Tuesday, 14 February 2012
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Steps For Installing Windows XP Professional from a CD-ROM
1. Make sure that your computer is set up to start
from the CD-ROM drive. If you are not sure how to do this, consult your
computer documentation for information about accessing the BIOS settings.
2. Insert the Windows XP Professional installation CD into
your CD-ROM drive and restart the computer. When the computer restarts, the
text mode portion of the installation begins. During this time, you will be
asked if you need to install any third-party drivers. You only have a few
seconds to press the F6 key and install the drivers before the installation
continues.
Note Some computers will
require you to press a key to boot from the CD-ROM drive. If you are prompted
to press any key to boot from the CD, press the spacebar.
3. Windows loads a number of files needed for setup,
and the Welcome To Setup screen appears after a few minutes. You can use this
screen to set up Windows XP or to repair an existing installation. Press ENTER to continue with the installation.
4. The Windows XP Licensing Agreement appears. After
reading the terms of the license, press F8 to accept the terms and continue the
installation. If you do not accept the agreement, Setup does not continue.
5. After you accept the Licensing Agreement, Setup
proceeds to the Disk Partitioning portion. If you have multiple partitions,
Setup will list them and allow you to you choose which one to install XP
Professional to. If you have no partitions configured, you can create one at
this point.
6. After you have determined which partition to
install to, press ENTER to continue.
7. The Format screen appears, which is where you
decide how the drive should be formatted (FAT or NTFS). Select Format The
Partition Using The NTFS File System and press ENTER.
Caution If you are planning on
dual booting your computer with an operating system that does not support NTFS,
your C drive cannot be formatted with NTFS. You might want to install Windows
XP Professional in a different drive and format that drive with NTFS.
8. Setup displays a screen warning that formatting the
disk will delete all files from it. Press F to format the drive and continue.
9. After the format process is complete, Setup copies
the files needed to complete the next phase of the install process and then
restarts the computer.
10. After the computer restarts, Setup enters the GUI
mode portion of the installation.
11. Setup continues the installation for several
minutes, and then displays the Regional And Language Options page. Make sure
that the settings are correct for your area, and then click Next.
12. The Personalize Your Software page appears. Fill in
the appropriate informationand click Next.
13. The Product Key entry page appears. Enter the
25-digit product ID and click Next.
14. The Computer Name And Administrator Password page
appears. Enter a name for your computer, choose a password for the
Administrator account, and click Next.
15. The Date And Time Settings page appears. Make sure
that the information is correct for your area and click Next. If Setup detects
an installed network adapter, Setup will install network components next.
16. The Network Settings page appears. You should
select the Typical Settings option if you want Setup to automatically configure
networking components. Typical components include Client For Microsoft
Networks, File And Print Sharing For Microsoft Networks, and TCP/IP. Click
Next.
17. After you choose the network settings, Setup
displays the Workgroup Or Computer Domain name page. Enter the appropriate
information and click Next.
18. After
you click Next in the Workgroup Or Computer Domain page, Setup continues with
the final portion of the installation. It might take from 15 to 60 minutes for
the process to finish. When the installation is complete, the computer restarts
and you are prompted to log on for the first time.
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