How To Install Windows XP

This step by step procedure shows how to install Windows XP Professional or simply Windows XP pro. The installation procedure for Windows XP home edition is similar to the professional edition. For purposes of demonstrating the installation procedure, Windows XP pro shall be used as it is more advanced operating system.

The easiest way to install Windows XP is to format/reformat the hard disk and do a clean install. This is what we are going to demonstrate here and we will do it with the aid of actual screenshots that you are going to see in your computer while doing this. Before you perform the installation I recommend that for a new computer, you have to check from your manual that your hardware is supported by Windows XP pro. Your hardware driver installer CD, which is normally provided by computer store where you bought your computer hardware should be available before the start of Windows installation.

All versions of Windows XP CD were made bootable. In order to boot from CD/DVD-ROM you need to set the boot sequence. Look for the boot sequence under your BIOS setup and make sure that the first boot device is set to CD/DVD-ROM. You can then perform the following steps to install Windows XP:

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