of Windows Vista to an (x86) version of Windows 7. 3. Correct Answer: D a. Incorrect: Sysprep cannot be used to upgrade between editions of Windows 7. B. Incorrect: You cannot use Windows PE to upgrade between editions of Windows 7. c. Incorrect: WDS requires a server with WDS installed. The question specifies that there are no other computers on the home network. D. Correct: A user can utilize Windows Anytime Upgrade with a home Internet connection to upgrade from Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate. 4. Correct Answer: A a. Correct: The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor can examine the configuration of a computer running Windows Vista to determine if any of the applications installed on that computer are known to have compatibility problems with Windows 7. B. Incorrect: Sysprep is used to prepare a computer for imaging. It cannot report whether particular applications have compatibility problems with Windows 7. c. Incorrect: The USMT is used to migrate user profile data from one computer to another. It cannot report whether particular applications have compatibility problems with Windows 7. D. Incorrect: Windows PE is a minimal operating system that is used for maintenance tasks. It cannot report whether particular applications have compatibility problems with Windows 7. 5. Correct Answers: A and C a. Correct: You can upgrade Windows 7 Home Premium (x86) to Windows 7 Professional (x86). B. Incorrect: You cannot upgrade an x86 version of Windows 7 to an x64 version of Windows 7. c. Correct: You can upgrade from Windows 7 Home Premium (x86) to Windows 7 Ultimate (x86). D. Incorrect: You cannot upgrade an x86 version of Windows 7 to an x64 version of Windows 7. 7 8 6 Answers Lesson 3 1. Correct Answers: B, C, and D a. Incorrect: Windows 2000 does not support offline migration using the USMT. B. Correct: Windows XP Professional supports offline migration using the USMT. c. Correct: Windows Vista supports offline migration using the USMT. D. Correct: Windows 7 support offline migration using the USMT. 2. Correct Answers: B and C a. Incorrect: File Settings and Transfer Wizard is a Windows XP utility; it cannot be used to migrate data to Windows 7. B. Correct: USMT can be used to transfer user encryption certificates from a computer running Windows XP Professional to a computer running Windows 7 Professional. c. Correct: Windows Easy Transfer can be used to transfer user encryption certificates from a computer running Windows XP Professional to a computer running Windows 7 Professional. D. Incorrect: Robocopy.exe cannot be used to transfer user encryption certificates from a computer running Windows XP Professional to a computer running Windows 7 Professional. 3. Correct Answer: B a. Incorrect: MigDocs.xml contains rules about locating user documents. B. Correct: MigUser.xml contains rules about migrating user profiles and user data. c. Incorrect: MigApp.xml contains rules about the migration of application settings. D. Incorrect: Config.xml contains information about what features to exclude from a migration. 4. Correct Answer: C a. Incorrect: Windows Anytime Upgrade is a tool used to upgrade from one edition of Windows 7 to another. It does not contain USMT 4.0 B. Incorrect: Windows Upgrade Advisor is a tool that advises you whether hardware and software used with a computer running Windows Vista is compatible with Windows 7. c. Correct: The WAIK contains USMT 4.0. D. Incorrect: The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit does not include USMT 4.0. 5. Correct Answer: C a. Incorrect: Uncompressed migration stores use the most hard disk space as it creates a copy of the data being migrated in a separate directory structure. B. Incorrect: Compressed migration stores create a compressed copy of the data being migrated in a separate directory structure. c. Correct: Hard-link migration stores create a set of hard links to all data that will be migrated in a separate location but do not actually duplicate that data on the volume. Chapter 2: Lesson Review Answers Answers 787 Chapter 1: Case Scenario Answers Case Scenario 1: Installing Windows 7 at Contoso 1. You could use WDS or a USB storage device as an installation source for deploying Windows 7. Because you do not have access to Windows PE, you cannot use a network share. 2. You could use a USB storage device as an installation source for deploying Windows 7. Because you do not have access to Windows PE, you cannot use a network share. You would not use WDS when you need to deploy operating systems to only five computers at each location. 