I am building a new computer with hd, memory and cpu installed and need to install windows xp.
2006-08-25 07:14:17 · 12 answers · asked by bigstevesfriends 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Best to download from xp disk...if unavailable...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2996b9b6-03ff-4636-861a-46b3eac7a305&DisplayLang=en
http://protect.microsoft.com/security/protect/WSA/en/unsupported.asp
2006-08-25 07:26:53 · answer #1 · answered by sadie_oyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boot to the XP CD, then essentially follow the steps (It is pretty easy) Once the XP operating system is installed, then you have to install drivers. Motherboard chipset 1st, then video, sound Networkcard, modem all follow.
Some may be native to Windows, most newer ites need drivers from the manufacturer
2006-08-25 07:44:59 · answer #2 · answered by dageezerus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a Windows XP copy and when your computer is strarting up, put it into the cd drive. The computer should boot from the CD. Then you simply follow the onscreen instructions. It should take about an hour and a half depending upon your processor speed.
2006-08-25 07:19:25 · answer #3 · answered by cman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the new copy of XP which you bought for that computer, open the case, insert the CD and follow instructions. Note you can not use put XP on more than one computer.
2006-08-25 07:40:41 · answer #4 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have the windows xp disc in the drive and the hard drive plugged in and the options should start coming up and go on from there.
2006-08-25 07:17:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
make sure your xp cd disc in the drive, when you turn on your computer,once the screen comes up, press F12 or F1 or F2 (depends on whether you're using desktop/laptop), the screen will stop loading & instead ask you whether you want to boot from your diskette drive or CD drive etc, click on CD drive (because there's where your xp disc is), after that, just follow the instruction on the screen.
2006-08-25 07:31:47 · answer #6 · answered by bb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You boot from the CD ROM with your XP disk. You may have to enter into the CMOS to enable your system to boot from the CMOS. For there the steps are very clear.
2006-08-25 08:26:57 · answer #7 · answered by Big D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same as kevinn said except:
You may need to change your BIOS settings. You may need to set the boot order to boot from the CD-ROM first, then the hard drive.
Then just follow onscreen instructions
2006-08-25 07:30:56 · answer #8 · answered by Mad Jack 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how can you know how to build a computer but not know how to install an operating system?
2006-08-25 16:41:28 · answer #9 · answered by csalm87 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now a days you don't have to do anything special just put in the cd it automatically detects it
2006-08-25 07:27:28 · answer #10 · answered by ajuer_sood 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just follow the on screen instructions load disks as told by pc
then load um up follow up with love
2006-08-26 01:24:36 · answer #11 · answered by sockbeen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