You don't, unless you have a system recovery disk in which case you might just squeeze it under 15 minutes.
2007-10-10 00:24:42
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answered by mark 7
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A fresh install of Windows XP takes about 45-60 minutes. About 20 minutes of that is copying of the Windows files to your hard drive. The rest is the setting up and configuration for your hardware.
If you need to frequently refresh the computer and want to reduce the time, invest in a program like Norton Ghost or Drive Image. Either will allow you to make an "image" of your computer. You do a fresh install of XP, register it, and then get everything just the way you like it. Then you use the program to make an image (a compressed copy) of the hard drive onto a DVD or series of CDs.
In the future, it you want to refresh the PC, you simply insert the DVD or first CD and boot the computer. It will start a program which clears the hard drive and then copies the image on to it. You still have the 20 minute "copy" time to put the files on to the drive, but you don't have to go through the entire setup and configuration. Once the copy is done, you are ready to start computing.
An imaging software will run you around $60.
2007-10-10 07:31:13
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answered by dewcoons 7
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U can't install XP in 15 min. U can use imaging pgms, but then u have to first install fresh copy, image it & copy image on another pc.
2007-10-10 08:45:05
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answered by dishwara 4
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This is possible. You should use an imaging program such as Norton Ghost. Create yourself a standard, barebone image, and then you can use Ghost or a PE software which you can find info about here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Preinstallation_Environment
Information on how to deploy an image using a PE:
http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/10825_3509286_2
2007-10-10 07:29:01
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answered by Blake K 2
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not possible.. u need to wait the whole hour approx
2007-10-10 07:25:39
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answered by Anonymous
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dream on.... only repairs will do that - and even then u will need a high end pc...
:)
2007-10-10 07:25:20
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answered by Anonymous
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