Dec 13
2007The GUI-Based Portion Of The Installation
Filed Under (Windows Xp) by Admin on 13-12-2007
Tagged Under : graphical interface, gui, installation, Microsoft, Microsoft Networks, network card, product key, reboot, Regional and Language Options, Subnet Mask, windows, Windows Xp, Workgroup
In this part of the Windows installation, the graphical interface is installed and activated, and the mouse, too, functions at this point. The various hardware components of the computer are detected, and the appropriate drivers are loaded (if they’re available in the Windows driver database). This takes place in the background. The ‘Regional and Language Options’ box now appears. You can customize the ‘Standards and Formats’ settings if you wish to. You can also change the keyboard language, though you’re best off leaving it at the default (US English). Click ‘Next’ to proceed.
Enter your name and, optionally, your organization name to personalize your copy of Windows XP. Click ‘Next’. Enter the 25-character product key that came with your copy of Windows XP and click ‘Next’.
You need to enter a computer name and administrator password in the next dialog. The computer name cannot contain spaces or special characters such as underscores and question marks. Although not compulsory, a password can be assigned. Click ‘Next’. In the ‘Date and Time Settings’ dialog box that pops up, set the date and time, as well as your time zone. Click ‘Next’. Next appears the ‘Networking Settings’ dialog box, where you can install network software that allows you to connect to other computers and networks, and to the Internet. Choose ‘Typical Settings’ to create network connections using Client for Microsoft Networks, File and Printer Sharing, and TCP/IP Protocol with automatic addressing.
Choose ‘Custom’ if you wish to manually configure the networking components. Keep ‘TCP/IP’, ‘Client for Microsoft Networks’ and ‘File and Printer Sharing’ selected. Then, highlight the ‘TCP/IP’ selection and press ‘Properties’. In the ‘General’ tab, enter the required information. You must specify the IP address of the computer, and if you don’t know what the ‘Subnet Mask’ entry is, simply place your mouse pointer over the empty area in the ‘Subnet Mask’ box and click it. XP will automatically select the value it thinks is best for the IP address you provided.
If you don’t know what these values mean, or if you don’t know what to fill in, press ‘Cancel’ and select the ‘Typical Settings’ option. You can easily change these values later. You must specify either the Workgroup or the Domain name. (This step will be skipped if your network card does not feature in XP’s hardware compatibility list, that is, if the drivers for your card are unavailable from within Windows XP.)
Installation then proceeds until the Setup reboots the computer to proceed to the final part of the installation.