Week 5 - February 3
  
Due Today
Preparation for Class
 | In addition to assignment #4, you should have read the sections in the
MCSE book on performing installations - particularly for Windows 95. |
| We will start the class in our usual location - room 1201 - and will move
to room 222 after the first break. |
| Come to class with an unused floppy disk so you can create a boot disk to
use in the install process. |
Topics Covered in this Class
| Planning for Windows Installation
 | Minimum hardware requirements |
| Hardware compatibility |
| Disk layout and partitioning |
| Upgrade considerations |
| Multi-booting considerations |
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| Boot Disks and Repair Disks
| Using a boot disk |
| Making a DOS boot disk |
| Making a Windows 95 or 98 Boot disk |
| Hands-On: Make your own boot disk |
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| Creating partitions and formatting the hard drives
| Using FDISK and FORMAT |
| Hands On: Partition and format a hard drive |
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| Installing DOS and Windows
| Manual process to install DOS |
| Steps in the Windows installation process |
| Hands On: Install Windows |
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Note: In this class session, students will be divided
into groups. Each group will be assigned a PC to use. Each group will make a
boot disk, boot the PC with it, partition and format the hard drive and
install DOS and Windows.
Assignments
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