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HOW TO INSTALL OPERATING SYSTEM FOR XP

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by douper_edoh

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I,M AT AT THIS CAREER AND IWANT SOMEONE TO WRITE DOWN THE STEPS OF HOW TO INSTALL OPERATING SYSTEM FOR WINDOWS XP.I KNOW HOWTO INSTALL FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0.

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by jschein

So sorry... been in a funny frisky mood lately... but really... boot from cd and as below... just follow the steps.

Only thing you will need once it is complete is the special drivers for your hardware - motherboard, sound, modem, NIC... that is if windows does not identify them. Is it friday yet?

by jschein

Hey "PAZZ9" Read this: I KNOW HOWTO INSTALL FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0. ....

IT's the same thing. Thank you for thinking that we believe ourselves to be 1ee7! Jacka*

by cg it

lol rofl

that about sums it up. boot from the CD follow the on screen instructions.

by cg it

ok ok
Your question is: How to install an operating system for Windows XP

Windows XP "IS" an operating system, therefore your question is an oxymoron

by thechas

The step by step instructions are dependent on your specific hardware and version of XP.

Generally speaking, unless you have a VERY new hard drive controller, booting from the CD is it.

If you do have a new drive controller, you may need to load the driver for it.
There is an on-screen prompt for loading an alternate driver.

The default XP drivers take care of most hardware devices.

After XP is installed, when needed, I install drivers in a hierarchical order.
Video,
Adapters,
Other plug-in cards,
External peripherals.

For some devices, you need to install SP1 before they will operate properly.

For a more detailed step by step guide, check out this site:

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/

They have guides for a number of versions of Windows, and a number of scenarios.

Other sites with good tips:
www.aumha.org
www.onecomputerguy.com

Enjoy,

Chas

by yusuf_malik

If I understand the question, all you need to do is bootup off the Windows XP Pro CD. It will take you through the step of formating (if the hard drive have an existing os on it, it would prompt you to repair or delete the existing partition) the hard drive. The installation is very simple.

by pazz9

booting from cd depends on wether you have a bootable isc or not. sounds like you want to add xp to an older system.mif you have a prebootable cd, that is, one that will not boot up by itself or a bios that cannot handle such, the go to microsoft's site and get the bootable floppy's program. this will unfold itself on 6 bootable floppies that you can use to boot xp before starting the setup process. after that its very easy as you just have to follow the steps on screen. do not be daunted by the process as most ppl are first time around.
just that they quickly forget and think themselves as being leet. >:|

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