Windows XP Installation Steps

Microsoft Windows Installation Steps

TITLE:List of Existing Partition on Disk.

Step 1: Welcome to setup screen. To start the Windows XP installation process and install the Windows XP operating system on the computer just press on Enter key. To exit the installation process press F3 key.

WINDOWS XP SCREENSHOT 1

TITLE:Windows XP Licensing Agreement.

Step 2: Windows XP Professional End User licensing agreement, use Page Down key to read trough the license agreement an pressF8 key to agree.


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TITLE: List of Existing Partition on Disk. Step 3: Setup then displays the list of existing partitions and unpartitioned space on the system. Press Enter key to setup Windows XP on selected item, or press C key if you want to create partition on the disk.


TITLE: Create Partition.

Step 4: The Setup display your system disk available space. To create partition, enter the amount of disk space for the partition size to be create. Then press Enter key.


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TITLE: Select Partition.

Step 5: Select the partition where you want the Windows XP install and then press Enter key.

WINDOWS XP SCREENSHOT 5TITLE: Formatting Partition.

Step 6: Choose and select to format the partition using the NTFS file system. Then press Enter key to continue with the setup process.


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TITLE: Formatting Partition Process.

Step 7: The setup then formatting the partition selected with the NTFS file system. The progress bar shows the formatting process. Wait until the process finish, this process may take several minutes depend on the disk size.


TITLE: Setup Examines Disk Drive.

Step 8: The setup process then examines your system disk drives. This process may take several minutes depending on the size of disks.


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TITLE: Windows XP Setup on Progress.

Step 9: Windows XP setup on progress and copying files to disk, please wait this process may take several minutes to complete.


TITLE: Setup Restart Computer.

Step 10: Portion of Windows XP setup completed successfully. The setup process reboots your computer automatically or you can press Enter key to restart the computer.


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TITLE: First XP Flash Screen.

Step 11: First flash screen of Windows XP after reboot. Look nice :-)


TITLE: Collecting Information.

Step 12: Then the Windows XP professional Setup start collecting information, now you can start read all the usual advert info on the screen while the Setup process do the Collecting information, Dynamic Update and till to the Preparing installation.


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TITLE: Installing Devices.

Step 13: The screen on Installing Devices... nothing happen here... just wants to show you that the Windows XP Professional Setup still at work :-)


TITLE: Regional and Language Options.

Step 14: Then waaalaaa, input screen :-). The screen then displays Regional and Language Options. Make changes to the options if you need to or just click Next button to continue using the default setting. Note: from this screen forward, you can use the mouse key to click on the button :-)


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TITLE: Personalize Your Software.

Step 15: Personalize Your Software, on this screen put your full name and name of your company or organization.


TITLE: Windows XP Product Key.

Step 16: On the Windows XP Product Key screen, you need to type in the correct 25 character volume license product key on the text box provided. Please contact your system administrator to get the volume license product key. Click Next button after you key in all 25 character volume license product key on the box.


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TITLE: Computer Name and Administrator Pass-word.

Step 17: On this Computer Name and Administrator Password screen, you need to provide the Computer name, Administrator password and you need to re type password in the Confirm password box. Just remember or write down the administrator password because you may need to log in as administrator one day to gain full access on the system. Click Next button to proceed.


TITLE: Date and Time Settings.

Step 18: On the Date and Time Settings screen, you can set the correct date and time for your Windows XP Professional system, then choose from the drop down list the correct Time Zone setting for the system time. Click Next button after finish with the configuration setting.


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TITLE: Installing Network.

Step 19: Installing Network Screen, and the screen display the status bar show that the estimate time to complete the installation process is down to 31 minutes.


TITLE: Networking Setting.

Step 20: The Networking Setting screen. On the Networking Setting screen you can configure the system networking components manually or you can leave the radio button on 'Typical Settings' to accept the default configuration. Click Next button to proceed.


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TITLE: Windows XP Workgroup or Computer Domain.

Step 21: The Workgroup or Computer Domain screen, enter the workgroup name if your computer belong to the existing workgroup or leave the default WORKGROUP and If your computer is a member of the domain on the network, click the radio button on 'Yes, make this computer a member of the following domain:' and then type in the domain name in the box provided. Click Next button to proceed.


TITLE: Windows XP Copying Files to Hard Disk.

Step 22: Windows XP then start copying files to the system hard disk, sit back and read all the usual advert info on the screen or better yet you can go and make yourself a nice cup of coffee and return back to your computer after half an hour. Have a nice break :-)


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TITLE: Removing Temporary Files.

Step 23: The Windows XP Setup screen display that the Setup removing temporary files and status bar show that the setup process will complete in approximately in 1 minute.


TITLE: Reboot Windows XP.

Step 24: Reboot Windows XP screenshot.


TITLE: Start Windows XP screen shot.

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Step 25: The process of starting Windows XP screen shot.


TITLE: Setting Up Computer.

Step 26: The welcome screen to setting up your computer. Click Next button to continue.


TITLE: Automatic Updates.

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Step 27: The setting of automatic updates your Windows XP. Click on the radio button Help protect my PC by turning on Automatic Updates now to make sure your Windows XP system check the updates (this include hot fix (patch, security, critical updates) and service packs) from Microsoft Windows Updates site and automatically install the updates. If you want to Updates your system manually just click the radio button on Not right now. Click Next button to proceed.


TITLE: Detect Internet Connection.

Step 28: Windows XP setup then display the screen of Checking your Internet connectivity. This process may take few moments, because the setup check your computer to see if the computer already connected to the internet or not.


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TITLE: Connect to the Internet

Step 29: On this screen you can choose the configuration of your connection to the internet, click the radio button on Local area network (LAN) to setup the configuration of you network card. Click Next button to proceed.


TITLE: Setup LAN Connection.

Step 30: The Setting up a high speed connection (or LAN) screen. On this screen you can setup the setting of your network ip address. Obtain the ip address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS from your network administrator and put in the box, or if your network using the DHCP to get the ip setting and DNS setting just click the checkbox provided. Click Next button to proceed.


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TITLE: Register Windows XP.

Step 31: Register Windows XP screen. There is two radio button on this screen, click on the Yes, I'd like to register with Microsoft now to start registering your Windows XP now or if you want to finish with the installation and setup process and you want to register later click radio button on No, not this time. Click Next button to proceed.


TITLE: XP User Account.

Step 32: On the user account screen, type in the user name that who will use the computer. Windows will create a separate user account for each user so that they can log in to the system with their own username and password. Click Next button to proceed.


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TITLE: Finish XP Setup.

Step 33: Thank you and congratulation screen. Click Finish button to finish the Windows XP setup configuration.


TITLE: Welcome Login Screen.

Step 34: Welcome to Windows XP login screen. Click username and enter the password for the username if any to log in and start using the Windows XP operating system.


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TITLE: Windows XP Menu.

Step 35: Finish :)


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