HP OmniBook 6100, Manual

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Using Windows XP
Installing Retail Windows XP
Corporate Evaluator’s Guide 101
10. Choose installation partition. The first partition is listed as FAT and is quite small,
this is your diagnostic partition (if you created one in earlier steps). The second listing
will either be listed as UNPARTITIONED SPACE or will be listed as one or more
partitions depending on if you erased your hard drive or have chosen to install over
another operating system. Using the arrow keys highlight the UNPARTITIONED
SPACE and press ENTER to use all available space, otherwise you can press C to
create a partition that is smaller than the available space if you wish to have a separate
data partition.
11. Choose the format for your installation partition. Select FORMAT USING NTFS
(QUICK) or FORMAT USING FAT (QUICK) depending on needs, and press
ENTER. Hewlett-Packard suggests that you select NTFS at this point if you intend to
convert to NTFS at a later time, this will make a higher performance file system and
appropriate security settings. Setup will examine the hard disks and begin to copy
files after the format is complete. At the end of file copy the system will restart
automatically.
12. Upon restart, the graphical (GUI) portion of the install will begin. There is still about
10-15 minutes available to you before you will be asked for input; the total process
takes about 40 minutes from this point.
13. Select your regional information and your language settings. For U.S. installations
you will not need to make any changes. Press NEXT.
14. Enter you name and organization information and press NEXT.
15. Enter your product license key and press NEXT.
16. Provide a computer name and a password for the administrator account. You may
accept the default computer name and/or leave the administrator password blank.
Press NEXT.
17. You will be asked to provide TAPI (telephone settings) if your system has a modem
that XP already has drivers for. Provide your area code and any special dialing needs
like a 9 to access an outside line. Press NEXT.
18. Define your time zone to XP and set the appropriate date and time. Failure to define
the proper time zone may cause odd problems later with programs like Outlook that
rely upon this setting.
19. At the Network Settings screen, allow the default of TYPICAL SETTINGS unless
you have some special needs. Press NEXT.
20. At the Domain and Workgroup Settings screen, input any needed settings for your
LAN. Keep in mind that you will need to have rights to add this PC to a domain if
you try to. Press NEXT.