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Important For the following task, you should complete at least Practice 1. If you want a more<br />

well-rounded understanding of installation options, you should also complete Practice 2. If you<br />

want hands-on experience with every aspect of the exam, complete Practice 3 as well.<br />

■ Troubleshooting failed installations.<br />

Further Reading<br />

Further Reading<br />

21-7<br />

❑ Practice 1: Locate and examine the log files created during installation in the<br />

computer’s operating system folder (%systemroot%).<br />

❑ Practice 2: Enable the highest level of error reporting during an install by<br />

using the /debug switch with Winnt32.exe. <strong>Exam</strong>ine the log file after installation<br />

is complete. The default location and filename is %systemroot%/<br />

Winnt32.log.<br />

❑ Practice 3: Visit computer hardware vendors’ Web sites and locate their support<br />

section. Study basic input/output system (BIOS) update procedures for<br />

motherboards, disk controllers, and other types of hardware that commonly<br />

have BIOS chips onboard.<br />

This section lists supplemental readings by objective. We recommend that you study<br />

these sources thoroughly before taking exam <strong>70</strong>-2<strong>70</strong>.<br />

Objective 1.1 “Deploying Windows XP Part I: Planning” by Microsoft Corporation<br />

(available online at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/<br />

depovg/depxpi.mspx).<br />

“Deploying Windows XP Part II: Implementing” by Microsoft Corporation (available<br />

online at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/<br />

depovg/depxpii.mspx).<br />

Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource <strong>Kit</strong> Documentation.<br />

Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press, 2001. Read Chapter 1, “Planning Deployment,”<br />

for an explanation of how to plan and prepare for deploying Windows XP<br />

Professional to meet the business needs of various types of organizations. Read<br />

Chapter 4, “Supporting Installations,” for additional setup information. In particular,<br />

read the first two sections, “The Setup Process” and “Support Tools” (available online<br />

at http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/<br />

prpt_pt1_fmjb.asp).<br />

Objective 1.2 “Deploying and Supporting Windows XP: Microsoft’s IT Group shares<br />

its experiences” by Microsoft Corporation (available online at http://<br />

www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/msit/deploy/wxpdpsp.mspx).

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