Installing Windows 2000 Professional
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To install Windows 2000 Professional, follow these steps:
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Start the installation by using one of the following methods:
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Start from the Windows 2000 Professional installation CD-ROM. Make sure that the CD-ROM is set to start before the hard disk starts. Insert the CD-ROM, and then when you are prompted, press any key to start the Windows 2000 Professional Setup program.
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Start from boot disks. Insert Disk 1, and then insert each of the remaining three floppy disks when you are prompted to do so. For additional information about creating boot disks for Windows 2000, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
197063 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197063/EN-US/) How to Create Setup Boot Disks for Windows 2000
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Start from within a current operating system. Insert the CD-ROM, and then, at a command prompt, type drive:\i386\winnt32.exe and then press ENTER, or if this is an installation on a computer that has no previous installation of Windows, type drive:\i386\winnt.exe and then press ENTER, where drive is the letter of the CD-ROM drive.
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Setup inspects your computer's hardware configuration and then begins to install the Setup and driver files. When the Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional screen appears, press ENTER to set up Windows 2000 Professional.
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Read the license agreement, and then press the F8 key to accept the terms of the license agreement and continue the installation.
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When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup screen appears, either press ENTER to set up Windows 2000 Professional on the selected partition, or press C to create a partition in the unpartitioned space.
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If you choose to install Windows 2000 Professional on a file allocation table (FAT) partition, specify whether you want to:
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Leave the current file system intact.
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Format the partition as FAT16.
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Convert the existing file system to the NTFS file system.
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Format the partition by using the NTFS file system.Press ENTER after you make your selection. Setup examines the existing hard disks and then copies the files that are needed to complete the installation of Windows 2000 Professional. After the files are copied, the computer restarts.Important Do not press a key to boot from your CD-ROM drive when your computer restarts.
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When the Windows 2000 GUI Mode Setup Wizard appears, click Next to start the wizard. Setup detects and installs such devices as a specialized mouse or keyboard.
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When the Regional Options dialog box appears, customize your installation of Windows 2000 Professional for locale, number format, currency, time, date, and language, if necessary. Click Next.
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In the Personalize Your Software dialog box, type your name and the name of your organization, and then click Next.
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In the Product ID dialog box, type the 25-character product key, and then click Next.
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In the Computer Name and Password dialog box, either accept the default name that Setup generates or assign a different name for the computer. When you are prompted for an administrative password, type a password for the Administrator account. (You can leave the box blank; however, this is not recommended.) Click Next.
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In the Date and Time Settings dialog box, set the correct date and time for your computer. You can also specify which time zone you are in and set the computer to automatically adjust the clock for daylight saving time. Click Next.
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Setup installs the networking software and detects your network settings. When the Network Settings dialog box appears, click either
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Typical to set default network settings such as File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks, Client for Microsoft Networks, and TCP/IP protocol that uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), or
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Custom to specify the network components that you require for your network environment,and then click Next.
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In the Workgroup or Computer Domain dialog box, specify the workgroup or the domain to join. If you indicate that you are part of a domain, specify your domain user name and password. Click Next.Setup installs the networking components.
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During the final stage of installation, Setup installs Start menu items, registers components, saves settings, and removes temporary files. When the Completing the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard dialog box prompts you to do so, remove the Windows 2000 CD-ROM, and then click Finish to restart the computer.
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After the computer restarts, click Next in the Welcome to the Network Identification Wizard dialog box.
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In the Users of This Computer dialog box, specify either that users must enter a user name and password or that you want Windows 2000 to automatically log on a specific user when the computer starts. Click Finish.When the Windows 2000 Professional desktop appears, the installation is complete.

Install Windows XP to a new hard disk
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To install Windows XP to a new hard disk, you must start your computer by using one of the following media:
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Microsoft Windows 98/Windows Millennium startup disk
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Windows XP boot disks
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Windows XP CD-ROMFor additional information about how to obtain the Windows XP Setup boot disks, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
310994 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994/) How to obtain Windows XP Setup boot disks Note If you want to start your computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM, your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive must be configured to do this. For information about how to configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, see the documentation that is included with your computer or contact the computer manufacturer. To install Windows XP to a new hard disk:
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Read the End-User License Agreement, and then press F8.Note If your Windows XP CD-ROM is an upgrade, you are prompted to insert a CD-ROM of a previous operating system to verify upgrade compliance. Remove the Windows XP CD-ROM, and then insert the CD-ROM from your previous operating system into the CD-ROM drive. You can use the CD-ROM to upgrade from the following versions of Windows:
Windows 98Windows 98 Second EditionWindows Millennium EditionWindows NT 4.0Windows 2000 Professional
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When you are prompted for the Windows XP CD-ROM, remove your previous operating system CD-ROM, and then insert your Windows XP CD-ROM.
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To install Windows XP by starting the computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM, insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
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When you see the "Press any key to boot from CD" message, press any key to start the computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM.
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At the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER to start Windows XP Setup.
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Follow the instructions on the screen to select and format a partition where you want to install Windows XP.
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Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Windows XP Setup.
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Install Windows XP to a new folder
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To install Windows XP to a new folder (also known as a parallel installation), you must start your computer by using one of the following media:
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Microsoft Windows 98/Windows Millennium Edition startup disk
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Windows XP boot disks
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Windows XP CD-ROMFor additional information about how to start Setup from MS-DOS or a Windows 98/Windows Millennium Edition startup disk, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
307848 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307848/) How to start the Setup program from MS-DOS in Windows XP For additional information about how to obtain the Windows XP Setup boot disks, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
310994 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994/) How to obtain Windows XP Setup boot disks Note If you want to start your computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM, your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive must be configured to do this. For information about how to configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, please refer to the documentation that is included with your computer or contact the computer manufacturer. To install Windows XP to a new folder (to perform a parallel installation):
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Start your computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM. To do this, insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer.
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When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message appears on the screen, press any key to start the computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM.
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At the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER to begin Windows XP Setup.
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Read the End-User License Agreement, and then press F8.
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Select the partition in which you want to install Windows XP, and then press ENTER.
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Select the Leave the current file system intact (no changes) option, and then press ENTER to continue.
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Press ESC to install to a different folder.If the Setup program detects another operating system folder, it prompts you to type the name for the new folder after the back slash (\), for example, \WINXP. If there are no other operating systems detected, the Setup program automatically names the folder \Windows.
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Press ENTER to continue.
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Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Windows XP Setup.For additional information about how to change the folder name on new installations, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
315242 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315242/) How to designate the original folder name for a reinstallation of Windows

How to Install Windows 98loadTOCNode(2, 'moreinformation');After you partition and format your hard disk, you can install Windows 98:1.Insert the Windows 98 Startup disk in the floppy disk drive, and then restart your computer.2.When the Windows 98 Startup menu is displayed, choose the Start computer with CD-ROM support option, and then press ENTER.3.If CD-ROM support is provided by the generic drivers on the Startup disk, you receive one of the following messages, where X is the drive letter that is assigned to your CD-ROM drive:Drive X: = Driver MSCD001Drive X: = Driver OEMCD001 NOTE: If your CD-ROM drive is not available after you boot from the Windows 98 Startup disk, install the CD-ROM drivers that are included with your CD-ROM drive. For information about how to obtain and install the most current driver for your CD-ROM drive, view the documentation that is included with your device, or contact your hardware manufacturer.4.Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTERX:\setupwhere X is the drive letter that is assigned to your CD-ROM drive.5.When you receive the following message, press ENTER, and then follow the instructions on the screen to complete the Setup procedure:Please wait while the Setup initializes. Setup is now going to perform a routine check on your system. To continue press Enter.