3. Windows 7 Enterprise supports BitLocker hard disk drive encryption and is available to volume license customers. Although Windows 7 Ultimate also supports BitLocker hard disk drive encryption, it uses a retail license rather than a volume one. Case Scenario 2: Migrating User Data at Fabrikam 1. Side-by-side migrations are appropriate because you are moving users in the branch offices from old computers to new computers. Wipe-and-load migrations are appropriate only when the same computer hardware is being used. 2. You should perform a wipe-and-load because the users in the head office will be using the same hardware and should not be able to boot into the x86 version of Windows 7 Enterprise after the upgrade is complete. 3. Use Windows Easy Transfer with the network method. Chapter 2: Lesson Review Answers Lesson 1 1. Correct Answer: D a. Incorrect: To capture a Windows 7 WIM image, you need to boot to Windows PE 3.0 (Windows PE). B. Incorrect: To capture a Windows 7 WIM image, you need to boot to Windows PE 3.0 (Windows PE). Also, the Windows SIM tool opens Windows images, creates answer files, and manages distribution shares and configuration sets. It does not create WIM images. c. Incorrect: To capture a Windows 7 WIM image, you need to boot to Windows PE 3.0 (Windows PE). Also, the DISM tool applies updates, drivers, and language packs to a Windows image. It does not create WIM images. D. Correct: To capture a Windows 7 WIM image, you boot to Windows PE 3.0 (Windows PE) and use the ImageX tool. 7 8 8 Answers e. Incorrect: The Windows SIM tool opens Windows images, creates answer files, and manages distribution shares and configuration sets. It does not create WIM images. F. Incorrect: The DISM tool applies updates, drivers, and language packs to a Windows image. It does not create WIM images. 2. Correct Answers: A and E a. Correct: The Windows SIM tool in Windows AIK automates the creation of an unattend answer file. In the Windows SIM Answer File pane, under Settings, you can select the appropriate setting and enter the required value in the right column. B. Incorrect: DISM applies updates, drivers, and language packs to a Windows image. You cannot use it to create an answer file. c. Incorrect: The Deployment Workbench tool lets you access MDT 2010 documentation, gives you a checklist of tasks you need to perform before you can deploy an operating system, enables you to create and configure a task sequence, and lets you view deployment points and create a deployment share. However, you cannot use it to create an answer file. D. Incorrect: Sysprep.exe prepares a computer for image deployment. You can use an answer file to automate the Sysprep process, but you cannot use Sysprep.exe to create an answer file. e. Correct: Although Windows SIM automates the process, some experienced administrators prefer to generate an unattend answer file directly by using a text editor such as Microsoft Notepad. 3. Correct Answers: A, C, F, G, and H a. Correct: You need the ImageX tool and Windows PE tools to create a system image on the reference computer. You also need the Oscdimg tool to generate an ISO file and create bootable Windows PE media. Therefore, you need to install the Windows AIK. B. Incorrect: It is not essential that you use an answer file to configure the reference computer, although this is the method Microsoft recommends. If you prefer, you can configure the computer manually. c. Correct: You need to install an operating system on your reference computer so you can image it. D. Incorrect: The question does not stipulate how the image is distributed and MDT is one of several possible methods. If you do use MDT and deploy the image on a large number of destination computers, you will probably install it on a server. e. Incorrect: The question does not stipulate how the image is distributed, and WDS is one of several possible methods. The question also does not state whether the destination computers are PXE-compatible. F. Correct: You need to boot the reference computer into Windows PE to image it. Chapter 2: Lesson Review Answers Answers 789 G. Correct: Your goal is to create an image of the reference computer. You use the ImageX tool to do this. H. Correct: You are distributing the image to several computers. You therefore need to prepare the reference computer for imaging by using sysprep /generalize and sysprep /oobe. 4. Correct Answer: C a. Incorrect: Sysprep /audit restarts the computer into audit mode. This lets you add additional drivers or applications to Windows 7 and to test an installation before it is sent to a user. It does not remove unique system information from the installation. B. Incorrect: Sysprep /oobe restarts the computer in Windows Welcome mode. This enables end users to customize their Windows 7 operating system, create user accounts, and name the computer. It does not remove unique system information from the installation. c. Correct: Sysprep /generalize removes all unique system information from the Windows 7 installation. The SID is reset, system restore points are cleared and event logs are deleted. D. Incorrect: Sysprep /unattend, followed by the name of an answer file, applies settings in that answer file to Windows 7 during unattended installation. It does not remove unique system information from the installation. 