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Once all of the above is out of the way,
its now time for reinstalling windows xp. Below is a list for each the home
computer and the store bought computer with an outline included.
1.
Have your windows or recovery cd handy.
2.
Change the CD Rom to the first boot device in the system
bios.
3.
Restart your computer with the windows disk in the CD
Rom.
4.
When asked hit the enter key to install windows.
5.
Follow instructions on the screen.
6.
Format your hard drive.
7.
Follow all on screen prompts and finish installation.
Reinstalling windows xp is not very hard on
a newer computer. It will do most of the work for you. However
if you have an older computer there may be a few additional
steps involved.
When formatting your hard drive you will
want to use the NTFS long format option and not the quick if you
want to keep your data private from other users. There is more
on NTFS a little father down.
The quick option can have some problems
that may lead to your performing another reinstall. But, if you
are pressed for time you can use the quick. Just understand
that you may experience some problems later on, not necessarily
but you may.
For creating more than one partition and
the NTFS file system you can read these articles from Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/winpreinst/ntfs-preinstall.mspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314097/
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119467
Once the reinstalling windows xp process is started it is
pretty self explanatory. However, there are a few steps you
will want to make sure go smoothly.
The first one is user accounts and the NTFS
file system.
If you will be sharing your computer with
others and want to keep your data private then you will want to
create additional accounts at this point.
If you formatted with the NTFS file system
then this will be a snap. If you do not create other accounts
here you can do so later after you install windows. Just
go to the control panel and choose user accounts.
The next thing you want to check for after
reinstalling windows xp is to
make sure your internet connection will be installed correctly.
XP does a nice job of creating the connection for you.
If you are creating a home network you can
make sure file and printer sharing is installed here and save
some additional steps later on.
XP does a very nice job of taking care of
your installation all you really need to do is be there to make
sure a few things are setup correctly.
Outline
of reinstalling windows xp steps.
Have your Windows CD.
Have your windows or recovery cd ready. Go
over the steps above if you are still not sure. You
can also call whoever made your computer.
Change the CD to first boot in the
system bios.
Every computer manufacturer will have a
different key for you to press to get into the system bios.
For most home made computers you can press
the delete key. Watch the computer screen at startup. It will
tell you when you first start your pc what key to press for the
bios.
Restart your computer.
After you make changes to the system bios
you will need to exit and save changes. Then reboot your
computer for the changes to take effect.
When asked hit the enter key to install
windows.
Your computer will then reboot and you will
be asked if you want to install windows form the CD Rom.
Make sure you hit a key on the keyboard or
you will need to reboot the PC again and try.
Follow the rest of the screens until you
are finished reinstalling windows xp. You
can also read an article here from
Microsoft about installing XP.
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