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While a person will install Windows Vista in ways that are similar to previous Windows versions, under the covers, everything has changed. The DOS mode portion of Windows Setup, present even in the NT-based Windows variants such as Windows XP, is finally gone, exorcised from people's lives for good. But the changes go much deeper than simple changes to Setup methodology. Microsoft has completely recast its approach for moving bits from an install medium (typically a Vista Setup DVD, but it could also be a network share or other location) to the PC's hard drive.

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