How to reinstall Windows xp on a laptop. Windows XP installation

Often, after the actions of the unfortunate viruses, the system stops working properly, or refuses to work at all - it constantly reboots or something else. And often, it is required to re installing windows but. In this article, we'll just figure it out. how to reinstall Windows XP from scratch? The procedure for installing Windows is very simple, it is not at all harder than installing any program, but in fact an operating Windows system and there is a program. The main thing is to read what the installer program writes and follow my recommendations.

So, you have decided that you need to reinstall Winows XP. Naturally, you need to get an installation disk with an operating system. And the disk must be bootable.

Installing Windows Step by Step Instructions

Step 1. Before installing Windows, be sure to transfer all your important data to another logical drive (D, E, ...) or even to another medium. If, however, all the data you need can be copied using systems such as Live CD.

Live CD is an operating system that boots from removable media (CD, DVD, USB storage, etc.), which does not require installation on a hard disk for its functioning. That is, in fact, this is the same Windows, but working from removable media.

Step 2. Next, insert a disk with Windows XP into the DVD-ROM, when you boot your computer, you must select to boot from CD-ROMa. To do this, you can go into the BIOS and set the device from which the boot will go, or you can make it easier, as soon as the computer turns on, press the F8 or F12 key (during boot, as a rule, it is written which key you need to press to select the device from which to boot first) and when the selection window appears, select your DVD drive.

Step 3. The installer will automatically start, check the system, etc. (procedure for 5-10 minutes), then a window like this will appear:

Press Enter, in the next window accept the license agreement, F8 key, and then the installer will prompt you to select a disk (partition) to install. Something like the picture below:

Your window may be slightly different. If you have HDD is divided into several sections, then, accordingly, they will all be here. In this case, select "Drive C" and press "Enter". If the installation takes place on new hard disk, it will be something like the screenshot above. In this case, simply press “Enter.

Step 4. In the next step, you will be prompted to format the disk on which the system will be installed:

I strongly recommend that you always format the partition before installing (just before that, do not forget to save all your important data, otherwise they will be irretrievably lost). Choose Format in NTFS, you can quickly, it is not so important. If the disk is new, then there are no options, it will need to be formatted anyway. If you have chosen - press "Enter" - the program will format the partition and start copying files to your hard drive.

Step 5. Once the files are copied, the computer will automatically reboot and the Windows installation will continue. After a while, a window will appear:

click the Next button, then enter the Administrator Name - license key product - Computer name - Set the time and time zone and that's it, the Windows installation will continue on its own. If any additional windows appear, just click "Next" and that's it.

Step 6. Conclusion. After about half an hour, the Windows installation will complete and the computer will restart. Next, you will need to enter the name of your account and activate your copy of Windows, and that's it.

Now you know how to reinstall Windows XP and that it is available to every PC user. It remains only to install the drivers and necessary programs.

Reinstallation question operating system Windows for many users is not something supernatural. The whole procedure takes about 40 minutes and does not cause any particular difficulties, because modern OS versions perform all operations practically without user intervention. Some users are switching to Windows XP in order to speed up their computer. But, many do not know how to install Windows XP on a laptop.

In fact, the process is quite similar to installing Win 7, 8, 10, but it is completely different. graphical interface... Let's take a closer look at all the steps that need to be taken to install Windows XP.

Before you start installing Windows XP, you need to pay attention to the key features of this operating system.

Firstly, this is the most popular version among the rest, for the entire existence of the Windows OS. It was under her control, in modern world, the majority of users began acquaintance with the computer. It was a truly stable and fully functional version of the operating system.
Secondly, since 2015, its support is no longer carried out and no updates have been released, however, many users still use it and categorically do not want to upgrade to newer versions, because it uses much fewer resources than new versions.

Windows XP installation steps

First, you need to decide from which media you plan to install. You can install as with an optical disc (you can also use a CD, because the volume of the installation package is designed for just 700 MB), or write the image to a USB flash drive. Download from the Internet or take an image of this OS from someone and write it to a disk or flash drive (for removable media, you will need to install one of additional programs for recording e.g. Ultra ISO). It is best to use tested and optimized assemblies, where the necessary functions are already included in the optimal way, and stability is ensured (read the comments about this assembly or get the OS from an employee of one of the service centers).

