Well, that didn’t work.

You’re performing a fresh installation of Windows 7 on an older Windows XP Professional desktop PC, but the Windows 7 installation media won’t boot from the DVD-ROM drive and always boots Windows XP normally. The Windows 7 DVD-ROM boots properly on other computers in the office. What is the most likely cause of this issue?

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Are you being served?

One of your customers has an internally written application that manages inbound file transfers from remote locations. After upgrading their computer to Windows 7, the application stops working and remote clients are complaining that their file transfers are rejected before they even start. Which of these is the most likely cause of this issue?

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That crashing noise

You’ve started one of your computers after returning after a week away from the office, and you find that your PC crashes with a Windows Stop Error shortly after login. You then discover that a series of patches and OS updates were made while you were vacationing. Which of these options would be the best choice to begin the process of returning your system to a workable state?

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