Windows XP Installation
When you install WinXP, the Setup program asks you to specify how to install and configure the operating system. Preparing in advance helps you avoid problems during and after installation.
Preinstallation Tasks
Before you start the installation, complete the following tasks:
Ensure that your hardware meets the minimum requirements for installing WinXP
Determine whether your hardware is on the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).
Decide how you will partition the hard disk on which you will install WinXP.
Choose a file system (NTFS or FAT32 or FAT16) for the installation partition.
Determine whether your computer will join a domain or a workgroup. Complete a preinstallation checklist.
Before you start the installation, complete the following tasks:
Ensure that your hardware meets the minimum requirements for installing WinXP
Determine whether your hardware is on the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).
Decide how you will partition the hard disk on which you will install WinXP.
Choose a file system (NTFS or FAT32 or FAT16) for the installation partition.
Determine whether your computer will join a domain or a workgroup. Complete a preinstallation checklist.
Component Requirements
CPU
Pentium 233 megahertz (MHz) or equivalent
Pentium 233 megahertz (MHz) or equivalent
Memory
64MB minimum; 256MB recommended; Maximum 4GB RAM
64MB minimum; 256MB recommended; Maximum 4GB RAM
HDD Space
1.5 GB on a 2-GB hard disk minimum
1.5 GB on a 2-GB hard disk minimum
Networking
Network adapter card and related cable (Not required for stand alone PC)
Network adapter card and related cable (Not required for stand alone PC)
Display
Monitor with VGA Card minimum resolution 640x480 & 256 colour; recommended resolution 800x600 or higher & 32bit colour
Monitor with VGA Card minimum resolution 640x480 & 256 colour; recommended resolution 800x600 or higher & 32bit colour
Other drives
CD-ROM drive, 12X or faster recommended (not required for installing WinXP over a network), or DVD drive
CD-ROM drive, 12X or faster recommended (not required for installing WinXP over a network), or DVD drive
Although the WinXP Setup Wizard automatically checks your hardware and software for potential conflicts, before you install WinXP, you should verify that your hardware is on the WinXP HCL. Microsoft provides tested drivers for the listed devices only. Using hardware not listed on the HCL could cause problems during and after installation. The most recent versions of the HCL for released operating systems are on the Microsoft Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/.
NOTE: If your hardware is not on the HCL, the hardware manufacturer might be able to provide you with a WinXP driver for the component.
Disk Partitions
NOTE: If your hardware is not on the HCL, the hardware manufacturer might be able to provide you with a WinXP driver for the component.
Disk Partitions
The WinXP Setup program examines & determines its existing configuration. WinXP setup then allows you to install WinXP on a new or existing partition.
Remaining Free Hard Disk Space
Although you can use Setup to create other partitions, you should create and size only the partition on which you will install WinXP . After you install WinXP , use the Disk Management administrative tool to partition and format any remaining unpartitioned space on the hard disk.
Although you can use Setup to create other partitions, you should create and size only the partition on which you will install WinXP . After you install WinXP , use the Disk Management administrative tool to partition and format any remaining unpartitioned space on the hard disk.
Installation Partition Size
Microsoft recommends installing WinXP on a 1.5-GB or larger partition. Although WinXP requires less disk space for installation, using a larger installation partition provides the flexibility to install WinXP updates, operating system tools, additional Windows components, applications that you will be installing, users' data and other necessary files in the future.
File Systems
After you create the installation partition, Setup prompts you to select the file system with which to format the partition.
MS Windows NT 4 and MS Windows 2000, WinXP supports the NT file system (NTFS) and file allocation table (FAT).Only Win9x, Windows 2000 and WinXP support FAT32.
Microsoft recommends installing WinXP on a 1.5-GB or larger partition. Although WinXP requires less disk space for installation, using a larger installation partition provides the flexibility to install WinXP updates, operating system tools, additional Windows components, applications that you will be installing, users' data and other necessary files in the future.
File Systems
After you create the installation partition, Setup prompts you to select the file system with which to format the partition.
MS Windows NT 4 and MS Windows 2000, WinXP supports the NT file system (NTFS) and file allocation table (FAT).Only Win9x, Windows 2000 and WinXP support FAT32.
Using NTFS Partition for WinXP provides the following features
File-level and Folder-level Security
NTFS allows you to control access to files and folders, securing them with NTFS Permissions.
Disk Compression
NTFS compresses files to store more data on the partition.
Disk Quotas
NTFS allows you to control disk usage on a per-user basis.
Encryption
NTFS allows you to encrypt file data on HDD, using MS Encrypting File System (EFS).
The version of NTFS in WinXP also supports remote storage, dynamic volumes, and mounting volumes to folders.
The version of NTFS in WinXP also supports remote storage, dynamic volumes, and mounting volumes to folders.
NOTE: WinXP , Windows 2000, and Windows NT are the only operating systems that can access data on a local hard disk formatted with NTFS.
FAT and FAT32
FAT & FAT32 do not offer many of the features (eg file-level security) that NTFS supports.
You must format the system partition with either FAT/ FAT32 if you will dual boot WinXP & another OS that requires FAT/ FAT32 (eg Win9x / DOS).
But you need to format only the system partition as FAT/ FAT32, if you are setting up a computer for dual booting,. For example, if drive C is the system partition, you could format drive C as FAT/ FAT32 and format drive D as NTFS.
NOTE: Setup formats the partition as FAT on partition size smaller than 2GB and FAT32 on partition size larger than 2GB.
FAT & FAT32 do not offer many of the features (eg file-level security) that NTFS supports.