Many skeptics will argue: why use an outdated Windows version if almost all laptops come with installed versions Windows 7, 8, or 10? The fact is that in case of failure of one of the slats random access memory, new OS distributions will not work quickly and freezes and brakes will constantly occur. With the OS in question, this problem can be solved without resorting to buying RAM. In addition, if the user uses graphic editors or programs that require a lot of resources, he will be much more comfortable working with the old version, because the software in this case will work much faster.

Go to BIOS settings (in a laptop, the BIOS is entered different ways, for example using Del, F12, etc. When loading, as a rule, a prompt appears on the screen as to how you can enter the BIOS menu). Select the boot priority item and on the First Boot Device line select the media from which you plan to install. Click the F10 button to save the settings. After rebooting, an inscription will appear that to continue the installation, you must click on any button. Do this and the installation process will start.

A blue screen will open in front of you, which will show the progress of defining controllers, devices, etc. Then a dialog box is displayed where you can choose from three options to continue. Due to the fact that we are installing Windows XP for the first time, we must press the Enter button (also, there you can use the OS or exit the installation wizard).

After that, you will be prompted to select the disk where this operating system will be installed. Select the required section and press the Enter button.

A new window will offer a choice of formatting for this section. You can leave this section unchanged, but this wrong decision, not rational. By personal experience, I can confidently say that you need to choose fast formatting with the NTFS file system.

After formatting the disk, the laptop will restart and then a window with the direct installation of Windows XP will appear. The window displayed will display the installation stages and the entire installation progress. Also, there will be displayed the innovations that have been made in comparison with Win 2000, but this will not surprise anyone, because many have used more modern versions of the OS. The laptop, during the installation process, may reboot, and the screen may go blank for a few seconds.

After the installation is complete, you will see a working Windows table XP.

In general, the installation can be considered complete at this point, but in addition you still need to install the drivers, because this OS does not provide automatic selection. At the same time, remember that the network card will also not work without installing the driver and you will not be able to go to the Internet to download them. Therefore, take care of downloading drivers for your laptop model in advance. Use only official sources for downloading, for example, on the website of your laptop manufacturer.

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Greetings. I decided to write today about how to install Windows XP... They just brought me a computer, so old, already. 256 MB RAM, Celeron processor, 40 GB hard drive. Well, what? That where there is, XP is the most for him.

It's just that everyone is already writing about installing Windows 8, but I have something to do with the old days. Well, okay, I think that XP will still survive, because whatever you say it is a good OS and many still work with it. I just want to apologize for the pictures, I took pictures on a 15-inch monitor, and also on a phone. Ideally, of course, you could install Windows XP on virtual machine and make beautiful screenshots, but I have a live example :).

Preparing to install Windows XP

Important! Make sure that there is no important information on the C drive (the disk on which you have installed or was installed the operating system). Desktop and folder "My documents" is stored on drive C. If information is available, you can copy it to drive D using boot disk.

If everything is fine, then move on. Insert the Windows XP installation disc into your computer's drive and restart your computer. If after the start of the download at the bottom of the screen you will see the download (the points will move), then everything is fine. Quickly press any key (did not have time :), restart the computer again) and you can proceed to the beginning of the installation.

Well, if you did not boot from the CD, and the computer started to boot as usual with hard disk, or an error appeared through which you undertook to reinstall the operating system, which means that you do not have the boot from the drive in the BIOS in the first place. I already wrote an article about that, but in this computer the BIOS was different from what is described in the article.

Go to the “Boot” tab.

Click “Boot Device Priority”.

Using the “Enter” and “Top” “Down” keys, set the first CD / DVD, then the hard disk, etc. Now press F10 and save the changes. The computer will restart and start loading the CD. Press any button and go to the beginning of the installation.

Windows XP installation process

As soon as you pressed any key, we see this:

Here you will have to wait, well, nothing can be done, we are waiting :).

In this window, press “Enter”.

