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Installation.

1. How to install XP?

There are several ways. First, if your distribution CD is similar to the one released by Microsoft, then it must be bootable. To boot from it, set the "Boot sequence" parameter in BIOS-e to CD-ROM, insert the CD and reboot. After starting the computer, the installation program will start. Then just follow the instructions. This is the only method that will load directly into the installer. Microsoft believes that the CD-ROM is an essential and absolutely necessary part for the computer on which XP is installed, so the good old method of booting from four floppy disks is no longer supported.
Secondly, you can boot from the DOS system diskette with the CD-ROM driver and run the "winnt.exe" program in the i386 directory on the distribution disk.
Note: if your hard drive is connected to an external controller (SCSI or IDE), then do not forget to download the new XP (or W2k) driver for it and drop it onto a floppy disk. You will need it if the installation program cannot correctly identify and install the device. In this case, press F6 when searching for such devices.
And finally, you can run the "setup.exe" program from the root directory of the CD disk from under W9x, NT4 or W2k, or winnt32.exe from the i386 directory, and upgrade the system to XP. It does this very correctly and, before rebooting, gives out a list of programs and drivers incompatible with XP.
However, the latter method is not the most optimal one. Despite the fact that XP tries to independently determine the list of programs and drivers that will not work with it correctly, it is not able to do it correctly in all cases. Therefore, in order to avoid compatibility problems, we would recommend that you reinstall the system.
There is an even more radical method for solving compatibility problems. When installing over an existing OS, you will have the option of choosing an OS (Dual boot).

Note: after installing XP as a separate OS, normal operation of Outlook Express and Internet Explorer in Windows 9x will be impossible, because W2k will replace the latter. This is only true if both OSs are installed on the same disk partition. But, this problem can be solved by copying some DLLs from WinNT \ System32 to Windows \ System. To determine the required libraries, you can use the ShowDep () program or similar information is shown by Outlook Express in the "About" window. In addition, many programs will have to be installed twice, once for XP, and once for W9x. Sometimes, it is possible in the same directory, for example, Office 2000, already during installation, is able to understand that it has already been installed, and as a result, it installs only about 18 megabytes.

2. How to select the required kernel and HAL version during installation?

At the very beginning of the text phase of the XP installation, when the message "Setup is inspecting your computer" s hardware configuration "appears, press and hold the F5 key. In the list of HAL libraries that appears on the screen, select the version corresponding to your computer, or select the" Other "item to point to the manufacturer's library file, then proceed with the Windows installation.

The XP distribution includes the following versions of the HAL library:

ACPI Multiprocessor PC - for ACPI systems with multiple processors
ACPI Uniprocessor PC - used for ACPI systems with a multiprocessor motherboard and one processor installed
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC - used for single-processor ACPI systems
Compaq SystemPro Multiprocessor or 100% Compatible - for Compaq SystemPro computers or fully compatible with them
MPS Uniprocessor PC - for systems without ACPI support, with a multiprocessor motherboard and one processor installed
MPS Multiprocessor PC - for multiprocessor systems without ACPI support
Standard PC - used for any standard computer, not multiprocessor and without ACPI support.
SGI mp - for graphic stations Silicon Graphics.

3. During installation, the system does not allow you to select components, and after installation, there is almost nothing in Add / Remove programs - Windows Components.

Unfortunately, you will not be able to select anything during installation. But, after installation, in Windows / inf, find the sysoc.inf file and delete the word hide or HIDE in it wherever you find it. New items will appear in Add / Remove Windows components. Unfortunately, you cannot delete everything from the items that have appeared, but you can still do something.

4. Should you upgrade from FAT32 to NTFS?

It all depends on the purpose for which you are using the computer, and how much RAM you have. It should be noted that NTFS is somewhat slower than FAT due to additional loaded services and its security system. If you have little RAM, and you decide to install XP for yourself, then you definitely cannot install NTFS for yourself. If you have 128MB or more, then you might already consider NTFS. You should weigh the advantages and disadvantages of NTFS for the common user and decide what you need. The advantages of FAT32 include the fact that it is faster and requires less memory to work. If the system works only with FAT32, then drivers and services required by NTFS are not loaded into memory. In addition, when using FAT32, it is possible to access the disk when booting from a W9x boot floppy. The advantages of NTFS for the common user can be summed up in one succinct word: indestructible. In all seriousness, knocking out NTFS is extremely difficult, though possible. For experience, a bunch of different applications were launched, disk optimizers, and at the most inopportune moments the reset button was pressed. The repetition of this sadism a dozen times did not make any impression on the system, it continued to work without errors. In addition, NTFS has built-in file encryption tools, which provides a certain degree of confidence in the safety of data. Of course, provided that the system will not be reinstalled.

