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Lab 01

SIMPLE INSTALLATION
OPTIONS

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CONTENTS

A. Problem
B. Solution

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A. PROBLEM

You are Networking student at SaigonTech

In order to prepare for lab environment for

this semester, you are required to install a

new Windows XP Professional Operating
System in your computer

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B. SOLUTION

I.

Prerequisites

II. Running the Setup Program

III. Running the Setup Wizard
IV. Installing Windows Networking Component
V. Completing the Installation

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I. PREREQUISITES

Configure your

computer to be
booted from CDRom driver first

Input the Windows

XP Profession
installation CD, then
reboot the computer

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II. RUNNING THE SETUP PROGRAM

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CREATING THE WINDOWS XP PARTITION

Recommended: Partition size >= 2GB

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FORMATING THE WINDOWS XP PARTITION

Format partition with NTFS File System

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III. RUNNING THE SETUP WIZARD

1. Customizing Regional Setting

2. Entering Name and Organization
3. Entering Product Key
4. Entering Computer Name and

Specifying Administrator Password

5. Correcting Time and Date

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1. CUSTOMIZING REGIONAL SETTING

Customize language, locale, and keyboard

settings. You can configure Windows XP

Professional to use multiple languages and
regional settings

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2. ENTERING NAME AND ORGANIZATION

Enter the name of the person and the

organization to which this copy of Windows
XP Professional is licensed

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3. ENTERING PRODUCT KEY

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4. ENTERING COMPUTER NAME AND

SPECIFYING ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD

Enter a computer name of up to 15 characters

The computer name must be different from all

other computer, work-group, or domain

names on the network

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5. CORRECTING TIME AND DATE

Select the time zone

Adjust the date and time settings if

necessary

Determine whether you want Windows XP

Professional to automatically adjust for

daylight-savings time

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IV. INSTALLING WINDOWS NETWORKING

COMPONENT

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SELECTING NETWORKING COMPONENTS

Typical: configure the network connection to

get IP configuration information automatically

Custom: Manual configure IP configuration

information

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JOINING A WORKGROUP OR DOMAIN

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V. COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION

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REFERENCES

Microsoft Official Academic Course 70-270:

Installing, Configuring, and Administering

Microsoft Windows XP Professional, 2nd Ed
Chapter 2, by Field Dave

Microsoft Official Academic Course 70-270:

Installing, Configuring, and Administering

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Lab
Manual Lab 1, by Owen Fowler