Accept the license agreement by pressing the F8 key.

As you can see, I've already found old version Windows XP and you can try to restore it, but I think you also need a clean installation, so press "Esc".

We select the partition on the hard disk where we want to install the operating system. As a rule, this is C:, select it and press “Enter”.

We confirm the setting with the "C" key.

Here you need to choose how the section will be formatted. I advise you to choose FAT and not fast. We press "Enter". We confirm the formatting by pressing the "F" key.

We are waiting for the partition on the hard disk to be formatted.

Copying files from the disk will start immediately, we are waiting again :(.

You can immediately customize the language and keyboard. Click "Next".

Enter your name and the name of the organization. Go ahead.

We adjust the time and date. Click "Next".

We are waiting again, just don't go too far :).

I left "Common parameters" and clicked "Next".

We register the name of the computer on the network. And we continue with the installation.

We read the greeting and, as usual, click “Next”.

Configuring the parameters automatic update.

We skip these settings, or you can configure the Internet.

You can register with Microsoft. But I refused. Let's continue.

We indicate users by the computer.

Congratulations! Installing Windows XP is over.

All friends, the installation is complete and you can start using the computer. I also want to note that I installed the simplest build of Windows XP. You may also have an assembly, for example, from ZWER, where the installation process may be slightly different. For example, in this version I also entered the key, forgot to take a picture. And in the assembly from ZWER, there seems to be no such item. Well, if it asks for a key, then look for it in text file which you most likely downloaded from the disk image.

Well, that's all. Good luck friends!

Reinstalling Windows XP in Update Mode

If the Windows installed on you is outdated, because it has not been updated for a long time, or has partially lost its functions due to some failures, an update from installation disk... This is practically the same as a "clean" reinstall, but with the preservation of user files and programs.

To reinstall the system in update mode, we do not need separate bootable media - it is enough to transfer the directory with the distribution files that we extracted from the ISO image to a USB flash drive or hard drive.

Download the Windows XP you are about to update.
Find the Setup.EXE file in the distribution directory and click on it. The System Installation Wizard window will open, where you will need to select the first item from the list of actions.

Then select the installation type “Update”.

Accept the license agreement.

Enter serial number(if you want to). If you don’t want to - put it off for later and just click “Next”.

Windows installation will continue automatically. Until the system is fully updated, no dialog boxes you probably won't see again. The whole process will take about 20 - 40 minutes, and reinstalling from a USB flash drive takes a little longer than from a hard drive due to the difference in data reading speed.

At the very final stage of the update, the system will ask for your participation.

You will be prompted to turn on the auto-update feature

and activate. If your Windows was previously activated, you will need to do it again after the update. However, if you wish, this can also be postponed for later.

Then click the "Finish" button, log in with your account, and your usual desktop will open in front of you. All user documents will be in the same places, and installed programs they will work.

Reinstall Windows XP from your hard drive

This option will help out when the system that needs to be reinstalled does not boot. Before dulling to the reinstallation operation, we will have to somehow transfer our distribution folder to the hard drive. This can be done, for example, by loading from external media(various Live USB) or by removing and connecting the hard drive to another PC, as well as booting from a system installed in another partition of the same hard drive (if any).

If you removed the hard drive to copy the distribution kit, before reinstalling Windows XP, connect it to the computer on which it was installed, and perform all further actions on it. It is impossible to install Windows on one PC, and then transfer the hard drive to another, since during installation the system is “tied” to the hardware and can only work on it.

Since the distribution is located in the same place as the system to be reinstalled, there are no special requirements for the capacity of the bootable media. In rare cases, even boot floppies are used for this purpose. And we will show you the entire reinstallation process by starting the computer from the “Alkid Live USB” flash drive.

Make sure that the partition of the disk with the system being reinstalled appears normally in File Explorer.
Open the distribution folder and click on the Setup.exe file - the Windows installation wizard will start. Here you will also need to select the item "Install Windows XP".

This time the “Update” installation type will be unavailable, it remains to select the only one - “New installation”.

Next, the wizard will ask you to accept the license agreement and enter the serial number. The agreement will have to be accepted, but it is not necessary to indicate the number.
Further actions require the active participation of the user: first of all, you will need to select the system language.

