How do we install an operating system(for ex. window xp)in
a computer system? Tell me the steps....

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How do we install an operating system(for ex. window xp)in a computer system? Tell me the steps.....

Answer / maluswamy

1 First take a bootable OS cd insert into cd rom
2 set first bootable device as cdrom
3 select drive on which you want to install OS
4 select the File System
5 It starts installing OS it may take 30 to 40 mins depend
on System configuration.

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How do we install an operating system(for ex. window xp)in a computer system? Tell me the steps.....

Answer / pawan

Go to BIOs
Change the boot from option to : CD
Boot the system with bootable xp cd
Press any key to boot the system with cd
it loads all system files
after that do the disk partition
select the partition in which we want to install xp
after that it will automatically starts the installation of xp
after 30 or 40 mins it will complete

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How do we install an operating system(for ex. window xp)in a computer system? Tell me the steps.....

Answer / balaji.k

installation can be done in different methods.
1) Fresh installation 2) unattended installation
3) Up gradation 4) Network Installation

Fresh Installation
Switch on comp
-->Press del key or f2 to enter in to the BIOS
-->after entering Change the boot order to CD Drive
--> press f10 to save settings-->comp will restart insert
Bootable Windows XP CD
--> press any key to boot with CD option will press any
key to boot with cd
--> Setup will start->Press f8 for license agreement
--> then u will get HDD Partitions
-->Create partitions according to your requirement
-->then select partition (C:)
-->select file system select quick NTFS Format
-->it will copy and restarts comp
-->then enter time zone,computer name,Product
Keyand network settings setup will install automatically
-->after that it will ask for the user name
create and update options select
--> finish

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How do we install an operating system(for ex. window xp)in a computer system? Tell me the steps.....

Answer / saurabh

If you want to install window xp on a system then please
follow the steps mention below:-

*1st insert Bootable window xp cd in cdrom.

* Then go into BIOS by pressing f2 or del key and after that
go to BOOT option in BIOS. Now check the 1st boot device
option if it is other than cdrom then change it and set it
to the cdrom for eg:- 1st boot device- cdrom.
2nd boot device- floppy
3rd boot device- hdd
now click on f10 to save change in BIOS settings.
you will see one pop up: "save and close with settings"
click yes.
system will restart.

at the time of system restart one message will shown in your
screen "press any key to boot from cd"

click any key immediately so that installation process start.

now follow all the instructions showing in the screen like
for eg: press f8 for agree, esc for don't repair.

create partition, format drive with ntfs or fat32 and all.

After doing this xp start copy all files from cd and restart.

Now graphical installation process start in which you will
have to enter date time, registration key etc.

Window xp hardly takes 50 minutes for installation.

I agreed with Balaji.K

installation of window xp can be done in different methods.
1) Fresh installation. 2) unattended installation.
3) Up gradation. 4) Network Installation.

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How do we install an operating system(for ex. window xp)in a computer system? Tell me the steps.....

Answer / manigandan

first select the orginal win xp cd,
step 1 : select the first bootable devices in cd drive ,
step 2 : its asking for press any key to continue,press yes
step 3 : the next step is copy the system files.
step 4 : its asking for which drive to be installed in os
step 5 : the next step is what is the file system u can format the drie
step 6 : after system driver files to be copied in 100%

step 7 : after restart the sysytem asking for any key to boot from from cd ..so dont press that any keys
step 8 : its automatically installed the os feathers.

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How do we install an operating system(for ex. window xp)in a computer system? Tell me the steps.....

Answer / sunil arya

Some of the preliminary steps include the following:

Backing up system data.

Removing users and jobs from the system.

Storing to tape any system files that you wish to maintain.

Once you are ready to begin the installation proper, the
following are required steps of the process:

Installing from the system load tape.

Restoring the FOS tape.

Restoring the SUBSYS tape.

Creating a customized system load tape.

Updating with the customized system load tape.

Restoring user files, if any.

Starting system for normal operation.

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