1. Dezyne E’Cole College
106/10, Civil Lines, Ajmer.
Install Windows XP
Submitted By:
Ashish Sharma
BCA Final Year

2. The minimum hardware requirements for Windows XP
are:
•Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300
MHz is recommended)
•At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM (128 MB is
recommended)
•At least 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available space on the
hard disk
•CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
•Keyboard and a Microsoft Mouse or some other
compatible pointing device
•Video adapter and monitor with Super VGA (800 x
600)or higher resolution
•Sound card

3. Begin the Installation
1.
Insert the
Windows XP
CD and restart
your
computer.
2. If prompted to
start from the
CD, press
SPACEBAR.

4. On the Welcome Page
3. On the Welcome to Setup page, press ENTER.

5. On the Licensing Agreement page
4. On the
Licensing
Agreement
page, read
the
licensing
agreement.
Then press
F8.

6. Delete the existing partition
5. Press D, and then press L when prompted to deletes
your existing data.

7. Partition Selection
6. Press ENTER to select Unpartisan space, which
appears by default.

8. Format the Partition
7. Press ENTER
again to select
Format the
partition
using the
NTFS file
system.

9. Formatting
8. Windows XP format the hard drive and then copies
the setup files.

10. Select Regional and Language Options
9. After select,
click NEXT.

11. Personalize your Win XP
10. Type your name and your organization
name, click NEXT.

12. Type in your Product Key
11. Find your
product key
from the CD
case, type in
and click
NEXT.

13. Type in Computer Name & Administrator
password
12. After type in,
remember to
write the
password
down, click
NEXT.

14. On the Date and Time Settings page
13. Set your
computer’s
clock. Then
select your time
zone, click
NEXT.

15. Networking Settings
14. Select
Typical
Settings,
click NEXT.

16. On the Workgroup or Computer Domain
page

17. Display Settings

18. Monitor Settings
17. Click OK if you can read the text.

19. Welcome to Microsoft Windows page
18. Click NEXT

20. Protect your PC
19. Click Help
protect my
PC by
turning on
Automatic
Updates
now. Click
Next

21. Check the Internet Connection

22. Check the Internet Connection Method

23. Activate Windows
22. Click Yes, if
you are
connected
to the
Internet.
Neither
Click No.

24. Register with Microsoft
23. Click YES to
register

25. Collecting Registration Information
24. Complete the
form. Then click
NEXT.

26. Type in User’s Name

27. Complete the Installation

28. ~ Thank You ~