Windows XP is one of Microsoftâs most habitual operating systems, and though itâs starting to exhibit its age, many nation cabin use it exclusively. if youâve got an old computer that you expect to advantage functioning again or you expect to install XP above your new machine, it will virgin receive a short while.
1. Setup
1) insure that your computer can jog Windows XP. Your computer will want to satisfy or surpass the minimum system requirements at order to jog Windows XP. You can find your system news by also checking the computer manufacturer's manual, or by running DirectX Diagnostic above an existing Windows operating system of the computer.
- To go the DirectX Diagnostic, blank the jog dialog (press WinKey+R simultaneously), type dxdiag, and click OK.
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Minimum System Requirements
- 300 MHz Intel or AMD CPU
- 128 megabytes (MB) of system RAM
- 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available motivate space
- Super VGA (800x600) or higher exhibition adapter
- CD or DVD-ROM
- Keyboard and mouse, or other pointing devices
- Network Interface Adapter required because Internet and Network Connectivity
- Sound card and speakers or headphones
2) find your Windows XP produce Key. It is printed above a sticker above your software parcel or located above the computer itself. It is a cord of 5 groups of characters (each 5 long), separated by dashes, resulting at 25 characters at all. You want the produce key to end installing Windows.
3) put your computer to boot from CD/DVD. ago inserting the CD, you'll want to put your computer to boot from a CD instead of from the difficult drive. This will allow you to burden the Windows XP setup files ago your computer boots to its installed operating system. You can vary the boot order from the BOOT menu at your BIOS.
- To enter the BIOS of your computer, you often journal F9 or DEL when your computer starts or notifies you that you can enter "setup". Click the green "BIOS" join because more information.
- In the BOOT menu, put the order accordingly that your CD/DVD-ROM motivate is put during the 1st Boot Device.
- If you are installing Windows XP from a USB drive, invent sure that the USB motivate is put during the 1st Boot Device. You can want to devour the USB motivate inserted because it to exhibit during an option.
2. Installation
1) burden the installer. Once your Boot order is set, insert the Windows XP CD into your motivate and maintain and Exit from the BIOS. Your computer will reboot and you will exist presented with the message:
Press any key to boot from CD. journal any key above your keyboard to go the Setup program.
- Setup will burden files indispensable to go the installation, which can receive a little moments. Once the loading is complete, you will exist taken to the hail screen.
2) journal ENTER to go installation. Once the loading is complete, you will exist taken to the hail screen. You are given little options, cabin if you are installing or reinstalling Windows XP, youâll expect to journal ENTER to go the implement configuration.
3) devour the License Agreement. This paper tells you what you can and canât conduct with Windows, and your rights during the consumer. after reading, journal F8 indicating you agree to the terms.
4) choose the partition you expect to install on. You will visit a list of available partitions above your installed difficult drives. if you are installing Windows XP above a new difficult drive, you to visit virgin one entrance labeled "Unpartitioned space." if you devour a preceding translation of Windows or Linux installed above your computer, you will potentially devour multiple partitions.
- Installing Windows XP will erase sum of the news above the partition that you choose. choose a partition that is cave or that contains news that you conduct no worry to lose.
- You can delete your partitions with the âDâ key. This will reply them to âUnpartitioned spaceâ. Any news above the partition will exist lost when it is deleted.
5) invent a new partition. choose the Unpartitioned space and journal âCâ. This will blank a new conceal where you can put the partitionâs size from the available space. Enter the size at megabytes (MB) because the new partition and then journal ENTER.
- By default, the partition will exist put to the maximum quantity of available space. Unless you design above creating multiple partitions, you can often allow this at its default.
- Windows XP requires at least 1.5 gigabytes (1536 MB) because its implement files, cabin you will expect more than this because programs, documents, downloads, and other files. 5 gigabytes (5120 MB) is a good baseline quantity because Windows XP, with more if you design above installing a fate of programs.
- You can invent multiple partitions above a virgin drive. This can allow you to divide your programs from your movies and music, or to install another operating system. Windows XP can virgin exist installed above one discrete partition.
