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Post Reply. Top Contributor. Dell Support Resources. Again, check with your administrator. Windows will finalize the setup. This will take several minutes and requires no input from the user. Your computer will continue to boot from the hard drive and finish the Windows install. Select OK to adjust screen resolution. Windows will attempt to automatically change the screen size to make reading easier. Once the screen resets, you will be asked if you can read the new text box.
If you can, click OK to continue. If you cannot, then hit Cancel or simply wait 20 seconds for the screen to revert to its original settings. Select Next to proceed with the installation. The Welcome to Microsoft Windows screen will appear once the screen changes are made.
This process will just take a couple minutes. Windows will attempt to check your network connectivity. If you are planning on setting this up later, you can skip this screen. Enter the names of your users. In this step, you can create separate logins for each of the users of your computer. You must enter at least one name. You can enter up to five users on this screen, but more can be entered through the Control Panel after installing.
After entering the names, click Finish to finalize the installation. Windows will work for a few moments and then you will be greeted with your new desktop. Run Windows Update.
This will download the latest system updates from Microsoft. These are very important, as the patch system vulnerabilities and stability issues. Install your drivers. Chances are you will need to install your drivers again now that the computer has been formatted.
Depending on the devices you have attached to your computer, this could include your video card, your modem or network card, your sound, and more. Method 3. Install from the recovery partition. Many computer manufacturers ship their computers with a partition on the hard drive that contains the Windows installation files. In order to access it, you will need to boot into the recovery partition.
The most common key to enter the partition is F This will appear underneath the manufacturer log right after starting the computer. Install from within Windows. You will need to use a file called winnt This file is a Windows installer that can be run from inside Windows XP.
To find it, open the Start menu and click Search. Select "all Files and Folders" from the left frame. Enter "winnt Running winnt From this point, follow Step 3 in the above section. You will still need to enter a valid product key. Your data will be deleted as it would through a regular install. Yes, Windows XP works great in However, Firefox, the only web browser that still supports it, will drop the support in After that, you will still be able to use the internet normally for a while, but eventually websites won't load properly on the outdated browser.
Non-internet based programs Word, Excel, PowerPoint, games, etc. Yes No. Not Helpful 1 Helpful 1. ClixTech Australia. Yes it does. After the format, the computer will start copying files. After that, the computer will reboot. After rebooting it is perfectly safe to remove the CD. If the computer says that a file could not be found, you will need to put the CD back in.
Not Helpful 2 Helpful 0. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Make sure you have easy access to your Product key. Put all your device drivers on a thumb-drive so that you can install them all at once when you are finished with the Windows installation. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published. You Might Also Like How to. How to. Co-authors: Updated: April 8, Keep up the good work. Atom RSS 2.
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