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1. What is the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)?
It contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows 7 - Windows Vista - a Windows Update - or a new version of Windows Internet Explorer in your environment.
By the RRAS manager or from the command line. For the subnet you can either use the / command or the octet subnet. Example: Route -p add 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1
Plug in the drive and then select properties of the drive. You can make changes through the ReadyBoost tab.
Tools adds out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows PE image. It takes one or more driver .inf files as inputs.

2. How do you reload an active directory integrated zone from a ad database?
Forward to another DNS server
Us edit dnscmd /zoneupdatefromdns command.
Command to configure the TCP/IP settings.
Contains a list of dynamically updated list of authorities for the zone.

3. What does WINRM QUICKCONFIG do?
It sees if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware - devices - and installed programs for known compatibility issues - gives you guidance on how to resolve potential issues found - and recommends what to do before you upgrade.
Enable remote management on a computer and create the proper inbound rules on the advanced firewall.
Also known as root scalability mode. Allows organizations with more than 16 namespace servers use consistency mode. They poll the nearest dc every hour instead of the pdc emulator. This reduces network traffic to the pdc emulator but clients might ha
Delete all the zone files or reinstall the DNS service.

4. How can you modify event viewer from being filled up with the printer related events?
Modifies the installation of a Windows Installer Package (.MSI) and can be invoked with MSIEXEC.EXE
Turn off the Log Spooler event on a print server.
ISATAP Routers within an orginization - 6TO4 routers to transverse the internet - and TEREDO to traverse a NAT devise.
By the RRAS manager or from the command line. For the subnet you can either use the / command or the octet subnet. Example: Route -p add 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1

5. How do you calculate the original subnet mask of a network that was divided in to multiple networks?
Take the number of networks and take the square root of it. Subtract that number from the subnet mask. The result is the original mask.
Restrict the share permissions of the DFS root share.
They are AAAA records.
It lets you launch process on a remote machine via command line. Example: winrs -r:(remotehost) ipconfig /all

6. What should you do to provide redundancy in DNS dynamic updates?
SP3
Prevents the server from performing Internet name resolution.
Use AD integrated zones so the clients can update to more than one DNS server.
ISATAP Routers within an orginization - 6TO4 routers to transverse the internet - and TEREDO to traverse a NAT devise.

7. What do quota templates do?
They restrict disk space usage for users. If you modify the quota template it applies changes to all folders that the template is assigned.
When the OS loads using MSCONFIG.EXE which is also known as the System Configuration tool.
Pool Active Directory.
Configure a firewall rule to the specific port and block all connections.

8. What can storage reports be used for?
Configure a firewall rule to the specific port and block all connections.
Run: Cscript slmgr.vbs /dl
Duplicate file identification - disk usage patterns - dormant files identification - and audit screening.
Windows 7 Professional.

9. What can administrators due with file server resource manager?
Devices and Printers Control Panel applet has a
They can place quotas on folders/volumes - activity screen files - and generate comprehensive storage reports. This assists in not only monitoring existing resource but helping on future planning.
A type of port forwarding that allows public network computers on a Private network through nat devises.
By creating or modifying a wireless connection in Network and Sharing Center.

10. What is a Subscription in event viewer?
IPSEC
A collection of logs created by computers fowarding events. Viewed on the collecting computer.
RRAS-VPN/Dialup - Wireless Access Points - Terminal Server Gateway - DHCP - and IPSEC(HRA).
A CONFIG.XML file

11. What are hard disk quotas?
they are enforced and will not allow a user to exceed the space limit.
WPA-Personal (uses a preshared key)
Does not have
A new feature for Offline Files & Folders. Prior to Windows 7 - to open a file across a slow network - client computers always retrieved the file from the server - even if the client computer had recently read the file. With Windows 7 transparent cac

12. Are Migrated user accounts are enabled by default?
To another hard disk in the same computer - network or to removable media.
Either by placing data on a web server and enforcing ssl to be used to download or by using IPSEC on a file share.
It operates by deploying a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 as a host in the branch office. Clients are configured with the fully qualified domain name of the host computer so that they can retrieve content from the Hosted Cache - when
No they are disabled

13. What does dnscmd /zoneadd primary do?
Install and run many Windows XP productivity applications directly from your Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology - such as Windows Virtual PC - to provide a virtual Windows XP Professional SP3 environment for Windows 7 so that o
Adds a file based zone
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.
The ICMP protocol.

