This is a procedure that sounds like it should work OK for those who have bought a upgrade version of Vista and who wish to do a clean install. I haven’t personally tried it since I don’t have a upgrade version to test with.
1. Boot your computer system using the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD. You may have to set your BIOS to boot from DVD first, as the 1st boot device if it hasn’t been setup before.
2. Then click on the “Install Now” button.
3. You will be prompted to enter a Product Key. Do not enter one - leave it blank.
4. You will be prompted to select the Vista product version you wish to install. Do so now.
6. The installation should proceed normally for Vista. Installation time is quicker then previous versions of Windows.
7. Upon completion of the installation process, you must restart the installation once again from within Vista. And you must select to do a in-place upgrade. This time you will enter your Product Key when asked.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
procedures in installing windows 98
There are two ways to install Windows 98 on your hard disk:
Copy all of the files from the win98 directory on the Windows 98 CD to a directory on your hard disk and install from your hard disk
Install directly from the CD
Although, I understand Microsoft frowns on the procedure, I prefer the first method for installing Windows 98 on my own hard disk drive. I use the second method when installing Windows on a customer's hard disk. The first method installs faster and every time Windows needs new software or driver from the Windows 98 CD, it will first go to the directory on the hard disk from which it was installed and install the software from there instead asking that you insert the CD. This saves me from having fish-out the Windows 98 CD every time I install new software and hardware, which is often. The advantage of the second procedure is that it saves about 120 MBytes of hard disk space, if in the first method, you leave the files on the hard disk after installation. Furthermore, with the first method, you may still need the CD for some drivers not found in the win98 directory.
Ok, let's install Windows 98:
Method 1
Make a c:\windows\options\cabs directory and copy the files from the win98 directory on the CD-ROM to the cabs directory.
a:\> c:
c:>md windows
c:>cd windows (or simply type cd followed by the F3 key)
c:\windows>md options
c:\windows>cd options
c:\windows\options>md cabs
c:\windows\options>cd cabs
c:\windows\options\cabs>copy d:\win98\*.*
Where d: is your CD-ROM drive.
The c:/windows/options/cabs directory was a convention established with the standard installation some of the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) versions of Windows 95. You could copy the win98 directory to any desired directory on your hard disk and install from there, but I continue to use the convention so I can remember where the cab files are located.
Cab or cabinet files are files containing one or more compressed files. Most of the Windows 98 files are in cab files on the CD.
Install Windows 98.
c:\windows\options\cabs>setup /ie
The /ie flag tells Windows 98 not to make a new Startup Floppy during the installation.
Method 2
Change to the win98 directory on the Windows 98 CD and run setup.exe.
a:\> d:
where d: is your CD-ROM drive letter.
d:\> cd win98
d:\win98 > setup /ie
Do not run setup from d:\. There is a setup.exe there, but it won't work with this procedure.
Just follow the Windows 98 installation prompts. If setup asks you for a directory in which to install Windows, make sure you tell it to install it in c:\windows (not d:\windows or c:\windows.001, etc.).
If you have moved Windows 3.x to the new drive or if you have the old drive attached with Windows 3.x or 95 on it, the upgrade should install ok. If not, setup will say it can't find an old version of Windows to verify before installing the upgrade. It will then allow you to browse to a drive/directory where the old version of Windows is located. If you have Windows 3.x or 95 on floppy, remove your Startup Floppy, if it is still in A:, insert floppy 1 of the old version of Windows in the floppy drive and point setup to the floppy drive. If you have the old version on CD, remove the Win 98 CD, insert the old Windows CD, and point setup to d:\, where d: is your CD-ROM drive. I have found that setup won't always find what it is looking for the first time you point it at the drive containing the old version of Windows. Point again; you may have to do it several times, but it should eventually take. When verifying Win 3.x floppies, setup will check several of them. I counted five the last time I did it. (The Win 95 upgrade only checks the first one.)
After installation, you may want to install you CD-ROM software on your hard disk drive so you can use it from a direct boot-up to the DOS prompt. Boot to the DOS by holding the Ctrl key as the computer boots or pressing the F8 key just as Windows 98 starts and install form the manufacture's floppy. You may have to boot with the Startup Floppy to install the software from a CD-ROM or install it from Windows. There are many variations. If the installation program asks for the location of the mscdex.exe file, it is located in the c:\windows\command directory.
Likewise, after installation you may have to reinstall the DOS (real mode) software for your sound card, especially older ISA sound cards.
Copy all of the files from the win98 directory on the Windows 98 CD to a directory on your hard disk and install from your hard disk
Install directly from the CD
Although, I understand Microsoft frowns on the procedure, I prefer the first method for installing Windows 98 on my own hard disk drive. I use the second method when installing Windows on a customer's hard disk. The first method installs faster and every time Windows needs new software or driver from the Windows 98 CD, it will first go to the directory on the hard disk from which it was installed and install the software from there instead asking that you insert the CD. This saves me from having fish-out the Windows 98 CD every time I install new software and hardware, which is often. The advantage of the second procedure is that it saves about 120 MBytes of hard disk space, if in the first method, you leave the files on the hard disk after installation. Furthermore, with the first method, you may still need the CD for some drivers not found in the win98 directory.
