ComplianceCheck
checks that the following
requirements are fulfilled so that Windows® can be installed:
- Valid hardware configuration.
- Power management disabled.
- No cluster sizes of larger than
4 kilobytes (KB).
- In-box drivers available.
- Product key matches available hardware.
Windows® 7 Starter and Windows Vista® Starter can be
installed only on the following types of central processing unit
(CPU):
- Intel Celeron and Intel Pentium III
processors, including mobile versions, except for Intel Pentium III
Xeon processors.
- AMD Duron, AMD Sempron, and AMD Geode
processors, including mobile versions.
- 64-bit processors work only if they belong to
one of the processors listed above. However, such processors are
limited to 32-bit mode.
- Intel Celeron and Intel Pentium III
processors, including mobile versions, except for Intel Pentium III
Xeon processors.
- No SMART failures on installation disk.
- Sufficient disk space.
- Valid operating system or
Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE).
- All run-once items have finished.
- There is no pending reboot on the
computer.
ComplianceCheck
also checks that the existing
operating system is one of the following:
- Windows 2000, Service Pack 4 or
later.
- Windows XP, Service Pack 2 or
later.
- Windows Server 2000, Service
Pack 1 or later.
- Windows Server 2003.
- Windows Server® 2008.
- Windows Server 2008 R2.
- Windows Vista®.
- Windows 7.
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ComplianceCheck does not validate application
compatibility. See the software vendor for application
compatibility requirements. |
The user is also warned if any of the following conditions apply (provided DisplayReport is set to OnError). Otherwise, the user must boot from installation media and perform a clean installation instead of an upgrade.
- There are SMART failures, and no alternate
disk is available.
- There is insufficient space for temporary
files for Windows Setup or for total installation.
- A newer version of the loader is already on
the destination computer. This applies to dual-boot scenarios
only.
Child Elements
A string that specifies in what circumstances the user interface (UI) is displayed for this item. |
Valid Passes
windowsPE
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | ComplianceCheck
Applies To
For a list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Setup.
XML Example
The following XML output changes the
ComplianceCheck
setting to run in guaranteed quiet
mode.
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<ComplianceCheck> <DisplayReport>Never</DisplayReport> </ComplianceCheck> |