Next, the process of preparing for installation will begin. After its completion, the computer will reboot (if it does not happen, restart it manually) and the further installation of Windows XP will proceed as usual. First, you will be greeted by the installer.

Next, the distribution files will be copied to the system partition of the hard disk. If you do not want to lose your data, it would be correct to refuse to format the partition - in this case, the old Windows directory will be renamed to Windows.0, which you can then delete manually.

Further steps are completely similar to a "clean" installation of Windows XP: you will need to provide information about the user (name and organization), give the PC name, come up with an administrator password, set the date, time, network settings, connect to a workgroup or domain and create the first user account.
After installation - as usual, initial setup systems with a proposal to perform activation. If we do everything right, we will soon see a completely clean desktop of brand new Windows XP.

Reinstalling the system in this way is almost the same as installing from scratch. The only difference is that the hard disk partition was not formatted in this case, and our user files remained intact. We can always find them by searching the disk.

Reinstalling Windows XP from a USB flash drive

Another commonly used method for both reinstallation and full installation of the system. If in previous cases we used ready-made tools - distribution files and bootable media, now we will have to make an installation flash drive ourselves. To do this, we need only three things: the flash drive itself, the Windows XP distribution kit (ISO) and the UltraISO program. With the help of the latter, a bootable flash drive with a single system is correctly, quickly and easily created. So let's get started.

Cooking a USB flash drive

Connect the flash drive to your computer, launch UltraISO, open the “File” menu, and then “Open”. Find the Windows XP distribution kit (ISO image) using the Explorer, open it in the program.
Expand the "Bootstrapping" menu, click the "Burn hard disk image" item.

In the “Write Disk Image” window that opens, in the Disk Drive section, select your USB flash drive. Set the recording method to “USB + HDD” and “Xpress boot”. Then click “Format”.

Before formatting, transfer all important data from the flash drive to another place, otherwise it will be permanently deleted.

Please select file system“NTFS” or “Fat32”, check quick way formatting and click on the "Start" button. After formatting is complete, close this window and go to “Write Disk Image” and click “Write”. After about 15 to 20 minutes, the installation stick will be ready.

Configuring the BIOS

Configuring BIOS Setup for booting from a flash drive is not difficult even for inexperienced PC users: to enter the settings before booting the system, you need to hold down the specially assigned key, then go to the BOOT tab and use the “F5 - F6” or “ + - ”move“ USB-HDD ”or“ USB-Zip ”to the first place - depending on how the flash drive is displayed in the list of devices.

But for the next moment, pay closer attention. If the system on your computer is installed on an IDE disk, leave all other options by default and exit the BIOS (press “F10 ″ and“ Y ”to save the settings). If you have a SATA drive installed, Windows XP may not recognize it because it does not include drivers for this type of device. In this case, without special BIOS settings you will not be able to reinstall the system correctly.

To make Windows XP recognize your hard drive, open the “Advanced” tab and make sure that the “OnChip SATA” setting is “Native IDE” and not “IDE-AHCI”. If your BIOS version has no such option, check the “IDE Configuration” parameter - its value should be “Compatible”. Only after making sure that these settings are correct, proceed to the next step.

Reinstalling the system

The case is small - all that remains is to reinstall Windows. Further operations will go exactly as during the initial installation, the main thing is not to make a mistake in choosing partition hard drive, especially if you plan to format it.

The operator's actions in the process of reinstalling the system from a USB flash drive are completely similar to those that we did when installing from a hard disk. This includes accepting the license agreement, entering the serial number, setting the language, date, time, network connections, administrator password, creating a user account, and activating the system. And if in the course of this there are problems - they are most likely related to the fact that mistakes were made when creating a flash drive.

There are also cases when, when trying to install Windows XP on a modern PC equipped with SATA drives the latest generation, even when changing BIOS configuration the system is not installed. The process is interrupted endlessly blue screens death with the error code “Stop 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE”.

