Windows XP Pro Case Studies & Practical Application 4

Question 1

A Windows XP Pro system's System Restore points have disappeared. What is the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

System Restore was turned off, or the reserved disk space was reduced to zero

Answer

System Restore requires a minimum disk space allocation; if disabled or the space is set to zero, all existing restore points are deleted.

Question 2

A user's Windows XP Pro machine shows 'Limited or no connectivity' in the network tray icon but is physically connected. What command should be run first?

Accepted Answer

ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew

Answer

Releasing and renewing the DHCP lease forces the machine to request a valid IP address, resolving APIPA self-assigned addresses that cause limited connectivity.

Question 3

An administrator needs to audit which users have logged into a shared Windows XP Pro workstation over the past week. Where is this information found?

Accepted Answer

Security Event Log in Event Viewer, after enabling Audit Logon Events policy

Answer

Logon auditing must be explicitly enabled via Group Policy; once active, successful and failed logons are recorded in the Security Event Log.

Question 4

A Windows XP Pro machine is dual-booting with Windows 98. After an XP repair install, the boot menu no longer shows Windows 98. What file controls the boot menu?

Accepted Answer

boot.ini

Answer

Boot.ini contains the list of operating systems presented at startup; a repair install may overwrite or reset it, removing non-XP entries.

Question 5

A company policy requires that Windows XP Pro workstations lock automatically after 5 minutes of inactivity. Where is this enforced most reliably?

Accepted Answer

Group Policy: Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Account Policies and screen saver lock via User Configuration

Answer

Group Policy enforces screen saver timeout and password protection centrally and cannot be overridden by standard users on domain-joined machines.

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Windows XP Pro Case Studies & Practical Application 4