task-3 Windows XP Installation

Windows XP Installation

Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. The name "XP" is short for "eXPerience",

Steps for Installation

Step 1 - Start your PC and 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".

Press  Enter Key on Keyboard

Step 2 – Some System Process  going On

Step 3 - Press S to Specify that you want to install additional device.

Step 4 - You will see a list of Raid drivers for your HDD. Select the correct driver for your device and press enter.

Step 5 - You will then get a Windows XP Professional Setup screen. You have the option to do a new Windows install, Repair previous install or quit. Since we are doing a new install we just press Enter to continue.

Step 6 - You will be presented with the End User Licensing Agreement. Press F8 to accept and continue

Step 7 - This step is very important. Here we will create the partition where Windows will be installed. Press C to create a partition.

Step 8 - Select Partition  (C: Drive) and press Enter.

Step 9 - Choose format the partition using NTFS file system.This is the recommended file system. If the hard drive has been formatted before then you can choose quick NTFS format. We chose NTFS because it offers many security features, supports larger drive size, and bigger size files.

Step 10 - After the setup has completed copying the files the computer 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.

Step 11- Choose your region and language.

Step 12 - Type in your name and organization.

Step 13. Enter your product key.

Step 14 - Name the computer, and enter an Administrator password. Don't forget to write down your Administrator password.

Step 15-  Enter the correct date, time and choose your time zone.

Step 16 - For the network setting choose typical and press next.

Step 17 - Choose workgroup 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.

Step 18 - Finally Windows will start and present you with a Welcome screen. Click next to continue.

Step 19 - Choose 'help protect my PC by turning on automatic updates now' and press next.

Step 20 - 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 Next.

Step 21 - 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.

Step 22 - Add users that will sign on to this computer and click next.

Step 23 - You will get a Thank you screen to confirm setup is complete. Click finish.

Step 24. Log in, to your PC for the first time.

Step 25 - You now need to check the device manager to confirm that all the drivers has been loaded or if there are any conflicts. From the start menu select Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. Click on the System icon and then from the System Properties window select the Hardware tab, then click on Device Manager.