5. What is NTFS in general, and how does it work?

NTFS grew out of the HPFS file system developed jointly by IBM and Microsoft for the OS / 2 project. It began to be used alongside Windows NT 3.1 in 1993. Windows NT 3.1 was supposed to compete with NetWare and Unix-based servers, so NTFS incorporated all the technological advances of that time. Here are the main ones:

1. Working with large disks. NTFS has a cluster size of 512 bytes, which is optimal in principle, but it can be changed up to 64K. More importantly, NTFS can theoretically handle 16,777,216 terabytes of volumes. Theoretically, because such hard drives simply do not exist yet, and they will not appear very soon.

2. Sustainability. NTFS contains two copies of the FAT analog called MFT (Master File Table). Unlike FAT MSDOS, MFT is more like a database table. If the original MFT is damaged in the event of a hardware error (for example, the appearance of a bad sector), then the system uses a copy of the MFT at the next boot, and automatically creates a new original, taking into account the damage. But this is not the most important thing. The main thing is that NTFS uses a transaction system when writing files to disk. This system came from a DBMS, where protecting data integrity is vital. This already speaks of its effectiveness. In a simplified form, it works like this:

• The NTFS I / O driver initiates the recording process while instructing the Log File Service to log everything that happens.
• The data is written to the cache, under the control of the Cache Manager service.
• The Cache Manager sends data to the Virtual Memory Manager to be written to disk in the background.
• Virtual Memory Manager sends data to the disk driver by passing it through the Fault Tolerant Driver (if you have a RAID array).
• The disk driver sends them to the controller, which already writes them either to the cache or directly to the disk.
• If this operation goes without errors, the log entry is deleted.
• If a failure occurs, the log record remains in the transaction table, and the next time the disk is accessed, the Log File Service detects this record, and simply restores everything as it was before this operation.

Such a system guarantees the absolute safety of data in the event of copying, moving and deleting files or directories. When you make changes to the file, you lose those changes that were at the time of the failure in memory or in the controller cache, and did not have time to write to disk.

3. Security. NTFS treats files as objects. Each file object has properties such as its name, creation date, last updated date, archived status, and security descriptor. The file object also contains a set of methods that allow you to work with it, such as open, close, read, and write. Users, including network users, call these methods to access the file, and the Security Reference Monitor determines whether the user has the necessary permissions to call any of these methods. In addition, files can be encrypted. However, you should be careful with encryption. If your system crashes, or you reinstall it, then you will not be able to read encrypted files if you do not have ERD.

4. Compression of data. NTFS allows you to compress individual directories and files, unlike DriveSpace, which only compresses entire disks. It is very convenient to save disk space, for example, you can compress large graphic BMP files or text files on the fly, and all this will be transparent to the user.

5. Support for ISO Unicode format. The Unicode format uses 16bit to encode each character, as opposed to ASCII, which used 8bit, or worse, 7bit. For a common user, this means that now he can name files in any language, even in Chinese - the system will support this without requiring you to change the code page, as did DOS and W9x.

6. What's new in the NTFS5 file system, and how is it different from NTFS4?

The most important thing for which NT4 was criticized, and in what way it was inferior to NetWare, was the lack of quotas. A quota is a limitation of the maximum amount of disk space a user can use. Why is this needed? Well, on computers operating in large networks, in firms and organizations, it is clear why without question, because hard drives are not rubber. And on a home computer, for example, you can allocate to the user "wife" or "little brother" no more than 50MB on the hard drive, so that they do not clutter up the disk with anything. Moreover, it is not at all necessary that all user files be stored in one place, they may well be scattered across all disks. Quotas are set through the Properties of the NTFS partition, the Quota tab. Through Quota Entries ... you can set quotas for each individual user.

The second, rather important difference between NTFS5 and the old version is the ability to search for a file by the name of its owner. Why is this needed? And here's why: for example, you need to find all the files created in Word, by some one user, on a disk where there are thousands of these files. This was a problem in NT4. With the Access Control List, you can easily check which files are available to a user and set access rights to individual files or directories.

