Friday, April 15, 2011

How to install or reinstall Windows XP


This process mentioned below shows how to install Windows XP Professional. Actually, the route to install Windows XP home edition happens to be pretty much similar to installation procedure of the professional version. As the pro version of Windows XP is much more advanced as an operating system, we'll demonstrate the process of installing Windows XP. If you want to do it in the best way, just clean install Windows XP! This makes the installation simple and trouble free. Actually, it's very easy to clean install windows XP professional editionAnd if you understand the process to install, you can easily understand how to reinstall Windows XP as well.

But before you start the installation check with the Compatibility List of Windows XP to make sure your computer's hardware is fully supported by Windows XP. And if the existing hardware isn't included on the XP compatibility list, check the site of your hardware manufacture for downloading the essential drivers for XP. It's wise to save all those essential drivers on a flash drive or CD prior to the installation.

Fortunately, all the versions of XP CD are easily bootable. To boot from CD or DVD-ROM setting, the boot sequence is essential. You will find the boot sequence beneath the BIOS setup. Ensure that the initial boot device has been set to CD or DVD-ROM. It would be possible for you to carry out the below mentioned steps for installing Windows XP:

First Step
Start the PC. Put the XP CD into the CD or DVD-ROM drive. The CD gets automatically detected and a message appears. It says "Press any key to boot from CD". And soon the computer starts to boot from the XP CD.

Second Step
You'll be asked to hit the F6 for installing a 3rd party Raid (or may be SCSI driver). Are you using an IDE type Hard Drive? In that case, you don't have to hit F6. But if you own a SCSI drive or a SATA drive, you got to press F6. Keep the Raid drivers handy on your flash drive. Hit S for installing additional device. After inserting the flash drive that has the Raid/SCSI drivers, hit Enter.

Third Step
You'll see that for your hard disc drive there is a list of Raid drivers. Choose the right one for your device. Then press enter. After this, the Setup screen appears. There are some options like - new Windows install and Repair previous install. Just hit enter to choose new install. Hit F8 to accept the Licensing Agreement. Then press ‘Continue'.

Fourth Step
Create a partition where you will install XP. With a brand new and unformatted drive you'll be able to install Windows without any partition. Just press enter to allow the operating system to automatically partition as well as format the entire drive as a single large drive. When the setup is done, the computer restarts. Let the CD stay inside the drive and don't press anything if you're prompted to press any key to boot from CD. The Setup wizard of XP now guides you all the way through the setup process.


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