How To Install Windows XP Step By Step Guide

By | April 12, 2014





Here is a basic guide to install windows xp ( for beginners ) . Before proceeding with the installation, please make sure you have a compatible hardware resource , Windows xp installation CD/DVD and Windows xp Key .

 

let’s start ..

Put the Windows xp installation CD / DVD into the CD / DVD Drive .

 

» press F12 or Delete Key( Depends upon your motherboard / Brand ) . Select CD-ROM Drive

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» You can change first boot device to CD-ROM in Bios Setup ( Mostly F2 key for Bios setup ).

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Installation will start now. ( Follow the Screenshots and steps ).

Step 1 » The Setup starts now ( you will see the screen like the picture 1 )

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Step 2 » Inspecting something ( secret.. , Do not press anything until you see the next step screen )

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Step 3 » Press Enter for new installation

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Step 4 » Press F8 to Agree terms and conditions ( Don’t try to read , it’s huge )

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Step 5 » it will show the unpartitioned space of your Hard disk (picture shows the space in MB ie,40GB) . press C to create a partition ( press Enter if you want to use whole hard drive as a single partition ) .

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Step 6 » Now you need to decide how much space you need for OS drive (ie, C drive) . For Windows XP 25 GB is enough , just type 25600 (25 GB = 25600 MB) and press Enter .

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Step 7 » Now it will show the allocated space for OS drive and remaining space left on the hard disk . just press Enter ( we can create more Drives later ).

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Step 8 » Now choose the type of Format . just choose NTFS ( Quick ) first option and press Enter ( Beginners , no questions ).

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Step 9 » Setup is formatting the OS drive. ( No need to do anything until step 13 )

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Step 10 » Setup will copy some files for installation .

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Step 11 » System will get restarted after coping files .

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Step 12 » Setup will install something in the background ( hey wait , not exactly in the back. just relax).

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Step 13 » Just leave as it is and press Next.

* Here it may ask windows xp product key . just type a valid key and press Next (After validating your key it will goto next step).

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Step 14 » Type your name and organization name . press Next .

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Step 15 » Type name of your computer and type administrator password or leave as it is and press Next (We can change later) .

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Step 16 » Select your Time zone and press Next .

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Step 17 » Again it will install something in the background .

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Step 18 » Now you need to setup network connection . choose typical and press Next ( no one wants to assign IP , if you need you can choose custom and do it on your own )

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Step 19 » Leave as it is ( I don’t want confuse you at this stage ) . please press Enter .

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Step 20 » It will install , register and save etc….. ( No need to do anything )

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Step 21 » System will get restarted. you will see the screen like Picture 21.

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Step 22 » Just press OK . it will automatically adjust your screen resolutions.

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Step 23 » Just press OK to adjust monitor settings automatically.

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Step 24 » Now you will see a welcome note from windows. press Next .

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Step25»choose first option to update your Windows automatically.press Next .

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 Step 26 » In this step it will check for the internet connectivity . press skip (if you don’t want to wait ) or press next after checking .

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Step 27 » choose whatever you want( we can change it later ) . press skip or next ( which one is visible).

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Step 28 » choose second option and press Next .

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Step 29 » just type the user name for login and press Next

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Step 30 » At last , you made it . press Finish .

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