Where Is It?
Programs
Commands
Problem Solver
Misc
100
System Partition
Where is the BootMgr file stored?
100
Ntoskrnl.exe
What is the name of the Vista kernel program?
100
Mdsched.exe
What is the command to use the Vista Memory Diagnostics tool?
100
Boot the system from the Windows Vista DVD and click Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool under the System Recovery Options
What method can you use to test memory on a Windows XP system by using the Vista Memory Diagnostics tool without having to install Vista on the system?
100
Problem Reports and Solutions
Which Vista tool keeps a record of STOP errors and allows you to view a history of these errors?
200
First sector of the hard drive
Where is the master boot record (MBR) located?
200
Winlogon.exe
What is the name of the program that manages Windows logon?
200
sfc /scannow
What is the command to use the System File Checker to immediately verify system files?
200
Boot the system in Safe Mode, go to the System Properties window, and uncheck Automatically restart.
A blue screen error halts the system while it is booting, and the booting starts over in an endless loop of restarts. How can you solve this problem?
200
Suggestions as to how to deal with the error
When you allow Windows XP Error Reporting to send a report to Microsoft of an error, what does Microsoft give in return?
300
Root directory of the system partition (usually C:\)
Where is the Boot.ini file stored?
300
Compact.exe
What program is used with an NTFS file system to display and change the compressions applied to files and folders?
300
Bootrec /rebuildBCD
What command in Windows RE can you use to rebuild the BCD file?
300
Use commands from the Windows Recovery Environment to recover the registry from backup
When the Windows Vista registry is corrupted and you cannot boot from the hard drive, what tool or method is the best option to fix the problem?
300
Boot the system from the Windows Vista DVD and click Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool under the System Recovery Options
What method can you use to test memory on a Windows XP system by using the Vista Memory Diagnostics tool without having to install Vista on the system?
400
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers
Where does Windows store device driver files?
400
Cleanmgr.exe
What program is used to delete unused files to make more disk space available?
400
diskpart
What command in Windows RE gives you opportunity to manage partitions and volumes installed on the system?
400
Attempt to boot into the Advanced Options menu
Your Windows XP system boots to a blue screen and no desktop. What do you do first?
400
File Signature Verification, Driver Query, and Device Manager
What three Windows tools can be used to verify that a driver is digitally signed?
500
C:\Windows\System32
Where are boot loader programs located?
500
Wupdmgr.exe
What program is used to update Windows by downloading the latest patches from the Microsoft Web site?
500
C:\>Attrib –r –h –s filename
What is the command to remove the read-only, hidden, and system attributes from the file?
500
Make every attempt to recover the data because the data might or definitely will be destroyed when using other options
You have important data on your hard drive that is not backed up and your Windows installation is so corrupted you know that you must repair the entire installation. What do you do first?
500
The Windows graphics subsystem is running and the kernel has successfully loaded
What can you assume about the Vista/Win 7 startup when you see the progress bar on screen?