INSTALLING

OPERATINFG SYSTEM

Before the installation process undertake, a technician

must be aware of the minimum requirements of a
computer hardware that is compatible with the
operating system to be installed. Following the systems
requirements means an efficient computer system. The
list below shows the windows XP minimum requirements
for installation:
Pentium 233 Mhz or compatible processor or faster; 300MHZ or
faster recommended
64MB of RAM minimum; 128MB or more recommended
4.3GB hard hard disk space or more
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
Super VGA (800X600) or higher-resolution monitor
Keyboard and mouse

STEPS IN INSTALLING WINDOWS

XP

Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM and reboot the

computer
MS-DOS portion of Setup begins
Welcome to Setup
Read the license agreement
Choose an installation partition
Select the file system
Optionally format the partition
Setup folder copy phase and reboot
GUI Setup begins
Regional and language Options
Personalize your software
Enter your product key

STEPS IN INSTALLING WINDOWS

XP

Enter a computer name and administrator password

Supply your date and time settings
Network setup
Choose networking settings
Enter workgroup or domain information
Set-up completion
First boot
Change display settings
Welcome to Microsoft Windows
Network setup
Optionally activate and register Windows
Set up users
Logon to Windows XP for the first time

Differences between FAT and

NTFS

FAT
File Allocation Table is a primary computer file systemfor
various operating systems, mostly DOS, including DR-DOS,
OpenDOS, freeDOS, MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows (up to and
including Windows Me). FAT is also used for removable flash
drives and memory cards.
File system is a method for storing and organizing computer
files and the data they contain to make it easy to find and
access them. The chart below shows in what FAT system a
flash drive or memory card should be formatted.
up to 2GB4GB-32GB64GB and above Default format for
memory cards and flash drivesFAT16FAT32exFAT

NTFS
NTFS is the standard file system of Windows NT, including
its later versions Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows
Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008,
Windows 7 and Windows 8. NTFS is intended for use in
Windows system drives (Hard Disk Drives and Solid State
Drives).
NTFS has several improvements over FAT such as
improved support for metadata and the use of advanced
data structures for reliability, and disk space utilization,
plus additional extensions such as security access control
lists and file system journaling.

Notesfor Flash Drives:

- Formatting the flash drive asNTFSwill make
it unwriteable on a Mac computer. Most Mac
computers can readNTFS, but not write.
-NTFSis a journaled file system, this creates
more read/write activities. Therefore, it MAY
decrease life expectancy of your flash drive.
- Once the device is formatted asNTFS, you
MUST use "SafelyRemoveHardware"
toremoveyour device.