Despite the fact that you did everything correctly - as described in the instructions, you will have to first integrate the SATA controller drivers into the Windows XP distribution. This is done using a dedicated utility. nLite... Also, with its help, you can add an update package, other drivers and other Windows components that you need to the distribution kit. Having such a disk on hand in case of system reinstallation is a very convenient solution.

Many users believe that installing operating systems on a computer is the prerogative of specialists. But is it really so? Learn to install and reinstall Windows XP yourself.

It is no secret that human-computer communication is carried out using the operating system installed on your PC. This is the primary and fundamental software component, without which it is impossible to imagine a modern computer. Unfortunately, like any other program, the operating system is imperfect, and over time, almost any user is faced with a violation of its normal functionality. This can be expressed in a significant increase in the computer boot time and opening applications, freezes during work, the occurrence of various kinds of errors when performing certain actions, or even in complete rejection system operability. Such consequences can be caused by both incorrect actions of the user himself and the impact of various malware available in abundance in global network Internet.

According to statistics, even if you carefully enough exploited your OS and reliably protected it from virus infections, after 3-4 years, 80% of users have significant reasons to reinstall the system. And if you nevertheless decide to do it yourself, without turning to all kinds of paid technical services, this article is for you. In it, we will consider not just a complete installation of the WindowsXPSP3 operating system, but we will try to disassemble all the main nuances that arise during the installation process. This approach will allow you not only to more flexibly configure the new OS already at the reinstallation stage, but also to avoid possible loss of important data.

Naturally, before starting the installation, you need to have an installation disc with the system. Moreover, this disk must be bootable, that is, the computer must be able to boot from it. As a rule, all original system disks or their images are bootable by default. In general, the installation of WindowsXP can be launched in two ways - directly from an already installed system or through booting from disk. The second method is preferable, but if you have old system does not load or you are installing on new computer, then the only possible one.

In order for the computer to start booting from the installation disk, you may need to make simple settings in the BIOS. The point is that your optical drive must be first on the list boot devices, which is not always configured this way. To check this, you need to insert the Windows CD into the drive and restart the computer. If during the boot process you see the inscription: "Press any key to boot", then everything is in order and you can proceed with the installation. Otherwise, you need to go to the BIOS setup.

SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTER FOR DOWNLOADING FROM CD

When you turn on the computer, as a rule, a short message appears indicating the key with which you can enter the BIOS settings menu. Be careful, as this inscription disappears from the screen rather quickly, especially on laptops. If you cannot see it the first time, immediately restart your computer using Reset buttons and try again. When the download starts, a large graphic image, covering the service inscriptions on the screen. To remove it, press the Esc key.

List of most commonly used keys:

Desktop computers - Del (almost always), F1
Laptops - F1, F2, F3, Del, Ctrl + Alt + Esc. In the case of laptops, the keyboard shortcuts can be very different, depending on the model. You can find this information either via the Internet or by calling the service technical support.

Having found out the key responsible for calling up the BIOS settings menu, restart the computer again and at the very beginning of the boot press it several times (just once is enough, but to precisely catch the right moment, repeated pressing will not hurt). If everything is done correctly, then the settings window should open.

As a rule, two types of BIOS are most common:

If your window looks like this, then here you need to select the section Advanced BIOS Features, and in it the paragraph First Boot Device assign the CDROM value. Then press the F10 key and select Yes in the dialog box that appears.

American Megatrends BIOS

Or if your window has a gray background, as in this screenshot, then select the section above Boot and in subsection BootDevicePriority in point 1stBootDevice set the name of your optical drive. Then press the F10 key and select Yes in the dialog box that appears.

Have mobile devices(laptops), BIOS programs can be very different, and it is not possible to cite all their possible options within the framework of this article. In any case, you should find the item in the settings window whose name is associated with boot (Boot) and in it set the optical drive (CDROM) as the first device.

STARTING INSTALLATION

After turning on / restarting the computer, if any Windows operating system is already installed on your computer at this moment, then after some time on the screen you will see the inscription "Press any key to boot from CD" (Press any key to boot from CD) which you should do.

Be careful as you will only have 5 seconds to enter the system setup. If the loading of the current operating system has started, it means that the opportunity to start the installation was missed and the computer should be rebooted again for the next attempt.