In addition to directly changing the structure of NTFS itself, Microsoft Index Server has been added to W2k, which significantly speeds up the search for files, especially by their content, by indexing the contents of disks. This service is managed through the Indexing Service section of the Computer Management window. In this section, you can view which directories are indexed, and, if desired, add new ones or delete old ones. This works with any partitions, not just NTFS.

NTFS5 adds a feature such as mount points or, in other words, junction points. This function has long been familiar to users of various Unix / Linux variants, but it appeared in Microsoft products for the first time. Using this technology, you can attach any disk resource to any place in the file system. For example, you can attach the hard drive D: \ to any of the directories on the C: \ drive, for example, in C: \ games Now, going to the C: \ games directory, you can see the contents of the root directory of the D: \ drive. All changes that will be made in this directory will be made on the D: \ drive. After that, you can remove the letter assigned to this disk (Change disk letter and path) in the Computer management -> Disk Management window, and the user will not even know that two disks are installed on the computer! It will work with one C: \ drive and the C: \ games directory for it will be no different from others. You can mount a disk or partition to a directory on an NTFS partition or disk from the already familiar Change disk letter and path menu by selecting Add .. -> Mount in this Ntfs folder -> Browse: You can also manage this function through the command line, using the command mountvol.

7. What is a cluster?

Cluster is the minimum amount of disk space that can be allocated by the file system to store a single file. It is determined, as a rule, automatically, when formatting the hard drive, according to the dependence indicated in the table:

A small exception for the system partition: if it is less than 2048MB, then the cluster size, when using NTFS, is always 512 bytes.

There are several ways to find out the cluster size in W2k. First, you can go to Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Storage -> Disk Defragmenter. Select the required disk and click on Analyze. After a few seconds, a plate will appear where there are three buttons. Clicking on View Report launches a window in which there is a sea of ​​information about the selected disk, including the Cluster size.

There is another method that is suitable not only for W2k. Creates, or takes a ready-made, small file ranging in size from 1 byte to 500 bytes. Click on it with the right mouse button, select Properties. We look at two items, Size and Size on disk. Size should be something like 10 bytes (or whatever size it actually has), and Size on disk will be, for example, 4096 bytes, which corresponds to the size of the cluster, i.e. 4K.

You can choose the size of the cluster yourself, manually, however, only when formatting. This is done like this: "format d: / A: size", where size is the size of the cluster in bytes. However, there are some rules that should be followed: first, the cluster size must be a multiple of the physical sector size, that is, 512 bytes in the vast majority of cases; secondly, there are restrictions on the number of clusters per partition.

8. How to reduce the size of the installed XP?

You can remove directories:
1)% SystemRoot% \ Driver Cache \ i386 \
This can be done if all equipment is already up and running. When adding new hardware, the system will ask for the distribution kit.
2)% SystemRoot% \ system32 \ dllcache \
This is a cache of protected system files used to automatically restore them in the event of damage. The default size of this folder is 400 MB, and it is determined by the SFCQuota (0xFFFFFFFF) parameter in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon registry key
You can change the size of the system file cache using the sfc command:
sfc / cachesize = 0 (you can enter another value, for example, 3 MB), and then manually delete all files in the specified directory. If you do not set / cachesize = 0, then the next time the protected system files are scanned, the system will again fill its cache to the specified size.
3) Turn off System Restore. You can hand it over here: System Properties -> System Restore -> Turn off System Restore for all drives. This will erase all the information that was recorded by System Restore and is stored in the System Volume Information folder.

9. Can I convert a FAT32 drive to NTFS without losing data?

1. You can use the command CONVERT volume: / FS: NTFS The conversion will occur at the next reboot. In this case, there will be no loss of information, but you need to keep in mind that the cluster size after conversion will be 512 bytes, which is not very good on large partitions, in addition, the disk after conversion will be highly fragmented. Reverse conversion (NTFS -> FAT) without data loss by means of XP is impossible, you will need to reformat the partition again.
2. Partition Magic will also be able to convert. It works fine with NTFS 5 starting from version 6.0, but if you use only a boot floppy, then version 5.01 will do. This program also allows you to perform the reverse conversion without losing data and can even change the cluster size (unfortunately, only on FAT16 and FAT32). Partition Magic does not work with dynamic disks, only with primary disks.

