How To Installing Windows XP?

How To Installing Windows XP?

• If you start from scratch, change the boot-up sequence in the BIOS to boot from CD ROM first and let the Windows setup program run from the CD-ROM.

• Place your Windows XP CD in your CD/DVD-ROM drive. Your PC should automatically detect the CD and you will get a message saying "Press any key to boot from CD".

• In this case, It is assumed that you want to install Windows XP from scratch and have already portioned and formatted your hard drive.

• You will then get a Windows XP Professional Setup screen. You have the option to do  new Windows install, Repair previous install or quit. Since we are doing a new install we just press Enter to continue.

• You will be presented with the End User Licensing Agreement. Press F8 to accept and continue.

• Here it is assumed that you want to install Windows XP from scratch and have already partitioned and formatted your hard drive.

• Now the Windows XP setup program will start the installation process by copying the setup files to your hard drive.

• After the setup has completed copying the files the compute will restart. Leave the XP CD in the drive but this time DO NOT press any key when the message "Press any key to boot from CD" is displayed. In few seconds setup will continue. Windows XP Setup wizard will guide you through the setup process of gathering information about your computer.

• Choose your region and language.

• Type in your name and organization. 

• Enter your product key.

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• Name the computer, and enter and Administrator password. Don't forget the write down your Administrator password.

• Enter the correct date, time and choose your time zone.

• For the network setting choose typical and press next.

• Choose work group or domain name. If you are not a member of a domain then leave the default settings and press next. Windows will restart again and adjust the display.

• Finally Windows will start and present you with a Welcome screen. Click next to continue.

• choose 'help protect my PC by turning on automatic updates now' and press next.

• Will this computer connect to the internet directly, or through a network? If you are connected to a router or LAN then choose: 'Yes, this computer will connect through a local area network or home network'. If you have dial up modem choose: 'No, this computer will connect directly to the internet'. 

• Then click on next.Ready to activate Windows? Choose yes if you wish to active Windows over the internet now. Choose no if you want to activate Windows at a later stage.

• Add users that will sign on to this computer and click next.

• You will get a Thank you screen to confirm setup is complete. 

• Click on finish.