Then the basic setup screen appears. software Windows XP, which requires your attention only if you plan to install the system on an array of hard disks (RAID) or high-grade SCSI disk.

It is here that you should press the key to install additional drivers for these devices, guided by the messages on the bottom line of the screen. In most cases, such intervention is not required and you just need to wait for the welcome screen.

The welcome screen will prompt you:

Install Windows XP. Should be selected by pressing the ENTER key, in case new installation or restore a previous copy of Windows using a graphical interface.
Windows recovery using the recovery console. Should choose experienced users to restore the system using DOS commands run from command line... Allows you to fix minor system errors without going through the full installation procedure. Most commonly used for recovery boot sector file system and main boot record(MBR); spot copying, renaming or deleting folders and files of the operating system; creating and formatting partitions on disks. The Recovery Console is invoked with the R key.
Exit. In case of refusal to install, press the F3 key.

We select the first item "Start installing Windows XP" (even if you are going to reinstall the system) by pressing ENTER, after which a window with a license agreement will appear, which must be accepted in order to continue the installation by pressing F8.

If any are found, then you will see a screen with a list of these systems and a menu in which it will be offered:

Restore the found copy of Windows by pressing the R key. By selecting this item, you will have to go through the complete system installation procedure, during which all system files of the old copy will be replaced with new ones from the CD. All your data, settings and installed programs will be saved. Recovery helps in case of damage, deletion or replacement of infected files, system files Windows.
Install a fresh copy of Windows by pressing the ESC key.

List box installed systems you will not see if you are installing the system on a new computer / hard drive, as well as if the previous copy of windows has a different edition or service pack.

The next step in the installation is to distribute disk space for the operating system. This is a very important point and you should treat it carefully, and perform all actions very carefully.

HARD DISK DISTRIBUTION RULES

At this point, I would like to make a small digression and give some useful recommendations for partitioning a hard disk:

Do not allocate all of your hard drive space to one single partition. This is considered bad form and can cause you a lot of trouble in the future.
Modern hard disks have large enough capacities for storing data and therefore it is advisable to divide them into several thematic sections.
It is recommended to set aside a separate section for the installation of the operating system and the necessary software and not to clog it with your personal data.
You should choose the size of the system partition with a margin, given that for correct Windows work, 15% of the space in this section must remain free.
Don't create too many sections. This will complicate navigation and reduce the efficiency of distributing large files and folders.

DEFINITION OF A SYSTEM SECTION

Now, let's get back to the installation. From this moment on, the installation can proceed in two ways:

Option 1: You have a new computer and the hard drive has never been allocated... In this case, a window of the following plan will appear in front of you:

The size of the unallocated area is the size of your hard disk and, of course, should not coincide with the one indicated in the screenshot. To proceed with the installation, you need to create a partition on the disk (system partition), into which the OS will be installed in the future, and specify its size. As a rule, for Windows XP and accompanying software, 40 - 60 GB is sufficient, but not less than 20 GB. By pressing the C key in the window that appears, enter the required size of the partition to be created.

The size must be specified in megabytes. Calculate it assuming 1 GB = 1024 MB. Thus, if you want to allocate 60 GB for the system partition, you must enter the number 61440 in the size field.

Pressing the ENTER key will return you to the hard disk partition window, where the created partition will be highlighted in a separate line indicating the assigned letter from the Latin alphabet (usually "C"), the file system - in our case, "new (unformatted)" and its size. Below there will be a line with the remaining unallocated area, which you can divide in exactly the same way into the number of sections you need. True, it is not at all necessary to do this here, since after installation it can be done using Windows tools.

Once the system partition is created, select it using the arrows on your keyboard and press Enter, after which you will see the last dialog box in which you will be prompted to format it.

Feel free to choose the quick format option by pressing ENTER, since in the second case the physical surface of the disk is checked, which takes quite a long time, especially if the partition is large.

After selecting the file system, the installation of Windows will begin.

Option 2 - If the system was installed on your computer. Then your hard disk has already been allocated to logical areas, and you will see a window listing all the partitions found.