10. How do I turn off SFC (System Files Protection) completely?

To do this, change the "SfcDisable" value to "dword: ffffff9d". In order to turn it back on, the same key must be changed to 0.
However, it should be remembered that by doing this, you run the risk of experiencing all the consequences of Dll-hell, ranging from a decrease in overall system performance and ending with a wide variety of problems and glitches caused by replacing system libraries with incompatible versions from third-party manufacturers.

11. What parameters can be changed in boot.ini?

boot.ini is responsible for the boot order of the operating systems installed on the system, and allows you to set some boot parameters for these systems.

This file begins with the section
There are only two parameters in this section:

Timeout, defines the time in seconds that the system waits before starting to boot the OS by default, if the system has several OS installed.
Default, defines the system that boots by default.

The second section, which contains a list of possible OS to boot. For each OS, its location is indicated using ARC (Advanced RISC Computer) names.
scsi (*) or multi (*) - The scsi (*) element is used in the case of a SCSI controller with BIOS disabled. The multi (*) element is used for all other drive types, including IDE, EIDE, ESDI, and SCSI with BIOS enabled. (*) - number of the adapter from which the download is performed. Adapters are numbered starting with the controller closer to slot 0 on the mat. board.

disk (*) - if (1) = scsi (*), then it is equal to the logical device number (LUN) set for the disk. If (1) = multi (*), then it is always zero.
rdisk (*) - if (1) = multi (*), then it is equal to the number of the disk in the chain, the disk count starts from 0. If (1) = muulti (*), then it is always equal to zero
partition (*) - Identifies the disk partition containing the OS files. Unlike all other elements of ARC names, section numbering starts with 1, i.e. the first partition is designated partition (1), the second partition (2), and so on.
\ path - defines the directory (or subdirectory) of the section in which the OS files are located. The default path for Windows NT / 2000 is \ winnt.

In addition, in quotes, text is written that will be visible in the item for selecting this OS in the start menu. After this text, there may be keys that affect the loading of the OS. The following keys are possible for W2k:

/ basevideo - with this switch the system will use only the standard VGA driver. This parameter can be useful if you install another video card for a short time, and you do not want to suffer with rearranging the drivers.

/ fastdetect - usually installed automatically during system installation. When installing this key, the system does not detect all Plug and Play devices during the boot process.

/ maxmem - Determines the maximum size of RAM that can be used by the system. Theoretically, it can help if you have a buggy RAM.
/ noguiboot - When using this switch, the color splash will not be drawn at boot. Can be used by those who do not wish to look at this picture at 60 hertz. But it should be taken into account that besides this, BSODs will not be drawn at boot. But the system will not stop hanging if something is wrong.

/ noserialmice = - when using this parameter, the mouse connected to the COM port will not be detected for the ports listed in brackets. If you do not specify port numbers, the mouse will not be detected on all ports.

/ bootlog - when this parameter is set, the system will write the boot dog to% SystemRoot% \ Nbtlog.txt This parameter can be used to find the reason why the system can boot only in safe mode.

/ safeboot - when installed, the system will boot into Safe mode. The same can be done by pressing F8 at the beginning of the system boot. You can specify multiple options for / safeboot separated by colons. Minimal is the minimum configuration. Network - with network support. Dsrepair - available only in W2kServer and allows you to restore Active Directory from a backup made in advance. Alternateshell - allows you to use alternative graphical shells. By default, only Explorer (standard shell) and Progman (inherited from Windows3.11 and NT 3.5) are installed with the system.
/ sos - displays a list of loaded drivers on the screen. It can help you figure out what the system is stumbling over while loading.

/ baudrate - this parameter specifies the speed at which the COM port will work for system debugging. If you do not specify a specific speed, it will be 9600 for a modem and 19200 for a null modem cable. When this option is enabled, the / debug option is automatically set

/ crashdebug - With this flag the debugger is loaded, but remains inactive until a kernel error occurs. Can be used by software developers.

/ debugport = com * - indicates the COM port number (* must be the port number) used by the debugger. Automatically enables the / debug switch

/ debug - a debugger is loaded, which can be activated by another computer through the connected COM port. Can be used by software developers.
/ nodebug - no debug information is displayed on the screen.

/ hal - Specifies the name of the file to be used as hal.dll after download. see question 5 of chapter "Recovery" for details.