14. How do you make a Windows 7 Answer File used for unattended setup?
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They are written in XML and be created using the Windows System Image Manager or a text editor like notepad.
Client computers must be running Windows 7 - with the BranchCache feature enabled. Web servers file servers must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 - with the BranchCache feature enabled.
A network location.

15. How do you enable a recovery agent?
Also known as root scalability mode. Allows organizations with more than 16 namespace servers use consistency mode. They poll the nearest dc every hour instead of the pdc emulator. This reduces network traffic to the pdc emulator but clients might ha
EAP authentication needs to be enabled for remote access authentication (dial up - VPN - wireless) -.
A feature that regularly creates and saves information about your computer's system files and settings. System protection also saves previous versions of files that you've modified. It saves these files in restore points - which are created just befo
Issue a recovery agent certificate to a user and then import that certificate into a GPO that applies to the computer where that user will be allowed to recover any EFS encrypted files. EFS Data recovery agents are optional

16. What is a NAP policy?
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.
You can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7—say from Home Premium to Ultimate and take advantage of extra features while keeping your current programs - files - and settings intact.
Yes
It lets you launch process on a remote machine via command line. Example: winrs -r:(remotehost) ipconfig /all

17. How do you restrict which DNS servers get a zone transfer?
The local security logs.
Configure the primary zone to transfer to only DNS servers listed on the names server tab or by ip address.
An authentication method that completes user authentication before you establish a full Remote Desktop connection and the logon screen appears. This can help protect the remote computer from hackers and malicious software.
Create a Custom Rule. By default Predefined Firewall Rules apply to all computers sending network traffic.

18. When you install an application in Windows Virtual PC - Windows XP Mode - where does it automatically creates a Windows 7 Start Menu Shortcut under?
All Programs - Windows Virtual PC - Windows XP Mode Applications. To run your application directly from the Windows 7 desktop - just go to your Start menu.
IPsec to authenticate both the computer and user - allowing IT to manage the computer before the user logs on. Optionally - you can require a smart card for user authentication. It also leverages IPsec to provide encryption for communications across
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)
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19. What OSs disallow the uninstalliatin of IPV6?
Yes
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.
Install and run many Windows XP productivity applications directly from your Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology - such as Windows Virtual PC - to provide a virtual Windows XP Professional SP3 environment for Windows 7 so that o
Windows Vista - Window 7 and Server 2008.

20. Where is Software RAID is configured?
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor - 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) - 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) - DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Yes
At the volume level - not the drive level.
Assign a ipsec policy to all computers - verify the computers can manually authenticate. Assign a client respond only IPSEC policy to the computers. Also either the request server or the security server need IPSEC polices assigned.

21. What is Bcdboot?
You need to specify the files on both command lines using the /i option. Unlike previous versions of USMT - the .xml files are not copied to the store. Because ScanState and LoadState need the .xml files to control the migration - you should specify
BCD boot file creation and repair tool. The bcdboot.exe command-line tool is used to copy critical boot files to the system partition and to create a new system BCD store.
Windows PE and Windows.old.
Promiscuous mode allows you to monitor another machine without installing network monitor on the PC you are trying to monitor.

22. What does importing and exporting rules affect?
Yes
Forward to another DNS server
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate application settings to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
The import and export affects the entire policy. For example - if you export a policy - all of the rules from all of the rule collections are exported - including the enforcement settings for the rule collections. If you import a policy - the existin

23. What is DirectAccess?
In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab
Yes
They must be configured with the ip addresses of the radius server.
Use the Programs and Features Control Panel applet to

24. Why would you nest WSUS servers?
Through a GPO.
A suite of tools that allow administrators to understand - control - and manage the quantity and types of data stored on the servers.
So the downstream servers can recieve its approved updates via parent server. This allows multiple points of deployment. Downstream servers also can be delegated the permission to approve their own updates
A network location.

25. What does the Resource Monitor display?
It sees if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware - devices - and installed programs for known compatibility issues - gives you guidance on how to resolve potential issues found - and recommends what to do before you upgrade.
By the RRAS manager or from the command line. For the subnet you can either use the / command or the octet subnet. Example: Route -p add 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1
A text-mode command interpreter that enables you to manage objects (disks - partitions - or volumes) by using scripts or direct input at a command prompt.
Which processes currently consume a resource like processor utilization.

