You work as a Network Administrator for McNeil Inc. The company has a Windows-based network. You want to upgrade a client computer from Windows 98 SE to Windows 2000 Professional. Which of the…

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Options

• AConvert FAT partitions to NTFS partitions.
• BVerify that each component of the computer is in the hardware compatibility list (HCL).
• CFormat the hard disk drive.
• DRemove the Windows folder from the hard disk.
• EVerify that the client computer meets the minimum requirements for Windows 2000

• A
  19% (5)
• B
  69% (18)
• C
  8% (2)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

Before performing the upgrade, you should take the following steps: Verify that each component of the computer is in the hardware compatibility list (HCL). Verify that the client computer meets the minimum requirements for Windows 2000 Professional. By verifying that each component of the computer is in the HCL, you will ensure that all those components are supported and would be working properly in the upgraded operating system. By verifying that the client computer meets the minimum requirements for the operating system to which the computer is to be upgraded, you will ensure that the upgrade process runs smoothly, and the new operating system is installed without any problem. If the minimum requirements are not met, the new operating system will fail to get installed on the computer. Answer option A is incorrect. As Windows 2000 Professional supports FAT partitions, the conversion of FAT partitions to NTFS partitions is not required. Answer option C is incorrect. Formatting the hard disk drive will erase all the data in the disk. For the upgrade, formatting of the disk is not required. Answer option D is incorrect. After removing the Windows folder, the computer will fail to boot. This will not allow you to upgrade the existing operating system to the new one.

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