Exam 70-620: Installing Windows Vista Client
Exam 70-620, "Configuring Windows Vista Client," is aimed at information technology (IT) professionals who will be installing and supporting the Windows Vista client operating system. The first thing you should recognize is that the installation process is a critical task in a computer’s life cycle. How you configure a Windows Vista client computer has significant ramifications for how it is used throughout its lifetime. Today, with more reliable hardware and software, few people will need to have their operating system reinstalled from scratch. It is likely that the configuration decisions you make during the installation of Windows Vista will remain in effect until the computer on which you install it is retired from service.
As an IT pro, you are responsible for making configuration decisions for people who have placed their trust in you. These people might be customers, work colleagues, family members, or friends. These people have given you this responsibility because they lack your expertise and training. They need you to decide whether their current hardware is capable of running Windows Vista. Do you recommend that they upgrade components? Should they purchase a new computer entirely? Will they be best served by dual booting, or should they upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista? Which edition of Windows Vista will best suit their needs? What sort of post-installation configuration of device drivers will be necessary?
70-620 exam objectives in this topic:
- Identify hardware requirements.
- Perform a clean installation.
- Install and configure Windows Vista drivers.