26. What is exFAT?
A new Microsoft proprietary file system supported in Windows 7 which is intended for flash drives but often called FAT64 - limit of 264 bytes (16 Exabytes).
Offline migration is a new scenario in which enables the ScanState tool to run inside a different Windows operating system than the Windows operating system from which ScanState is gathering files and settings.
Enterprise and Ultimate versions. The limitation refers only to the ability to enable protection on a removable storage device. Once BitLocker To Go is added to a storage device - that device can be used normally with any version of Windows 7. It can
they are enforced and will not allow a user to exceed the space limit.

27. How do you restore individual files?
Used to control power settings and configure computers to default to Hibernate or Standby modes. For example - running Powercfg.exe -energy will analyze the computer for energy efficiency.
For example - you can create rules based on the publisher attribute that is persistent through updates - or you can create rules for a specific version of a file.
Either from wbadmin or windows server backup.
Default Programs Control Panel applet

28. What are the proven - standards-based technologies that DirectAccess is built on?
Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
If you are logged in as an administrator you can shrink an existing partition or volume to create unallocated disk space - from which you can create a new partition or volume. You can shrink a volume even on a Basic Disk.
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29. What is the difference between MSCHAP2 and EAP-TLS?
It can speed up your computer by using storage space on most USB flash drives and flash memory cards. ReadyBoost is designed to help when your PC's memory is running low. Low memory can make your computer sluggish because Windows - which needs a plac
A LAN Router only or a LAN to WAN Router
Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate Editions
MSCHAP2 is user/password authentication while EAP-TLS is comuter authentication via certificate or smart card.

30. What is the command to configure the preferred DNS server?
Only sites added to the local Intranet Zones
NMCAP. You can initiate a packet capture and make a .cap file to replay later. It allows you to accept a .cap files as input useful in parsing traffic by different ports or ip address. Example: NMCap /inputcapture test.cap /capture IPV4.Address ==10.
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome

31. What should you do if a host file is missing?
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.
Yes - Removable Storage Access policies within a GPO can be used to restrict user's access to devices like USB drives - CDDVD drives - Floppy Disks - Tape Drives - etc.
It contains new capabilities and extensions that you can: Define rules based on file attributes - Create exceptions to rules - Import and export rules - and use audit-only mode.
Turn off the Log Spooler event on a print server.

32. What does PNPUTIL.EXE do?
Can be configured through a GPO
It insert drivers into the Windows Driver Store so that users can add the associated PNP hardware without having to provide the driver or administrator credentials
WSUS server configuration information - Metadata describing what each update is for - and general information about clients - updates and interaction.
IPSEC

33. How can you can prevent users from accessing certain MMC console snap ins?
It governs remote access and a user must meet the conditions of at least one of the policies.
Through a GPO.
Export and import it from another computer.
The latest Vista Service Pack

34. How do you setup multiple mx records?
Sett up a priority for the preferred smtp server.
It can can forward requests from DHCP clients for ip addresses to a remote DHCP server.
It is the Microsoft SMB client for accessing shared network resources
Yes

35. What are soft disk quotas?
Command-line tool for creating an image file (.iso) of a customized 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows PE. You can then burn that .iso file to a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Oscdimg supports ISO 9660 - Joliet - and Universal Disk Format (UDF) file systems.
Through Group Policy at Computer configuration | Administrative Templates | Network | Offline Files | Enable Transparent Caching.
No they are disabled
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.

36. What should you use for enhanced wireless security?
It can be used to configure an unattended install of Windows 7. The answer file is now an XML file instead of an INF file. You should to use Windows System Image Manager to create the XML file. To use this XML file - copy it to c:windowssystem32syspr
Command-line tool for creating an image file (.iso) of a customized 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows PE. You can then burn that .iso file to a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Oscdimg supports ISO 9660 - Joliet - and Universal Disk Format (UDF) file systems.
Use WPA with AES encryption. WPA-Personal requires a preshared key and WPA-Enterprise uses Radius Authentication.
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)

37. What is a NPS server?
A network policy server. It is microsofts implementation of RADIUS server and replaces the IAS (internet authentication service) from windows 2003.
Use it to can backup certificates to a .PFX file that is password protected.
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.
Yes

38. What do you do if you install an older operating AFTER you install Windows 7?
A new feature for Offline Files & Folders. Prior to Windows 7 - to open a file across a slow network - client computers always retrieved the file from the server - even if the client computer had recently read the file. With Windows 7 transparent cac
You will need to run "Startup Repair" from within the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)
System Restore Points as well as Previous Versions of Files (configured through the System applet).
Yes