/ kernel - Specifies the name of the file to be used as ntoskrnl.dll after loading. see question 5 of chapter "Recovery" for details.

12. How can I install Win9x with XP already installed?

Win9x overwrites the XP boot sector during installation. To prevent this from happening, before installing Win9x, you need to correctly configure its installer.
To do this, in the MSBATCH.INF file (if there is no such file in your distribution,
create it) you need to register the following lines:

CleanBoot = 0

After installation, Win9x installs the boot by default on itself, but this is easily changed. If the Win9x distribution is on CD (as is usually the case), then the corrected or newly created MSBATCH.INF can be used by running the Win9x installer with the parameter:
setup.exe drive: \ path \ MSBATCH.INF
In this case, the file can be named whatever you want, not just MSBATCH.INF.

13. How to change the letter of the system / boot drive in XP?

Changing the letter may be required if a mirrored volume breaks down or when the disk subsystem configuration changes. Here's how to swap the letters for the C and D drives. If you don't need to swap letters, just change the \ DosDevice \ [letter]: value to any unused letter. Keep in mind that changing the drive letter in a normally working system will stop working programs that use the absolute addressing method - you will have to reinstall them or manually change any incorrect paths in the registry.

• Log in as an administrator and run Regedt.exe.
• Open the HKLM \ SYSTEM \ MountedDevices key and allow the administrator full access to it (Security -> Permissions menu).
• In HKLM \ SYSTEM \ MountedDevices find the drive letter you want to change, in our case it is "\ DosDevices \ C:".
• Change the letter to any unused letter, for example, "\ DosDevices \ Z:".
• Select the second drive letter to change, i.e. "\ DosDevices \ D:", change
• it to the required one, in our case it will be "\ DosDevices \ C:"
• Select the \ DosDevices \ Z: value and rename it to "\ DosDevices \ D:".
• Reboot your computer.

14. How to rename the Administrator account folder?

We go into the system under the administrator account, create a folder with the desired name in the Documents and Settings directory. Then - right click on the icon "My computer" -> Properties -> Advanced -> User Profiles, click the Copy To ... button and copy the administrator profile to the created folder. Run regedit and find the key:
HKLM \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ ProfileList
In this key, we find the branch corresponding to the administrator profile by the value of the ProfileImagePath key, and in it we correct this parameter to the required one. We log in, if everything went well, you can delete the old folder - it will no longer be needed.

Today, the tenth version of Windows has become very popular, however, some novice users want to use Windows 7 on their laptops, since it is a little simpler. Moreover, not every beginner knows how to properly install this operating system. In this case, you must familiarize yourself with all the steps associated with the installation, from start to finish.

Before proceeding with the installation

Before starting the installation, novice users need to pay attention to several very important aspects. It is necessary to familiarize yourself with them, since non-compliance with them can lead to the fact that the laptop will not work as expected.

The first thing you need to pay attention to - if the laptop was sold with a preinstalled Windows 7 operating system, but still there is a desire to reinstall the system due to device slowdown, OS failure to start, presence of a virus or the like, you do not need to apply the instructions described below.

In this case, you can use a hidden recovery partition, which will fix all the above problems and bring the laptop to its factory state. In this case, the entire installation of the operating system will take place almost automatically.

If there is a desire to reinstall the licensed operating system available on the laptop on a pirated more advanced version of Windows 7, then it is not recommended to do this, since nothing will change functionally, and performance will not increase, but serious problems may appear in the future.

It is worth noting that with any option for installing Windows, unless DOS or Linux was installed on the laptop when buying a laptop, it is not recommended to delete the device's recovery partition. The place that this section will occupy will not play a big role, but it may come in handy in the future if any problems arise.

In general, below will be described the manipulations that must be carried out when installing the operating system from scratch. There will also be instructions on how to format the system partition of the hard drive, if it is impossible to restore the preinstalled system or it is not necessary. In other situations, it is advisable to use the built-in means to return the laptop to the factory state.

What is needed to install Windows 7 on a laptop

For installation, you need to have an operating system distribution kit, it can be installation media or flash drives. Naturally, you need a laptop and a lot of free time. If you don't have an installation media, you can easily create one. You can read how to do this on the Internet.

It is worth noting that it is better to use a bootable USB flash drive, since it works faster and more conveniently. In addition, many laptops, especially netbooks, do not have an optical drive, so the disc cannot be used. In addition, it is worth remembering that during the installation of the system all data will be deleted from the C drive, so they must be saved in a safe place.

