Installing Windows XP

Hardware Requirements:

·        233 megahertz (MHz) Pentium or higher microprocessor (or equivalent)

·        128 megabytes (MB) recommended (64 MB of RAM minimum; 4 gigabytes (GB) of RAM maximum)

·        1.5 GB of free space on your hard disk

·        VGA monitor

·        Keyboard

·        Mouse or compatible pointing device

·        CD-ROM or DVD drive.   

Boot Device Priority:

·        Make sure your CD/DVD drive as the First Boot Device Priority; otherwise it loads the Hard Disk.

·        To change the Boot priority, Restart your system and press the BIOS setup key. F2 or F10 if you are using Intel, Delete Key for other some boards. F2 uses complete BIOS settings, F10 uses on the session boot priority only. (BIOS setup key will display on the screen.)

·        In Boot section you can change the device priority.

·        (Note: Instructions will display on Right Bottom of the screen. Key notes: + for move up, - for move down, F10 for Save, )

Installation Notes:

Now we are moving to installing windows XP wizard. It’s easy to install. You don’t need anyone’s help to install. All instructions will display on bottom of the screen. So read carefully and do it very well.

·        Insert your bootable Windows XP CD

·        Setup will loads and take few minutes.

·        Press F8 to accept the License Agreement (If appears)

·        Press Enter or Return key to Install XP.

·        Select your partition to install XP. In this section you can create and delete partition.

·    Format your partition using the NTFS file system, not in quick format, as Quick format makes bad sector in Hard disk.

·        Partition will be formatted & then setup will copies the files into hard disk.

·       The system will restart after the files get copied. You may skip the restart time by pressing enter key. It gives 15 seconds to restart the system.

·       After some times Regional and Language settings wizard will appear. In this section you can change your Date and Time format.

·        Next Personalize your software will appear. Enter your organization name.

·    Next Computer name and Administrator Password wizard will appear. Enter computer name. Administrator password is optional. But entering Administrator password make sure that your system in secured.

·        Network Settings (If appear) Do custom settings only.

·        The installation wizard takes some times.

·        Finish the wizard as per your requirements.