5. Correct Answer: A a. Correct: The oobeSystem Windows Setup configuration pass applies settings to Windows 7 before Windows Welcome starts. B. Incorrect: The auditSystem Windows Setup configuration pass processes unattended Setup settings while Windows 7 is running in system context before a user logs on to the computer in Audit mode. It does not apply settings to Windows 7 before Windows Welcome starts. c. Incorrect: The specialize Windows Setup configuration pass creates and applies system-specific information such as network settings, international settings, and domain information. It does not apply settings to Windows 7 before Windows Welcome starts. D. Incorrect: The offlineServicing Windows Setup configuration pass applies updates to a Windows image. It also applies packages, including software fixes, language packs, and other security updates. During this pass, you can add drivers to a Windows 7 image before that image is installed. It does not apply settings to Windows 7 before Windows Welcome starts. Lesson 2 1. Correct Answer: B a. Incorrect: A VHD is created as a file with a .vhd extension. You need to specify the file name Systemvhd.vhd. B. Correct: This creates the VHD file as specified. 7 9 0 Answers c. Incorrect: The size (or maximum size) of the VHD is specified in megabytes, not gigabytes. Therefore it needs to be 20000, not 20. D. Incorrect: A VHD is created as a file with a .vhd extension. You need to specify the file name Systemvhd.vhd. Also, the size (or maximum size) of the VHD is specified in megabytes, not gigabytes. Therefore it needs to be 20000, not 20. 2. Correct Answer: C a. Incorrect: This command forces Windows 7 to automatically detect the HAL when creating the boot entry. B. Incorrect: This deletes a VHD entry from the Boot menu. c. Correct: This tests if the boot entry has been created successfully. D. Incorrect: This returns the GUID of the specified VHD. 3. Correct Answer: D a. Incorrect: This command replaces an install image. Typically, you use this command when you have updated an install image and want to overwrite the old image file. B. Incorrect: This command enables the Auto-Add policy on the WDS server. c. Incorrect: This command creates a discover image. D. Correct: This command adds an install image as specified. 4. Correct Answer: A a. Correct: The Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool works with the SCVMM. Its main function is to create and implement a scheduled task that brings VHDs and virtual machines online for just long enough for them to obtain updates to their system images, typically from a WSUS server. B. Incorrect: The SCVMM is a prerequisite for installing and running the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool. However, it is the latter tool that implements scheduled boots from VHDs that are normally offline. c. Incorrect: The Windows Deployment Services MMC snap-in is a GUI tool that is available when you install the WDS server role. It enables you to create, modify, and export disk images. It cannot implement scheduled boots from VHDs that are normally offline. D. Incorrect: WDSUTIL is a command-line tool that is available when you install the WDS server role. It enables you to create, modify, and export disk images and to pre-stage client computers. It cannot implement scheduled boots from VHDs that are normally offline. Chapter 2: Case Scenario Answers Case Scenario 1: Generating a System Image 1. You should generate a WIM image file. You use the ImageX tool in Windows AIK to do this. 2. You should generate an ISO image file. You use the Oscdimg tool in Windows AIK to do this. 3. You can use the USMT tool in Windows AIK to transfer user data from computers running Windows Vista Ultimate to computers running Windows 7 Ultimate. Chapter 3: Lesson Review Answers Answers 791 Case Scenario 2: Working with VHDs 1. You can boot only the computer running Windows 7 from the operating system captured on its VHD. Only Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 7 Ultimate can be booted when installed on a VHD. 2. You need to run sysprep /generalize to strip hardware-specific information such as the SID from the image generated from the reference computer. Chapter 3: Lesson Review Answers Lesson 1 1. Correct Answers: B and D a. Incorrect: The DISM /image option specifies the folder that contains the mounted 0image, not the source image. B. Correct: The /recurse parameter causes all the drivers in the folder C:\drivers and its subfolders to be added to the mounted image. c. Incorrect: The DISM /image option specifies the folder that contains the mounted image, not the source image. D. Correct: This command would work, although Answer B would be the preferred solution. Typically, you would use the /driver parameter multiple times if the drivers were not in the same file structure (for example, C:\Printerdriver and C:\Scannerdriver). 