Installing Microsoft

Windows XP
Preparing to Install Windows XP Professional

The hardware requirements

Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
Computer's BIOS is compatible with Windows XP Professional
(ACPI)
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
is an open industry specification co-developed by
Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Phoenix, and
Toshiba.

Have Windows XP drivers

Clean install and an upgrade
which disk-partitioning scheme and file system
 File system
data structure that translates the physical (sector) view of a disc into a logical (files, directories)
structure, which helps both computers and users locate files. In other words, it records where files
and directories are located on the disc.
Default cluster size is 4kB

z FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, HPFS,ext2, XFS .

Identifying Hardware Requirements
CPU Memory Hard Disk Space

1.5 GB
P233
P233 MHz
MHz or
or Faster
Faster

Networking Windows
Windows XPXP Display
Professional--64
Professional--64 MB
MB
Recommended
Recommended 128 128 MB
MB

HCL

Accessories Other Drives

Determining Disk Partition Options

Create New Partition on Create New Partition on

Unpartitioned Hard Disk Partitioned Hard Disk

Install on Existing Partition Delete Existing Partition to Make Disk

Space Available
Selecting a File System

Windows
XP
Windows
98

NTFS
FAT/FAT32
File-
File- and
and Folder-Level
Folder-Level
Security
Security Supports
Supports Dual
Dual Boot
Boot
Disk
Disk Compression
Compression Configurations
Configurations
Disk
Disk Quotas
Quotas No
No File-Level
File-Level Security
Security
File
File Encryption
Encryption
Completing a Pre installation Checklist

Use
UseSupported
SupportedHardware
Hardware

Verify
VerifyThat
ThatHardware
HardwareMeets
MeetsMinimum
MinimumRequirements
Requirements

Verify
Verify1.5
1.5GB
GBor
orMore
Moreof
ofAvailable
AvailableDisk
DiskSpace
Space

Select
SelectFile
FileSystem
Systemfor
forthe
theWindows
WindowsXP
XPPartition
Partition

Determine
DetermineDomain
Domainor
orWorkgroup
WorkgroupName
Name

Language
Languageand
andLocale
Locale
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Windows XP Professional
 Service Pack
A Service Pack is an upgrade to Operating System
or application software provided by the
manufacturer to correct known bugs, security
issues, or add new features.
These are collection of service patches or patches
for software versions that fixes the existing
problem.
 Patch
A patch is an actual piece of object code that is
inserted into (patched into) an executable program.
Also called a service patch, a fix to a program bug.
Patches typically are available as downloads over
the Internet
 Win XP Service Pack

The latest Service Pack for Windows XPService

Pack 2 (SP2)is all about security, and its one of
the most important service packs ever released. It
provides better protection against viruses, hackers,
and worms, and includes Windows Firewall, Pop-
up Blocker for Internet Explorer, and the new
Windows Security Center.