Hardware and Software Upgrades

Even though you cannot avoid hardware and software upgrades, planning when and how to do them can minimize the time that an upgrade takes and can reduce the risk of failure.

When upgrading hardware or software keep the following in mind:

• Always back up important data files.
• Always back up the registry, master boot record (MBR), boot sector, and other critical system data.
• Maintain a current Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) for each computer.
• Maintain records about the computer configuration, such as jumper and DIP switch settings, interrupt requests (IRQs), and the hard disk configuration.

See the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server Resource Kit Deployment Planning Guide for more information about deploying Windows 2000.

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