Nt1330 Unit 7 Lab 1

LAB 1

UPGRADING TO
WINDOWS 7

This lab contains the following exercises and activities:

Exercise 1.1 Running Upgrade Advisor

Exercise 1.2 Upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 7

SCENARIO

You are an IT manager making your first evaluations of the Windows 7 operating system. Your network consists of a large number of Windows Vista Enterprise workstations, and you want to determine whether it is feasible to upgrade them to Windows 7.

Estimated lab time: 50 minutes

Exercise 1.1 | Running Upgrade Advisor | | | | Overview | In Exercise 1.1, you run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor program on a | | | Windows Vista computer to determine whether it is capable of running | | | Windows 7. | | | | | Completion
On NYC-VS1 desktop Click Start, and in the Start Search box, type C:\WUA7\64bit_rep.jpg and press Enter. Review the report, after reviewing close the window.

Question | According to Upgrade Advisor, is your workstation capable of | 1 | running Windows 7? Yes it is. | | |

Question | Is your workstation capable of running Windows Aero? If not, | 2 | why not? No. The graphics adapter will not support the interface. | | |

Question | Are there any devices in the computer for which Upgrade | 3 | Advisor could not find information? If so, which ones? No. | | |

Question | Are there any applications on the computer that might cause | 4 compatibility issues with Windows 7? Perhaps. None are listed, however as a custom installation of 64 bit is required, some may not work correctly.

Exercise 1.2 Upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 7

Overview | In Exercise 1.2, you upgrade your Windows Vista workstation to | | Windows 7. | | | Completion time | 40 minutes | | |

1. Click NYC-VS1 to access a Vista workstation, in the Start Search box, type

\\RWDC01\downloads\win7ent\setup.exe and press Enter. The Install Windows screen appears.

2. Click Install Now. The Get important updates for installation page