Step 1 : Installation Will Start Now.
Step 2 : Shall we begin
After configuring the system for booting from a CD, the Windows Setup screen appears.
At this point Setup is loading the driver files it needs to continue with installation.
Step 3 : Welcome to Setup
The “Welcome to Setup” screen appears with the option of Continuing Setup Repair a previous installation or Quitting.
Press ENTER to Continue Setup.
You may also choose R to Repair or F3 to Quit and reboot the system.
Step 4 : Windows XP Licensing Agreement
You may press F8 to signify that you agree with the terms hit ESC if you do not agree and PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN to scroll through each screen.
Step 5 : Hard drive partition information
At this point the options include pressing ENTER to Install on the selected partition D to Delete the selected partition or F3 to Quit and reboot the system.
Step 6 : Format the partition
Press ENTER to confirm your selection and Continue or ESC to Cancel.
Step 7 : Setup formats the partition
Watch the progress bar as Setup formats the partition or get up and get a soda. It may take awhile.
Step 8 :Setup copies various files
After the partition is finished formatting Setup copies various files to support booting from the hard drive and continue on.
Step 9 : Windows XP Installation
If you have installed Windows before this type of screen will look familiar.
Sit back. It may be awhile.
Step 10 : Region and Input Languages
A little while later you will be prompted with options of configuring your Region and Input Languages. The default was fine for me so I selected Next.
Options include Customize button, Details Button, plus the standard Back and Next.
Step 11 : Enter in your Name
Enter in your Name and optional Organization information, then select the Next button.
Step 12 : 25 digit Product Key
Enter your unique 25 digit Product Key that came with your CD then select the Next button.
Step 13 : Enter a Computer name and an Administrator Password
The “Admin” name for the computer is always really whacked out.
Press ENTER Button.
Step 14 : Date Time and Time Zone
Configure the proper information for the Date Time and Time Zone here
Step 15 : Network Settings Dialog
Choose your method and select the Next button.
Step 16 : Applying computer settings
Please wait while the Administrator account is configured “for the first time.”
No. I will not mention Windows 95 again…
Step 17 : Display Settings Pop-up
Since the initial screen resolution is set to 640 x 480 a balloon dialog appears. You may click the pop-up balloon to raise the resolution up to 800 x 600 automatically. For the rest of this guide I chose to ignore it.
