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Chapter 9

Installing Windows XP


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System Requirements

Hardware Minimum Recommended

Processor 233 MHz 300 MHz or higher

Memory 64 MB RAM (maylimit

performance andsome features)

128 MB RAM orhigher

Video adapter andmonitor

Super VGA (800 x600)

Super VGA (800 x600) or higherresolution

Hard drive disk freespace

1.5 GB 1.5 GB or higher

Drives CD-ROM CD-ROM or higher

Devices Keyboard and

mouse

Keyboard and

mouse


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Identifying Methods to Install Windows 2000

Professional

There are three basic ways to install Windows 2000 Professional: "Fresh install": Windows 2000 is installed as the only operating

system on a formatted or empty hard drive.

Dual boot: Windows 2000 is installed alongside another operating

system (typically Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0) in a dual-bootscenario where the user is given a menu of OSes to choose from

when the system boots up. Applications will need to be installed

separately for Windows 2000, and the OS must be installed on a

separate hard drive or partition from the existing OS.

Upgrade: Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0 is upgraded to Windows 2000,

effectively swapping the old operating system for the new one, but

leaving most applications intact.


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Fresh Windows XP Professional Installation

Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer and restart your

computer.

If prompted to start from the CD, press SPACEBAR. If you miss the

prompt (it only appears for a few seconds), restart your computer to

try again.

Windows XP Setup begins. During this portion of setup, your mouse

will not work, so you must use the keyboard. On the Welcome to

Setup page, press ENTER. The following figure shows the

Welcome to Setup screen.


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Windows XP Professional Installation


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Performing Post-Installation Tasks

Now we need to install drivers for your devices such as Video

Cards, Network Interface Cards, Sound Cards, etc. In many cases, if

Windows recognizes the device, drivers will be installed

automatically.


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Verifying Drivers to Install


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Device Manager


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Installing Service Packs

A service pack (in short SP) is a collection of updates, fixes and/or

enhancements to a software program delivered in the form of a

single installable package.

Service packs are cumulative; each new service pack contains all

the fixes that are included in previous service packs, and any new

fixes. You do not have to install a previous service pack before you

install the latest service pack.


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Preparing to Install SP2

Check if the brand and make of the computer that you are using has

known issues

Check for software issues (e.g. Norton 2004, Nero GoAhead). Get

patches for them, if available.

Run CHKDSK utility on the hard disk drive. This will scan the hard

disk for any bad sectors and tries to fix the same.

Run anti-virus and spyware checker.

Empty temp files.

Back up your system with Ghost or other software.


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Installing Windows XP SP2 Using Automatic

Updates Utility


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Windows XP SP3

Windows XP Service Pack 3 is currently in development. Service

Pack 3 will include additional support for doing true "per-user"

application installing. Although some of these hot fixes have been

made available through Windows Update or the Microsoft Download

Center, most of them are hot fixes that Microsoft has yet to publicly

release and are available only upon request.


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