How to Format a Laptop and Install Windows XP
- 1). Insert the Windows XP disc into the laptop's disc drive. Restart the computer.
- 2). Press any key to boot from the disc.
- 3). Press "Enter" to start the Windows installation. Press "F8" to agree with the license agreement.
- 4). Highlight the hard drive (C:\). Press "D", and "L" to erase the hard drive. Highlight C:\ again. Press "Enter."
- 5). Select the New Technology File System (NTFS) formatting system, but not the fast version. After Windows copies some files to the hard drive, it will prompt you to press "Enter" or wait 15 seconds to reboot the system
- 6). Click "Next" on the first screen that pops up. Enter your name and company. Press "Next." You can enter anything into the name and company boxes.
- 7). Enter the Windows XP product key for your disc. Press "Next."
- 8). Keep the admin name or, if desired, change the name to whatever you want. Enter and confirm an admin password, if desired. Press "Next."
- 9). Enter the correct date, time, and time zone information. Press "Next."
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Press "Next" on the next two boxes that pop up. Wait until the computer restarts one more time to finish the installation.
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