Installing Windows XP Professional from a CD-ROM

1. You have to set up a BIOS setting in your PC to be able to boot from the CD-ROM drive. If you don’t know how to do this, consult your computer documentation for information about accessing the BIOS settings.
2. Insert the Windows XP Professional installation CD into your CD-ROM drive and Reboot the PC. After the computer restarts, the text mode portion of the installation commences.
3. At this time, you will be asked if you need to install any third-party drivers like SCSI, SATA, wireless drivers. If so press F6. After a couple of seconds the installation continues. You may be asked to press “any key” to boot from the CD. If so press the spacebar.
4. Windows copies files onto your hard drive, needed for setup, and the Welcome To Setup screen appears after a while. You can use this screen to set up Windows XP or to repair an existing installation. Press ENTER to continue.
5. The Windows XP Licensing Agreement appears. Read the terms of the license, press F8 to accept them and continue the installation. If you do not accept the agreement, Setup does not continue.
6. 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.
7. After you have determined which partition to install to, press ENTER to continue.
8. The Format screen appears. Select Format The Partition Using The NTFS File System and press ENTER.
9. Setup displays a screen warning that format will erase all files from the disk. Press F to format the drive and continue.
10. After the format process is complete, Setup copies more files and reboots the PC.
11. After the PC restarts, Setup enters the grafic (GUI) mode portion of the installation.
12. Setup continues the installation for a couple minutes more, and then displays the Regional And Language Options page. Make sure that the settings are correct for your area, and click Next.
13. Next the Personalize Your Software page appears. Fill in the appropriate information and click Next.
14. The Product Key entry page appears. Enter the 25-digit product ID and click Next.
15. The Computer Name And Administrator Password page appears. Enter a name for your computer, choose a password for the Administrator account, and click Next. You can leave the Administrator password blank, but it is better to set the password.
16. The Date And Time Settings page appears. Check if the information is correct for your area and click Next. If Setup detects an installed network card, it will install network components.
17. When the Network Settings page appears just select the Typical Settings option. Click Next.
18. Setup displays the Workgroup Or Computer Domain name page. Enter the information and click Next.
19. After that, Setup continues with the rest of the installation. It may take from 20 minutes to 1 hour to finish. When the installation is complete, the PC restarts.