39. What is Sysprep?
Scan through the %WinDir%WindowsUpdate.log (ie. C:WindowsWindowsUpdate.log) file.
Issue a recovery agent certificate to a user and then import that certificate into a GPO that applies to the computer where that user will be allowed to recover any EFS encrypted files. EFS Data recovery agents are optional
Create persistent connections to computers with POWERSHELL
It can be used to configure an unattended install of Windows 7. The answer file is now an XML file instead of an INF file. You should to use Windows System Image Manager to create the XML file. To use this XML file - copy it to c:windowssystem32syspr

40. What happens if the router advertisement has the M flag set to 0 but the other staeful configuration (o) flag set to 1?
Run: Cscript slmgr.vbs /dl
You setup one the DHCP server with the same option settings and non-overlapping scopes. Make sure to duplicate any reservations.
DHCPv6 obtains additional configuration settigns.
In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab

41. What is new in Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0?
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3
Offline migration is a new scenario in which enables the ScanState tool to run inside a different Windows operating system than the Windows operating system from which ScanState is gathering files and settings.
Install and run many Windows XP productivity applications directly from your Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology - such as Windows Virtual PC - to provide a virtual Windows XP Professional SP3 environment for Windows 7 so that o
Default Programs Control Panel applet

42. How do you create a subscription?
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)
The system will shut down. The next time you start this system (after cloning it) - it will install with the settings in the XML file. The Computer Name will be automatically generated.
Using wecutil -cs in an xml file.
Through a GPO under Application Control Policies in the Computer Security Settings Node.

43. How do you view failed WSUS updates on the WSUS server?
By running the Update Status summary report.
No
It will prevent a user from deleting files in a folder. Granting Modify permission to the Creator Owners Group will allow users to delete the files they create but not the files of other users.
This happens because the zone records expire. This occurs because the secondary zone has not successfully zone transferred before the "Expires After" SOA.

44. Can users can share encrypted files with another user by giving them permission?
Yes - This involves picking the user certificate of the user you are sharing the file with. If that user does not already have a preinstalled certificate - then have them logon and encrypt a file for the first time and EFS will autogenerate a new cer
Set IE back to its default settings
By coping the application compatibility database to a network location and run a logon script that includes SDBInst on each computer - specifying the UNC path of the file.
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45. What does AppLocker allows you to generate default rules for?
Export and import it from another computer.
EARLY CHILDHOOD - EVERYONE - EVERYONE 10+ - TEEN - MATURE - ADULTS ONLY - RATING PENDING
Sett up a priority for the preferred smtp server.
Each of the rule types. For example - the default rules for Executables are: Allow members of the local Administrators group to run all applications - Allow members of the Everyone group to run applications that are located in the Windows folder - Al

46. What should you modify of the NAP Agent client service if the computer needs to prove health status?
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)
The command used to preform an offline defrag. Example: jetpack DHCP.mdb temp.mdb
Modify the service startup to automatic and also enable the proper NAP enforcement client (DHCP - EAP - RDGATEWAY - IPSEC).Configured for manual start by default.
Windows 7 Professional.

47. What can NAP do?
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.
Either from wbadmin or windows server backup.
Run Disk Cleanup and click Clean up system files. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation - type the password or provide confirmation. Click the More Options tab - under System Restore and Shadow Copies - click Clean up. In
WSUS server configuration information - Metadata describing what each update is for - and general information about clients - updates and interaction.

48. How do you route IPV6 traffic on your private network?
To another hard disk in the same computer - network or to removable media.
Tools adds out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows PE image. It takes one or more driver .inf files as inputs.
You start by selecting Windows XP Mode from the Windows 7 Start Menu. You can install applications in Windows XP Mode just as you normally would on a physical PC. For example - you can install applications via web - from storage devices - or from phy
Use IPV6 Unique Local Addresses.

49. What do you provide to Scanstate to prevent certain system settings from being migrated?
Restrict the share permissions of the DFS root share.
Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate Editions
It is the authentication header protocol and digitally sign packets but not encrypt them.
A CONFIG.XML file

50. What is the command line version of windows server backup?
Configure a GPO to modify the computers location to look for updates.
Use IPV6 Unique Local Addresses.
It is a advertisement of a service. The record is configured with the service provided - a port number and weight?
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.