Attention! All further manipulations with the found partitions can lead to the loss of your data, so be very careful in your actions. If the current partition of the hard disk does not suit you, then you can delete the existing partitions in whole or in part by pressing the D key. Select the desired section using the up and down arrow keys. After deleting a partition, the area it occupied becomes unallocated, and all the data on this logical drive removed. When you delete several sections, they turn into a single unallocated area, which you can later distribute as you wish. The principle of allocating an unallocated area of a hard disk is described above.

After all the redistributions or if the existing structure of the hard disk suits you, you just have to select the desired partition into which you plan to install the system and press the ENTER key.

If you have selected a pre-existing hard disk partition with existing data on it to install the OS, you will be offered several options to choose from, how to proceed. Be careful, formatting a partition in any file system will result in the loss of the data in it! The FAT system is obsolete and it makes sense to format only in NTFS (fast is preferable). Once you have made your selection, press Enter to begin formatting and copying system files.

If for some reason you still want to save the information in the section you have selected, then you should select the item "Leave the current file system unchanged." In this case, all data on it will not be affected. Moreover, if it was in this section that the previous copy of Windows was installed (the most likely option), then the installer will warn you that the Windows folder already exists, offering to either overwrite the existing copy by clicking, or select a new folder for installation. Here, unambiguously click, since all the same, the old folder with the system will be renamed automatically and saved.

It should be noted that after such an installation, it is strongly recommended to manually clean your system partition, namely, deleting a large number duplicate files. The fact is that the Windows Installer will not only save the old copy of the system, but also all the files of the accounts that existed in it. Of this all the goodness, the folders "My Documents", "Favorites" and "Desktop" may be useful for you. Everything else will turn out to be useless garbage, taking up gigabytes of hard disk space. That is why it is preferable to take care of saving your data in advance, and install the new system in a clean, pre-formatted partition.

This is where the branches of the installer end, and further installation runs linearly. After selecting a hard disk partition to install a new operating system, copying of the main Windows system files begins.

Upon completion of copying, the computer will restart, where you do not need to do anything, but only wait for the installer screen to appear with a graphical shell.

DETERMINING WINDOWS STARTING PARAMETERS

In this window, you can change the regional settings and the input language. By default, Russia and Russian are already set as the location. So there is no need to change anything unnecessarily, click "Next".

In the next window, you must enter your username (your name) and organization (optional). Click "Next".

To continue the installation in the key entry window, you must enter the serial number of the Windows license sticker.

In the window for setting the time and date, most likely, you will not have to change anything either, since the correct data will be entered automatically, and you just have to click on the "Next" button.

You will see the next two windows only if the WindowsXP distribution contains a driver for your network card.

You should not change anything here, leaving the "Typical settings" option selected, however, the same as in the next one, where it is more expedient to choose the name of the workgroup / domain after installation.

After clicking the "Next" button, the final phase of the installation will begin, and you just have to wait for it to end. After a few minutes, the computer will automatically restart, after which the first start of the new operating system will begin.

COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION

When Windows starts up, you will see a few more dialog boxes. The first of these will be "Screen Options", where you just need to click "OK".

After automatic tuning screen resolutions, Windows will ask you to confirm them, which should be done by clicking "OK":

There is nothing to configure on the welcome screen, so just click Next:

The next step will be the ability to select parameters for automatic Windows updates, designed to regularly check via the Internet for all kinds of system security fixes, critical updates and service packs on the official technical support website. Enabling automatic updates is desirable, but optional at this stage, since you can perform more flexible configuration of this parameter after installation from the control panel.

If during the installation the drivers for the network card were installed, then you will see two more windows: the first is for checking and setting up the Internet connection, which should be skipped, and the second is for registering the system, which is also better to postpone for later.

The last parameter that you have to enter for the final Windows boot, will be the name of the user account under which you will work in the system.

At the end, you will see a window informing you that the installation of the operating system is complete.

A complete installation of Windows XP can take 15 to 35 minutes and depends on the power of your computer. Immediately after its completion, you should install all the necessary drivers installed devices, after which you can start installing the software.

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