MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing ...

Lesson 2 Installing Windows XP Professional from a CD-ROM
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5. After you accept the Licensing Agreement, Setup proceeds to the Disk Partitioning
portion. If you have multiple partitions, Setup will list them and allow you to you
choose which one to install XP Professional to. If you have no partitions configured,
you can create one at this point.
6. After you have determined which partition to install to, press ENTER to continue.
7. The Format screen appears, which is where you decide how the drive should be
formatted (FAT or NTFS). Select Format The Partition Using The NTFS File System
and press ENTER.
Caution If you are planning on dual booting your computer with an operating system that
does not support NTFS, your C drive cannot be formatted with NTFS. You might want to install
Windows XP Professional in a different drive and format that drive with NTFS.
8. Setup displays a screen warning that formatting the disk will delete all files from
it. Press F to format the drive and continue.
9. After the format process is complete, Setup copies the files needed to complete
the next phase of the install process and then restarts the computer.
10. After the computer restarts, Setup enters the GUI mode portion of the installation.
11. Setup continues the installation for several minutes, and then displays the
Regional And Language Options page. Make sure that the settings are correct for
your area, and then click Next.
12. The Personalize Your Software page appears. Fill in the appropriate information
and click Next.
13. The Product Key entry page appears. Enter the 25-digit product ID and click Next.
14. The Computer Name And Administrator Password page appears. Enter a name for
your computer, choose a password for the Administrator account, and click Next.
15. The Date And Time Settings page appears. Make sure that the information is correct
for your area and click Next.
If Setup detects an installed network adapter, Setup will install network components
next.
16. The Network Settings page appears. You should select the Typical Settings option
if you want Setup to automatically configure networking components. Typical
components include Client For Microsoft Networks, File And Print Sharing For
Microsoft Networks, and TCP/IP. Click Next.
17. After you choose the network settings, Setup displays the Workgroup Or Computer
Domain name page. Enter the appropriate information and click Next.