Quiz #35

• Custom installation - can save time and money in the process of deploying multiple system with new operating system installations.
• System image - using a system image for installation can also be useful if you need to recover a system that has stopped working properly.
• Disk cloning - which involves copying the contents of an entire hard drive, thereby decreasing time it take to install drivers, application, update, and so forth on the second drive.
• Administrators - usually elect a computer to act as a base system and go through the regular operating system installation process.
• Microsoft system preparation (Sysprep) - is an undesirable setting is accidentally include during the base installation, an administrator can use the Microsoft system preparation (Sysprep) tool to remove it before creating for final image.
• Interactive process - the installers prompts the user for setting such as time zone and system language.
• Custom installation - This includes Preboot Executive Environment (PXE) installation, unattended installation, and remote installations.
• Image based internal partition installation - this is a windows image stored on an internal (often hidden) partition that can be used to restore windows to its original factory state.
• Windows Advanced Startup options -refreshing the PC (windows 8.x only),
• System restore - upgrade, repair, remote network installation, recovery partition and refresh/restore.
• Remote installation services (RIS) - is used to communicate with the client, store the setup files, and provide the necessary instructions for the client to access the setup files, download them, and begin the operating system installation.
• Special Environment - must be used to boot the computer, connect to the network and communicate with the server to begin the installation process.
• Unattended installation - another type of network based installation, allows a windows system to be installed or upgraded with the little user intervention.
• Answer file - this file contains simple text that instructs windows setup how to configure and install the OS.
• System Image Manager (SIM) - is used to create the setup answer file.
• Unattended.bat file - on the client machine to prepare the hard drive and install the OS from the server over the network.
• Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) - can be downloaded from the Microsoft website (part of the window SIM).
• Recovery partitions - contains an image that can be used to restore the computer to its original configuration.
• System center configuration manager (configuration manager) - task sequence can be used to completely automate the process.
• Setup exe - performs an in-place upgrade, which automatically preserves all data, settings, application, and drivers from the existing operating system version (must be run with the user options in the answer file).
• Clean install - wipes the drive completely, all files and data should be saved to some form or back up drive.