Ok, let's install Windows 98:
Method 1
Make a c:\windows\options\cabs directory and copy the files from the win98 directory on the CD-ROM to the cabs directory.
a:\> c:
c:>md windows
c:>cd windows (or simply type cd followed by the F3 key)
c:\windows>md options
c:\windows>cd options
c:\windows\options>md cabs
c:\windows\options>cd cabs
c:\windows\options\cabs>copy d:\win98\*.*
Where d: is your CD-ROM drive.
The c:/windows/options/cabs directory was a convention established with the standard installation some of the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) versions of Windows 95. You could copy the win98 directory to any desired directory on your hard disk and install from there, but I continue to use the convention so I can remember where the cab files are located.
Cab or cabinet files are files containing one or more compressed files. Most of the Windows 98 files are in cab files on the CD.
Install Windows 98.
c:\windows\options\cabs>setup /ie
The /ie flag tells Windows 98 not to make a new Startup Floppy during the installation.
Method 2
Change to the win98 directory on the Windows 98 CD and run setup.exe.
a:\> d:
where d: is your CD-ROM drive letter.
d:\> cd win98
d:\win98 > setup /ie
Do not run setup from d:\. There is a setup.exe there, but it won't work with this procedure.
Just follow the Windows 98 installation prompts. If setup asks you for a directory in which to install Windows, make sure you tell it to install it in c:\windows (not d:\windows or c:\windows.001, etc.).
If you have moved Windows 3.x to the new drive or if you have the old drive attached with Windows 3.x or 95 on it, the upgrade should install ok. If not, setup will say it can't find an old version of Windows to verify before installing the upgrade. It will then allow you to browse to a drive/directory where the old version of Windows is located. If you have Windows 3.x or 95 on floppy, remove your Startup Floppy, if it is still in A:, insert floppy 1 of the old version of Windows in the floppy drive and point setup to the floppy drive. If you have the old version on CD, remove the Win 98 CD, insert the old Windows CD, and point setup to d:\, where d: is your CD-ROM drive. I have found that setup won't always find what it is looking for the first time you point it at the drive containing the old version of Windows. Point again; you may have to do it several times, but it should eventually take. When verifying Win 3.x floppies, setup will check several of them. I counted five the last time I did it. (The Win 95 upgrade only checks the first one.)
After installation, you may want to install you CD-ROM software on your hard disk drive so you can use it from a direct boot-up to the DOS prompt. Boot to the DOS by holding the Ctrl key as the computer boots or pressing the F8 key just as Windows 98 starts and install form the manufacture's floppy. You may have to boot with the Startup Floppy to install the software from a CD-ROM or install it from Windows. There are many variations. If the installation program asks for the location of the mscdex.exe file, it is located in the c:\windows\command directory.
Likewise, after installation you may have to reinstall the DOS (real mode) software for your sound card, especially older ISA sound cards.
installation in windows 2000
1. Otherwise, insert Windows 2000 Full Install CDROM and reboot.
2. Hit ENTER to install Windows 2000.
3. Hit C to continue.
4. Hit the F8 key to agree to license agreement.
5. Hit D to delete any existing disk partitions.
6. Hit C to create new partition.
7. Hit ENTER to accept the default (one big partition.) Note there may be some space left over. That’s OK.
8. ENTER to install windows on this partition.
9. ENTER to format the partition as NTFS.
10. Wait while the drive is formatted, files copied from the CD. The machine will reboot itself.
11. ENTER to accept locale and keyboard settings.
12. Type computer name and school name in the appropriate slots, hit ENTER.
13. Type the computer name. Type the Administrator password TWICE. Password will show as all asterisks. ENTER.
14. Modify the date, time and time zone as needed. ENTER.
15. Click to select “Custom settings”. ENTER.
16. Click to remove the check next to “File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks”. ENTER.
17. Leave “This computer is not on a network or is on a network without a domain” selected (or if a PDC is available, selected the domain option). Type EPAHS in the Workgroup (or Domain) field. ENTER.
18. Remove CD from drive. ENTER. Computer will reboot. ENTER.
19. Select “User must enter a user name and password to use this computer.” ENTER. ENTER again.
20. Log into computer as Administrator, using the password you entered in step 13. ENTER.
21. Disable the WELCOME Screen.
22. Double-click the “Connect to the Internet” icon on the desktop. Select “I want to set up my Internet connection manually, or I want to connect through a local area network (LAN).” OK.
23. Select “I connect through a local area network (LAN).” ENTER. ENTER again.
24. Select NO to setting up email. OK. OK again.
25. Right-click on “My Network Places”. Click Properties.Right-click on “Local area network”. Click Properties.Click on “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” so that it turns blue. Click Properties.Select “Use the following IP address”.Type in the IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS addresses you wrote down before. Click OK.