2. Correct Answer: A a. Correct: The amount of writeable space available on a Windows PE system volume when booted in RAMdisk mode is known as the Windows PE system volume scratch space. You can use the /get-scratchspace DISM option to obtain a value for this. B. Incorrect: This command returns the path to the root of the Windows PE image at boot time, known as the target path. c. Incorrect: This command determines whether the Windows PE profiling tool is enabled or disabled. D. Incorrect: Profiling (file logging) is disabled by default. This command enables it. However, the command does not return the amount of writeable space available on a Windows PE system volume when booted in RAMdisk mode. 3. Correct Answer: D a. Incorrect: The /set-syslocale option sets the language for non-Unicode programs (also called the system locale) and the font settings. You can do this only in an offline-mounted image. B. Incorrect: The /set-userlocale option configures a per-user setting that determines the default sort order and the default settings for formatting dates, times, currency, and numbers. You can do this only in an offline-mounted image. 7 9 2 Answers c. Incorrect: The /set-inputlocale option sets the input locale and keyboard layout. You can do this only in an offline-mounted image. D. Correct: In an online working operating system, you can query international settings but not configure them. The DISM option /get-intl is the only option that can be used with an online image. 4. Correct Answer: B a. Incorrect: The mounted image is in C:\Mount, not C:\Textfiles\Answer. The answer file is in C:\Textfiles\Answer, not C:\Mount. B. Correct: This command applies the file Unattend.xml in the folder C:\Textfiles\Answer to an image mounted in the C:\Mount folder. c. Incorrect: The DISM option that applies an answer file to a mounted image is /apply-unattend, not /apply. D. Incorrect: The DISM option that applies an answer file to a mounted image is /apply-unattend, not /apply-answer. 5. Correct Answer: C a. Incorrect: The /get-appinfo DISM option returns information about Windows Installer (.msi) applications. The /get-packageinfo option returns information about packages implemented as cabinet (.cab) files. B. Incorrect: The /get-appinfo DISM option returns information about Windows Installer (.msi) applications. The /get-featureinfo option returns information about Windows Features. c. Correct: The /get-appinfo DISM option returns information about Windows Installer (.msi) applications. D. Incorrect: The /get-appinfo DISM option returns information about Windows Installer (.msi) applications. The /get-apppatchinfo option returns information about application patches (.msp files). Lesson 2 1. Correct Answer: B a. Incorrect: MDT 2010 can add updates, applications, and language packs to a WIM system image that can then be installed on client computers and VHDs. However, it does not update VHDs directly. B. Correct: You can use the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool to keep offline VHD files that contain installations of Windows 7 up to date with service packs and software updates. c. Incorrect: You can use the BCDEdit command-line tool to add a boot entry for a VHD. The tool does not update VHDs. D. Incorrect: You can use the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool with VMM 2007 and either WSUS 3.0, SCCM 2007, or Configuration Manager 2007 R2. However, Configuration Manager 2007 R2 does not update VHDs directly. . support dual- booting between Windows XP and Windows 7. The Windows 7 installation routine creates an extra 200-MB system volume on one of these volumes when you install Windows 7, but two. Windows 7. c. Correct: You can upgrade from Windows 7 Home Premium (x86) to Windows 7 Ultimate (x86). D. Incorrect: You cannot upgrade an x86 version of Windows 7 to an x64 version of Windows. can utilize Windows Anytime Upgrade with a home Internet connection to upgrade from Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate. 4. Correct Answer: A a. Correct: The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor