XP Repair install
Boot the computer using the XP CD. You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive. Check your system documentation for steps to access the BIOS and change the boot order.
When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below
This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
Windows XP to run on your computer:
To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To repair a Windows XP installation using Recove 15115f53p ry Console, press R.
To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
Press Enter to start the Windows Setup.
do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R", (you Do Not want to load Recovery Console). I repeat, do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R".
Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.
Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press R to start the repair. If Repair is not one of the options, read this Warning#2!
Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot. Do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but y our applications and settings will remain intact.
Reapply updates or service packs applied since initial Windows XP installation. Please note that a Repair Install from the Original install XP CD will remove SP1/SP2 and service packs will need to be reapplied.
Presuming that your computer has a blank, freshly partitioned and formatted hard disk, you need to start your computer using one of the following procedures:
Install using the Setup startup disks
Install using the Windows XP CD. Newer BIOS and CD-ROM drives can boot directly from the Windows XP CD and automatically launch Setup.
To Install using the Setup startup disks.
If your computer can not boot from a CD-Rom drive then you will need to use a Setup disk set to start the computer with. You can obtain a download which will create a 6 floppy Setup disk set that corresponds to your version of Windows XP from here:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseid=33290 Home Edition
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseid=33291 Pro Edition
Once the Startup process is finished you can point to the location of your Windows XP CD or files to begin the install.
An alternative to the 6 floppy Setup disk set is to use the 1 floppy XP Install Disk from here www.bootdisk.com . Boot with it and then run WINNT.EXE from the \i386 directory of your XP CD or your setup files location.
If your computer is capable of booting from a CD-ROM drive and you would rather install using this method, then:
Start your computer and then insert the Windows XP CD into your CD-ROM drive.
Your computer should automatically detect the CD, and a message "Press any key to boot CD" will be displayed for 5 seconds.
Press a key and the CD will begin to load files that are needed to begin the installation. This make take a few minutes.
When asked if you wish to install Windows XP press Enter.
You will be presented with the End User Licensing Agreement. Press F8 to accept and continue or press F3 to cancel the install.
Select the partition in which you wish to install Windows XP and press the Enter key. If you wish to delete the current partition or partitions you can do so now. Once you've deleted partitions you will be asked to create a partition. At this point you can choose the size you wish. Most people will elect to create one partition that fills the entire dive. If you decide you would like multiple partitions then create a partition size that will be suitable for XP and your installed apps as well as room for cache files etc. 10GB is s nice size for a full XP install leaving plenty of room for applications etc. After XP is setup and running you can create additional partitions in the free space through XP's Computer Management Console.
The next screen asks if you wish to use the NTFS file system. This is the preferred file system, however, if you choose to use FAT32, you will not have all the security and stability features of Windows XP.
If you previously had an Operating System installed you will be given a choice of Format options . Select the Format option of your choice. When asked to start the format, press the "F" key. The formatting process may take quite a bit of time.
Setup will begin an automated loading of files which will take several minutes.
***Note - If you are clean installing using an XP Upgrade CD you will be asked for a qualifying product at this point. Just pop the CD for your older version of Windows into the drive while the XP setup completes an authenticity check. Following this you will be prompted for the XP CD and setup will continue.
After this is complete the computer will restart. Leave the XP CD in the drive but this time DO NOT press any key when the message it "Press any key to boot CD" is displayed. In 5 seconds setup will continue.
The Windows XP Setup wizard will lead you through the process of gathering information about you and your computer.
If you are connected to the Internet XP will prompt you to "Activate". Do not activate at this time. You will be prompted periodically to activate but you have 30 days to do so. Remember though that at the end of 30 days, if you have still not activated you will no longer be able to access the Desktop. Information on WPA found here Technical Details on Microsoft Product Activation for Windows XP
Following the Activation Screen you will be given the opportunity to Register Windows XP. Registration is optional and choosing not to register will not have any negative effect on your system.
You will be required to enter your account password to gain access to the Windows XP Desktop.
******Please Note******. Due to the proliferation of the Blaster and Welchia Worm/Virus
Be aware that a Clean Install will leave your system vulnerable to the Blaster and Welchia worms. Do not go on line until you have enabled XP's firewall first. Then visit the Windows Update Site and download and install ONLY the Critical Updates including Service Pack1a. You will also need to install java which you can get from here
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