26. Change the Resolution (by right clicking on the desktop and selecting Properties:24 bit True Color800 x 600Advanced -> Adapter -> Refresh Rate -> 75 HzYES ... OK ... OK ... OK ... (Joe Pesci mode)Now adjust monitor physical wheels as needed.
27. Set the ScreenSaver to show the computer name:Right-click on desktop, select Properties-> Screensaver Tab-> Text = “PC01 Welcome To EPAHS PC01”-> Speed = Medium-> Location = Random-> Font = Terminal-> Size = 72-> Wait = 10 minutes-> Color = your choiceEnergy Saver: Turn off monitor after 30 minutes
2. Hit ENTER to install Windows 2000.
3. Hit C to continue.
4. Hit the F8 key to agree to license agreement.
5. Hit D to delete any existing disk partitions.
6. Hit C to create new partition.
7. Hit ENTER to accept the default (one big partition.) Note there may be some space left over. That’s OK.
8. ENTER to install windows on this partition.
9. ENTER to format the partition as NTFS.
10. Wait while the drive is formatted, files copied from the CD. The machine will reboot itself.
11. ENTER to accept locale and keyboard settings.
12. Type computer name and school name in the appropriate slots, hit ENTER.
13. Type the computer name. Type the Administrator password TWICE. Password will show as all asterisks. ENTER.
14. Modify the date, time and time zone as needed. ENTER.
15. Click to select “Custom settings”. ENTER.
16. Click to remove the check next to “File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks”. ENTER.
17. Leave “This computer is not on a network or is on a network without a domain” selected (or if a PDC is available, selected the domain option). Type EPAHS in the Workgroup (or Domain) field. ENTER.
18. Remove CD from drive. ENTER. Computer will reboot. ENTER.
19. Select “User must enter a user name and password to use this computer.” ENTER. ENTER again.
20. Log into computer as Administrator, using the password you entered in step 13. ENTER.
21. Disable the WELCOME Screen.
22. Double-click the “Connect to the Internet” icon on the desktop. Select “I want to set up my Internet connection manually, or I want to connect through a local area network (LAN).” OK.
23. Select “I connect through a local area network (LAN).” ENTER. ENTER again.
24. Select NO to setting up email. OK. OK again.
25. Right-click on “My Network Places”. Click Properties.Right-click on “Local area network”. Click Properties.Click on “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” so that it turns blue. Click Properties.Select “Use the following IP address”.Type in the IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS addresses you wrote down before. Click OK.
26. Change the Resolution (by right clicking on the desktop and selecting Properties:24 bit True Color800 x 600Advanced -> Adapter -> Refresh Rate -> 75 HzYES ... OK ... OK ... OK ... (Joe Pesci mode)Now adjust monitor physical wheels as needed.
27. Set the ScreenSaver to show the computer name:Right-click on desktop, select Properties-> Screensaver Tab-> Text = “PC01 Welcome To EPAHS PC01”-> Speed = Medium-> Location = Random-> Font = Terminal-> Size = 72-> Wait = 10 minutes-> Color = your choiceEnergy Saver: Turn off monitor after 30 minutes
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Windows XP Installation and Procedures
Installing Windows XP Procedures
If your computer can boot from CD-ROM then you can perform the following steps to install Windows XP:
1. Start your PC and place your Windows XP CD in your CD/DVD-ROM drive.
2. Your PC should automatically detect the CD and you will get a message saying "Press any key to boot from CD".
3. Press a key to boot from CD and Windo
ws setup will begin. Windows will start copying preliminary setup files to your computer.
4. You will be asked if you want to perform a new installation, repair an existing installation, or quit. In this case, you will be performing a new installation.
5. You will be presented with the End User Licensing Agreement. Press F8 to accept and continue.
6. Select the partition where you want install windows. You will have the opportunity to create and/or delete partitions or just allocate the available disk space to one partition.
7. The next screen asks if you wish to use the NTFS file system. This is the recommended file system. If you choose to use FAT32, you will not have all the security and stability features of Windows XP.
8. Choose to format the partition to either FAT32 or NTFS. You'll also see two additional choices to perform a quick format of each option. Stick with doing a full format. When asked to start the format, press the "F" key. The formatting process may take quite a bit of time depending on the size of your HDD.
9. The setup program will automatically start copying files after the partition is formatted and you will see a setup progress bar.
10. After this is complete the computer will restart. Leave the XP CD in the drive but this time DO NOT press any key when the message "Press any key to boot from CD" is displayed. In few seconds setup will continue.
11. Windows XP Setup wizard will guide you through the setup process of gathering information about your computer.
12. Choose the region and language.
13. Type in your name and organization.
14. Enter your product license key.
15. Name the computer, and enter an Administrator password. Don't forget to write down your Administrator password.
16. Enter the correct date and time.
17. Choose workgroup or domain name.
18. Register Windows XP if you've installed all the current hardware on your machine.
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