Enter Your Name and Organization then press Next to continue. Enter Your Product Key then press Next to continue. Press No to continue. Provide a name for your computer and press Next. You can provide a password for the default Administrator account now or later. Set the correct date and time for your computer then press Next. Select Typical settings then press Next. For now just press Next you can make the correct settings later.
Setup will make a second restart. Do not press any key because you will start another installation, just wait the installation to continue. Press OK to continue. If you can read the text press OK to continue. Most users will only see one thing listed here. Select your previous installation. If you only have one install, it will be automatically highlighted.
Press R to begin the repair process. Windows will begin copying files, and then reboot the computer automatically. It will then begin the repair install. You will be asked to confirm the date and time as well as a few other basic questions.
Most of the time, the default option is acceptable. Enter the Product Key. Towards the end of the installation, you will be asked to enter the product key. Windows will check to make sure it is a valid key before proceeding. After installation, you will have to authorize your copy of Windows online or over the phone. The Product Activation wizard will appear when you log into your newly repaired copy. If you have an internet connection, then you should be able to authenticate your copy by clicking a button.
Check your programs. Once the installation is complete, you will be taken to your repaired install of Windows. Because certain system files were replaced, some of your installed programs may not function, and may need to be reinstalled.
Some of your devices may need to have their drivers reinstalled. To see which devices are not installed properly, open the Start Menu and right-click My Computer. Select the Hardware Tab, and then click Device Manager.
If there are devices with a yellow exclamation point, then they may need their drivers reinstalled. Method 2. Backup your data. Formatting and reinstalling Windows will wipe your hard drive clean. Be absolutely sure that you have backups of all your important files before starting.
Pictures, movies, documents, and music will all be erased. Insert your Windows CD. Make note of your Windows Product Key, you will need it during the installation. Boot from the Windows CD to start the setup program Details for this step can be found in steps in the first section of this guide. Windows will load the drivers for the setup program.
Once this is complete, press Enter at the Welcome screen to start the setup. Do not enter the recovery console. Hit F8 once you are done reading the agreement to continue the setup process. Press Esc to continue with a fresh install. Delete the partition. You should see a list of your hard drive partitions. These are your C: and D: drives The lettering is dependent on the way the system was set up.
This is your last chance to restart and back up any files you forgot. Once the partition is deleted, your data is gone. Create a new partition. Select the unpartitioned space. Press C to create a new partition.
Enter the maximum size possible and press Enter. You can create smaller a smaller partition if you want to create other partitions in your hard drive later through Windows. There are multiple reasons why someone might do this, but for most users simply creating the largest partition possible should be fine.
Begin Windows setup. Once the partition is created, highlight it and press Enter to begin the Windows installation. You will be asked to format the partition. Formatting will begin. This could take up to several hours depending on the size and speed of your hard drive, but for most users it will take a few minutes. Windows will begin installing. This is a mostly automated process that requires the user to enter some data at a few points. The first option that pops up is changing the default language and region.
Click Customize… if the settings are incorrect for your region. Once the settings are correct, click Next to move on. When prompted, type your name and organization. These will be used when labeling documents, and can be changed in Windows settings later. Enter your Product Key. You will be prompted to enter your digit product key at this time. Your Product Key should be found at the lower part of you Certificate of Authenticity. Enter your computer name. This is the name that will appear on the network to describe your computer.
For XP Professional, you will be asked to enter an Administrator password that will be used to access the Administrator account. Set the correct date and time. Press the "I agree" key. At the bottom of the screen, you'll see a key e. Press the "Don't Repair" key. You'll see this listed at the bottom of the screen. The "Don't Repair" key is usually Esc. Delete your current XP installation. Select the NTFS hard drive option using the arrow keys, then press the "Delete" key usually D that's listed at the bottom of the screen.
This will indicate to Windows that you want to delete the selected installation. Press L when prompted. Doing so erases the hard drive and returns you to the installation menu. This will select your computer's hard drive as the installation point. Format your computer's hard drive. Doing so will set up the hard drive for a Windows installation. This process will take several minutes to an hour depending on your hard drive's size.
You can select the Quick option here as well, though your hard drive might be improperly formatted if you do so. Wait for your computer to restart. After the computer finishes formatting, it will restart into the user options setup window. Make sure that you don't press any keys until you arrive at the user options setup window. Part 3. Click Next. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. You can also click Customize Enter your name, then click Next.
Your name goes in the "Name" text field. You can also add a business name in the "Organization" section. Enter your product key, then click Next. Type the character key that you retrieved earlier into the "Product Key" boxes. Add a password, then click Next. Type your preferred password into the "Administrator password" and "Confirm password" text fields at the bottom of the window.
You can also change your computer's name in the text field at the top of the window. Set a date and time zone, then click Next. Click the "Date" drop-down box, select the current date, and then repeat with the "Time" and "Time Zone" boxes.
Check the "Typical Settings" box, then click Next. This will cause Windows XP to install using default settings. Check the "No" box. It's at the top of the window. If your computer is part of a workgroup, you'll instead check the "Yes" box and enter your workgroup's address in the text box. This will complete the installation setup process, at which point Windows XP will resume installing. You may have to wait for 30 minutes or so before the installation finishes.
It might be on a sticker on the bottom of your laptop if that's what you're using. Yes No. Not Helpful 13 Helpful Unless you keep a backup copy of your i folder, you can't.
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