1 - 2 ---Types of

partition
3-5 --- ways of Hard
Disk Drive jumper
settings

Explain briefly the

purpose of
partitioning hard
disk drive in your
own word

Software
Installation

OBJECTIVES
Hardware requirements

(MS-Windows XP Pro)
Step by step installation
Safety tips
Maintenance

Minimum
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
PC with 300 megahertz or higher

processor clock speed

recommended; 233 MHz minimum
required (single or dual processor
system);* Intel Pentium/Celeron
family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron
family, or compatible processor
recommended

 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher

recommended (64 MB minimum

supported; may limit performance
and some features)
4 gigabytes (GB) of available hard
disk space*
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higherresolution video adapter and monitor
CD-ROM or DVD drive
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or
compatible pointing device

Pre-installation checklist
Windows Product Key
Check all connections of your

computer system
Check the device driver
software
Check the utilities

Windows XP Pro
Step by Step
Installation

Booting Sequence
Switch the computer on and press
delete keys to view the CMOS

Setup Utility.
Go to Booting tab and change the
settings into CD/DVD boot first.
Press F10 key to save the new
setting.

Begin the 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

On the Welcome to Setup page,

press ENTER.

Press F8 to agree the

MS Software agreement

Partitioning HDD

Press ENTER to select Unpartitioned

space, which appears by default.

 Press ENTER again to select Format the

partition using the NTFS file system, which

appears by default.

 Windows XP erases your hard disk drive using a process

called formatting and then copies the setup files. You
can leave your computer and return in 20 to 30

minutes.

 Windows XP restarts and then continues with

the installation process

Computer Name and Administrator

Password

 Personalize Your Software page, type your

name and your organization name

 Your Product Key page, type your product

key as it appears on your Windows XP CD case

 Date and Time Settings page, set your

computers clock.

Configuring your computer

 Workgroup or Computer Domain page

Display Settings Configuration

 Monitor Settings

 The final stage of setup begins. On the

Welcome to Microsoft Windows page,

Help protect my PC by turning on

Automatic Updates now

Internet / network connection

configuration page

Creating prime user account

 On the Thank you! page, click Finish.