After that, you need to set the boot from a USB drive or disk in the BIOS. This is not difficult to do, as you can read about on the Internet. After specifying the drive for loading, the PC will reboot and the message Press any key to boot from dvd will appear on the black screen. Here you need to click on any button, which will start the installation.

Beginning the installation of Windows 7

After that, a progress bar and the phrase Windows is Loading Files should be highlighted on the screen. Next, the Windows 7 logo and Starting Windows will be displayed. No further action is required from the user.

Selecting the installation language

Then a screen will appear where you must specify the language that will be used during the installation. You need to choose the appropriate one and click "Next".

Installation start

The "Install" button will be highlighted under the system logo, which must be pressed. In addition, on the same screen, you can activate the recovery of the operating system. To do this, click on the link below.

License

On the next screen, you should see the message "Start installation". It is worth noting that in some cases at this stage this inscription may be displayed for several minutes, however, this does not mean that the laptop is frozen. You should wait for the next window, which requires you to accept the license agreement.

Specifying the Windows 7 Installation Type

After these manipulations, a window will appear in which you must specify the type of installation. It can be "Full Install" or "Update". Here you need to choose the first option, since there should be no problems with it.

Selecting a partition for installing Windows 7

This is the most crucial stage. A list of hard drive partitions that are on the laptop will appear on the screen. Sometimes it may be that nothing is displayed on this screen, then you need to look for solutions to this problem. This is usually not very difficult.

It is worth paying attention to the fact that if several departments with different types and sizes are displayed, then it is not recommended to touch them, since these can be recovery or caching partitions, as well as various service areas of the hard drive. You can only use discs that you are familiar with. Typically, they can be calculated by volume. You can also divide the hard drive into sections.

Partition formatting and installation

If you do not need to split the hard drive into departments, then you need to click "Disk Setup", and then "Format". Then specify the formatted section and click "Next". Also, when using a new drive, it must be divided and then formatted.

Installing Windows 7 on a laptop: copying files and rebooting

By clicking "Next", the procedure for copying the operating system files will start. In this case, the PC will reboot several times. It is advisable to enter the BIOS at the first restart and set the boot from the hard drive, and then restart the computer. Then you just have to wait.

Upon completion of copying the files, an offer will pop up to register the name of the user and the PC. You need to enter them and click "Next". You can also set a password to enter the operating system. Then you need to register the Windows 7 key. You can skip this stage or register it later. This can be done within 30 days.

After that, a request will pop up to select a method for updating the operating system. In this case, you must select "Use recommended settings". Then you need to set the date, time, time zone and network. If the plans do not include the creation of a local network, then you must specify "Public". This can be adjusted in the future.

Then you need to wait a little while the system sets all the necessary parameters, creates a desktop and restarts for the last time. This completes the main stage of installing Windows 7 on the laptop.

After that, you will need to install all the necessary drivers for the laptop hardware. In this case, you do not need to use any driver packs. To download drivers, you need to go to the laptop manufacturer's resource and from there download the latest versions for this model.

This completes the installation of Windows 7 on the laptop. By adhering to these instructions, a novice user can easily install it without any assistance.

WinXP FAQ (Frequently asked questions about OS Windows XP) Shashkov Alexey

Installation.

Installation.

2.1. How do I install XP?

There are several ways. First, if your distribution CD is similar to the one released by Microsoft, then it must be bootable. To boot from it, set the "Boot sequence" parameter in BIOS-e to CD-ROM, insert the CD and reboot. After starting the computer, the installation program will start. Then just follow the instructions.

This is the only way to boot directly into the installer with just the CD. Microsoft believes that the CD-ROM is an essential and absolutely necessary part for the computer on which XP is installed, so the tools for implementing the good old method of booting from floppy disks are no longer included in the distribution kit.

Secondly, you can boot from the DOS system diskette with the CD-ROM driver and run the "winnt.exe" program in the i386 directory on the distribution disk.

Note: if your hard drive is connected to an external controller (SCSI or IDE), then do not forget to download the new XP (or W2k) driver for it and drop it onto a floppy disk. You will need it if the installation program cannot correctly identify and install the device. In this case, press F6 when searching for such devices.