You must format the system partition with either FAT/ FAT32 if you will dual boot WinXP & another OS that requires FAT/ FAT32 (eg Win9x / DOS).
But you need to format only the system partition as FAT/ FAT32, if you are setting up a computer for dual booting,. For example, if drive C is the system partition, you could format drive C as FAT/ FAT32 and format drive D as NTFS.
NOTE: Setup formats the partition as FAT on partition size smaller than 2GB and FAT32 on partition size larger than 2GB.
Converting a FAT or FAT32 Volume to NTFS
WinXP provides the Convert command for converting a partition to NTFS without reformatting the partition and losing all the information on the partition.
To use the Convert command, click Start, click Run, type cmd in the Open text box, and then click OK. This opens a command prompt, which you use to request the Convert command. The following example shows how you might use switches with the Convert command. Convert volume /FS:NTFS
For example Convert d: /FS:NTFS
Will convert partition named D to NTFS from FAT/FAT32For help with any command-line program, at the command prompt type the command followed by /? and then press Enter. eg, Convert /?
WinXP provides the Convert command for converting a partition to NTFS without reformatting the partition and losing all the information on the partition.
To use the Convert command, click Start, click Run, type cmd in the Open text box, and then click OK. This opens a command prompt, which you use to request the Convert command. The following example shows how you might use switches with the Convert command. Convert volume /FS:NTFS
For example Convert d: /FS:NTFS
Will convert partition named D to NTFS from FAT/FAT32For help with any command-line program, at the command prompt type the command followed by /? and then press Enter. eg, Convert /?
Domain or Workgroup Membership
During installation, you must choose the type of network security group that the computer will join: a domain or a workgroup. The requirements for joining a domain or workgroup.
During installation, you must choose the type of network security group that the computer will join: a domain or a workgroup. The requirements for joining a domain or workgroup.
Joining a Domain
When you install WinXP on a computer, you can add that computer to an existing domain. Adding a computer to a domain is referred to as joining a domain.
When you install WinXP on a computer, you can add that computer to an existing domain. Adding a computer to a domain is referred to as joining a domain.
NOTE: A computer can join a domain during or after installation.
Joining a domain during installation requires the following:
A domain name. Ask the domain administrator for the Domain Name System (DNS) name for the domain that the computer will join. Eg. Mhssphnwm1.com, in which microsoft is the name of the organization's DNS identity.
A computer account. Before a computer can join a domain, you must create a computer account in the domain. You can ask a domain administrator to create the computer account before installation or, if you have administrative privileges for the domain, you can create the computer account during installation. If you create the computer account during installation, Setup prompts you for the name and password of a user account with authority to add domain computer accounts.
An available domain controller and a server running the DNS service (called the DNS server). At least one domain controller in the domain that you are joining & one DNS server must be online when you install a computer in the domain.
Joining a domain during installation requires the following:
A domain name. Ask the domain administrator for the Domain Name System (DNS) name for the domain that the computer will join. Eg. Mhssphnwm1.com, in which microsoft is the name of the organization's DNS identity.
A computer account. Before a computer can join a domain, you must create a computer account in the domain. You can ask a domain administrator to create the computer account before installation or, if you have administrative privileges for the domain, you can create the computer account during installation. If you create the computer account during installation, Setup prompts you for the name and password of a user account with authority to add domain computer accounts.
An available domain controller and a server running the DNS service (called the DNS server). At least one domain controller in the domain that you are joining & one DNS server must be online when you install a computer in the domain.
Joining a Workgroup
When you install WinXP on a computer, you can add that computer to an existing workgroup. This process is referred to as joining a workgroup. If you join a computer to a workgroup during installation, you must assign a workgroup name to the computer. The workgroup name you assign can be the name of an existing workgroup or the name of a new workgroup that you create during installation.
When you install WinXP on a computer, you can add that computer to an existing workgroup. This process is referred to as joining a workgroup. If you join a computer to a workgroup during installation, you must assign a workgroup name to the computer. The workgroup name you assign can be the name of an existing workgroup or the name of a new workgroup that you create during installation.
Preinstallation Checklist
Use the following preinstallation checklist to ensure that you have all the necessary information available before you begin installing WinXP .
Use the following preinstallation checklist to ensure that you have all the necessary information available before you begin installing WinXP .
Task
Verify that your components meet the minimum hardware requirements.
Verify that all of your hardware is listed on the HCL.
Verify that partition on which XP is installed. has a min.1.5GB of free disk space.
Select the file system for the WinXP partition. Format this partition with NTFS unless you need to dual boot OS that requires FAT
Determine the name of the domain or workgroup that each computer will join. Write down the domain name in the DNS format: server.subdomain.domain or a workgroup name , using the 15-character NetBIOS naming convention
Determine the name of the computer before installation.
If the computer will join a domain, create a computer account in that domain. (administrative privileges required in the domain )
Determine a password for the Local Administrator account.
Verify that your components meet the minimum hardware requirements.
Verify that all of your hardware is listed on the HCL.
Verify that partition on which XP is installed. has a min.1.5GB of free disk space.
Select the file system for the WinXP partition. Format this partition with NTFS unless you need to dual boot OS that requires FAT
Determine the name of the domain or workgroup that each computer will join. Write down the domain name in the DNS format: server.subdomain.domain or a workgroup name , using the 15-character NetBIOS naming convention
Determine the name of the computer before installation.
If the computer will join a domain, create a computer account in that domain. (administrative privileges required in the domain )
Determine a password for the Local Administrator account.
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