Once you press enter at the first screen, a blue screen entitled Windows Setup will appear. At the bottom of this screen is the option to Press F6 if you need or install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Then Setup will load a few files. You'll then get the message that "Setup is now starting Windows ."
The End User License Agreement (EULA) will appear on the screen. You should read this. Then press F* to accept.
If you are performing a clean install with an Upgrade version of XP, the next screen will be a prompt to insert your original CD from your previous operating system.
Setup will now determine if there are any previous installations of XP on your hard drive. If one is detected, you'll get the following screen. This is where you would try to repair an existing installation. Technicians have be reinstalling operating systems "over top of themselves" for years to replace damaged files.
You will now be given the opportunity to decide where XP is installed. You'll also be able to create and delete partitions in the next screen.
Highlight the unpartitioned space and press C: to create a partition. The next screen will appear giving you the opportunity to decide how large to create the partition. Enter the appropriate number and press Enter.
Your new partition will appear on the next screen.
Highlight the partition where you wish to install XP and click on enter. Note: You can also delete partitions from this screen. You will not be able to delete your C: partition unless you started your install from the setup boot floppies or boot from CD. Also: XP requires at least 990 MB of free disk space (2GB is recommended.) If you choose a partition with less than 990 MB of space, you cannot continue with setup.
Once you've selected the partition, you'll be presented with a format screen. Select the appropriate format type. Note: If you partition is less than 2047 MB and you choose FAT, you will automatically be formatted in FAT16. Recommend formatting in FAT and converting the partition to NTFS after the installation. Also, if there is an existing formatted partition, you'll be presented with two additional choices on the list below:
Convert the partition to NTFS
Leave the current file system intact (no changes)
Setup will then format the drive, examine hard disk and begin the OS installation. It will automatically reboot and the GUI portion of the install will begin.
If setup detects an existing installation attempt, you will receive the following screen.
Pressing ESCAPE will take you to a screen to rename the system root.
Previous installations were discussed earlier.
If you want to do a clean install from and existing operating, put in the CD and let it autoplay OR go to Start, Run, type WINNT32 and press Enter. The installation will begin. On the first screen, hit the drop down box and select New Installation.
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