And finally, you can run the "setup.exe" program from the root directory of the CD disk from under W9x, NT4 or W2k, or winnt32.exe from the i386 directory, and upgrade the system to XP. This is done correctly, and before rebooting, the system displays a list of programs and drivers incompatible with XP.

However, the latter method is not the most optimal one. Despite the fact that XP tries to independently determine the list of programs and drivers that will not work with it correctly, it is not able to do it correctly in all cases. Therefore, in order to avoid compatibility problems, we would recommend that you reinstall the system.

There is an even more radical method for solving compatibility problems. When installing over an existing OS, you will have the option of choosing an OS (Dual boot).

Note: after installing XP as a separate OS, normal operation of Outlook Express and Internet Explorer in Windows 9x will be impossible. XP will replace the latter. This is only true if both OSs are installed on the same disk partition. But this problem can be solved by copying some DLLs from WinXPSystem32 to WindowsSystem. You can use ShowDep (www.showdep.com) to identify the libraries you need, or Outlook Express displays similar information in the About window.

In addition, many programs will have to be installed twice, separately for XP and for W9x. Sometimes it is possible to go to the same directory, for example Office 2000, already during installation, is able to understand that it is already installed, and as a result installs only about 18 megabytes.

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Virtualbox is an intuitive virtual machine, that is, a program with which you can run additional operating systems as part of the work of the main one installed on a hard disk or SSD. Windows XP is an old, but time-tested and, in a sense, still up-to-date, lightweight and familiar operating system. By installing it on a virtual machine, you can solve a variety of tasks.

What is it for

First, a little terminology. The operating system you are currently working on and reading this text is called the host. The OS installed and running within the host system is referred to as the guest OS. Installing ex-pi on Virtualbox can serve different purposes. Even if your working system is Windows XP, the guest copy can also come in handy. Here are some popular uses for this feature:

• Installing and running "Windows" programs in a different environment (OS Ubuntu, Debian, etc.).
• Using old applications and games that do not work on new systems (7, 8.1 or 10).
• Testing of potentially dangerous applications (the guest OS is isolated from the host system if you do not create shared folders).

Here are at least three reasons why installing Windows XP on a virtual machine is not a pointless idea. In the end, you can just practice for the sake of self-education. Virtualbox is cross-platform and runs on most operating systems. The only rule for its correct operation is to have a good supply of system resources. That is, to run Windows XP as a guest system, at least 500 MB of unused RAM and a more or less unloaded processor must be present.

Step-by-step deployment of the guest OS

The first step is to download Virtualbox from the official website. Let's assume that your host system is one of the latest Microsoft operating systems, 8 or 10. Installing Virtualbox is no different from installing any other program, except that in the process it may display a message that the software has not been tested with this version of the operating system. Pay no attention to him. It may appear up to 3-5 times, just continue with the installation.

The program interface on different OS is slightly different, but, in general, it looks something like this:

You must have a Windows XP ISO CD or disc image. But first you need to create the virtual machine itself. For this:

• Click the Create button.
• In the drop-down menus, select the type and version of the OS, and also give the machine an arbitrary name (nothing depends on it, except for the name in the window title).

• Click the Forward button.
• Now specify the amount of RAM available to the guest system. The default values ​​are sufficient to run Windows XP itself, but not enough to run programs. If your RAM size allows, move the slider to at least 512 MB, or better to 1024 (the green zone is the most comfortable values ​​for the host and guest systems to work together).

• Click Next.
• Create a virtual hard disk for the guest. Everything is indicated in the screenshots.

It is important to note: by choosing a fixed hard drive, you will automatically create a file of the specified size on your real hard drive. A dynamic hard disk will grow in proportion to the Windows XP installed on it (with the installation of new programs and so on).

• After clicking on the “Create” button, the virtual machine will be ready.

You can look into the settings by clicking on the "Configure" button.

For example, in the Display section of the Display tab, you can add VRAM to the virtual machine or enable 2D or 3D acceleration to improve video quality or use 3D applications. But usually the default settings are enough to run Windows XP.

Now make sure that the OS disk is in the drive or the disk image is in some folder. Click the Run button. The following windows will open:

If you are using the disc in the drive, just click “Continue”. If the image is in .iso format, then go to the folder icon and select your image and also click the "Continue" button. The installation of the operating system will start. It is no different from the one that can be produced for real iron. For those who have forgotten, here are the highlights.