6) choose your new partition. Once youâve created your implement partition, you will exist returned to the partition excellent screen. choose your new partition, often labeled "C: Partition 1 [Raw]" and journal ENTER.
7) choose "Format the Partition using the NTFS cord System" and journal ENTER. NTFS is the preferred method, supporting a larger quantity of disk space per partition than FAT, and including security features at the cord system level. NTFS also includes system flat compression. There are nearly no situations anymore where choosing grease used to exist preferable.
- If your partition size is larger than 32 GB, you will no exist given the alternative to excellent FAT.
- It is highly recommended to escape fast Format, during this skips an significant process that checks the difficult motivate because errors or bad sectors. This investigate is what consumes the majority of the time taken when performing a sum format. if there are errors above a disk at the physical level, it's best to capture them now quite than later.
8) wait because the format to complete. The system will now format the partition. The length of time this process requires depends above the accelerate and size of the drive. at general, the larger the partition, the longer the process will take.
9) wait because the Setup files to copy. Windows will now go copying files from the implement disc and fast you to reboot the computer when the process is completed. journal ENTER when prompted to reboot, otherwise it will conduct accordingly automatically after 15 seconds.
10) allow the computer to boot normally. You will visit the news asking you to journal a key to boot from CD. disregard it and allow the computer to outline booting from the difficult drive. You will visit the Windows logo during the Setup program loads.
11) wait because the implement to proceed. after the Windows logo goes away, you will visit a list of steps remaining above the left aspect of the screen, and tips because using windows above the right. The time remaining because the implement will exist displayed beneath the list of steps remaining.
- It is ordinary because the conceal to flicker, become above and off, or resize during this process.
12) excellent your word and part settings. during the implement process a dialog window will appear, asking you to excellent your Regional settings. choose suitable settings civilian to your area. Click the Next button when that is completed.
- Enter your sum call if you want. This will exist put during the âownerâ of Windows, and will exist attached to sure things, such during paper creation.
13) Enter your produce Key. You will no exist capable to end the implement process without a valid produce Key. Click "Next" to continue.
- Some versions of Windows will no plead because the produce Key until implement is complete.
14) put your computerâs name. This will exist the call that represents the computer above a network. Windows sets a default name, cabin you can vary it if you used to like. You can also put a password because the Administrator account. This is optional, cabin recommended because public computers.
15) choose your time zone. insure that the date/time are correct. Click "Next" to continue.
16) excellent your network settings. nearly sum users installing Windows XP above a family or private computer can allow "Typical Settings" selected because Network Setup. if you are installing Windows XP at a corporate or academic environment, check with the system administrator, though ordinary Settings will most apt work.
- In the next window, nearly sum users can choose âNo, this computer is no above a network, or is above a network without a domain.â if you are at a corporate setting, plead your system administrator which you to choose.
- You can typically allow the workgroup call put to default.
17) wait because the implement to finalize. This will virgin receive a little minutes, and the computer will reboot when it is finished installing. Once the computer reboots, you will exist taken to the Windows XP desktop. at this point, implement is complete, though there are a little things left to conduct ago Windows is completely usable..
3. Completion
1) put your exhibition preferences. Once Windows loads, you will exist told that Windows will automatically configure your display. Click OK to go the configuration. Your conceal will blaze a join times, and then you will exist asked if you can devour the box that appears.
2) put your connection preferences. if your computer is connected to the internet, choose your connection type. journal Next to continue.
3) Activate your xerox of Windows. if connected to the Internet, choose "Activate Now." Windows will mixture to the activation server and automatically authenticate your xerox of Windows. if you havenât entered your produce Key yet, you will want to enter it now.
4) invent Users. after the Activation Process, a window will exhibit allowing you to choose the users because the computer. Enter your name, and the names of others who will exist using the machine. journal Next to continue.
5) go using Windows. You will now exist looking at the default Windows XP Desktop. Congratulations! There are a little things that you to perhaps conduct now that you devour Windows up and running:
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Install any drivers that you want to because your computerâs hardware.
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Install an antivirus program if you are connected to the internet.
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Set your BIOS to boot from the difficult motivate again instead of the CD.
