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ComplianceCheck

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Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista

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.

  • 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.

Important

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  • A newer version of the loader is already on the destination computer.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

DisplayReport

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.

<ComplianceCheck>
   <DisplayReport>Never</DisplayReport>
</ComplianceCheck>

See Also

Concepts

Microsoft-Windows-Setup