Next, the formatting of the virtual hard disk will begin, copying the installation files and rebooting, at the moment of which you DO NOT press any buttons. This is the only way to guarantee that the installation of the OS on Virtualbox will open, and not start preparing for the installation again, as in the screenshots. Ideally, after rebooting, you will see a window similar to the following:

Entering the key, computer owner name, time zone, and other information will vary depending on which Windows XP you have, so this issue will not be covered.

There is only one point worth noting. The Virtualbox window can capture the mouse cursor (not always) and it becomes inaccessible for other actions. To "return" it, hold down the right Ctrl on the keyboard and click the left mouse button.

After the installation of the system on Virtualbox is completed and you see the desktop, install the guest OS add-ons for better screen resolution and full operation of the “guest” operating system.

Install and reboot.

Also, if you need shared folders between host and guest, follow these steps.

Select the desired folder. For example, this is a certain folder called Downloads, located in the Documents. Save the result and open a command prompt in the guest system. Enter the command:

net use x: \\ vboxsvr \ Downloads

where x is the drive letter and Downloads is the name of the folder created in the previous step. Hit Enter. If successful, a network drive X will appear in the “My Computer” section, through which the files located in the Downloads folder of the host system will be available.

This completes the installation. You can run Windows XP side by side with your main operating system.

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Greetings. I decided to write today about how to install Windows XP... They just brought me a computer, so old, already. 256 MB RAM, Celeron processor, 40 GB hard drive. Well, what? That where there is, XP is the most for him.

It's just that everyone is already writing about installing Windows 8, but I have something to do with the old days. Well, okay, I think that XP will still survive, because whatever you say it is a good OS and many still work with it. Just want to apologize for the pictures, I took pictures on a 15-inch monitor, and also on a phone. Ideally, of course, you could install Windows XP on a virtual machine and make beautiful screenshots, but I have a living example :).

Preparing to install Windows XP

Important! Make sure that there is no important information on the C drive (the disk on which you have or was installed the operating system). Desktop and folder "My documents" is stored on drive C. If you have information, you can copy it to drive D using a bootable drive.

If everything is fine, then move on. Insert the Windows XP installation disc into your computer's drive and restart your computer. If after the start of the download at the bottom of the screen you will see the download (the points will move), then everything is fine. Quickly press any key (did not have time :), restart the computer again) and you can proceed to the beginning of the installation.

Well, if your boot from the CD did not work, and the computer started to boot as usual from the hard disk, or an error appeared through which you undertook to reinstall the operating system, then it means that the boot from the drive is not set in your BIOS in the first place. I already wrote an article about that, but in this computer the BIOS was different from what is described in the article.

Go to the “Boot” tab.

Click “Boot Device Priority”.

Using the “Enter” and “Top” “Down” keys, set the first CD / DVD, then the hard disk, etc. Now press F10 and save the changes. The computer will restart and start loading the CD. Press any button and go to the beginning of the installation.

Windows XP installation process

As soon as you pressed any key, we see this:

Here you will have to wait, well, nothing can be done, we are waiting :).

In this window, press “Enter”.

Accept the license agreement by pressing the F8 key.

As you can see, I have already found an old version of Windows XP and you can try to restore it, but I think you also need a clean installation, so press "Esc".

We select the partition on the hard disk into which we want to install the operating system. As a rule, this is C:, select it and press “Enter”.

We confirm the setting with the "C" key.

Here you need to choose how the section will be formatted. I advise you to choose FAT and not fast. We press "Enter". We confirm the formatting by pressing the "F" key.

We are waiting for the partition on the hard disk to be formatted.

Copying files from the disk will start immediately, wait again :(.

You can immediately customize the language and keyboard. Click "Next".

Enter your name and the name of the organization. Move on.

We adjust the time and date. Click "Next".

We are waiting again, just don't go too far :).

I left "Common options" and clicked "Next".

You can register with Microsoft. But I refused. Let's continue.

We indicate users by the computer.

Congratulations! Windows XP installation is complete.

All friends, the installation is complete and you can start using the computer. I also want to note that I installed the simplest build of Windows XP. You may also have an assembly, for example, from ZWER, where the installation process may be slightly different. For example, in this version I also entered the key, forgot to take a picture. And in the assembly from ZWER, there seems to be no such item. Well, if it asks for a key, then look for it in a text file that you most likely downloaded with a disk image.

Well, that's all. Good luck friends!