HP OmniBook vt6200 - Notebook PC Manual page 99

3. When the HP Invent logo appears on the screen, press the ESC key once. This will
activate the boot menu.
4. Place the XP installation CD (retail version) in the drive and wait a moment while
the optical drive determines what type of CD you have inserted. When the light on
the optical drive has been on for a few seconds, use the arrow keys to select CD-
ROM DRIVE, and press ENTER.
5. If you have a bootable partition on your hard drive, you will see the message PRESS
ANY KEY TO BOOT FROM CD. Press any key to boot from the CD. Note: This
message lasts a few seconds only. If you miss the message, the system will boot from
the hard drive. To boot from the CD, return to step 1 and try again.
6. If you are installing a BETA version of the XP operating system, you must accept a
message informing you that the software you are installing is BETA. Press ENTER
if you receive this message.
7. When you see the message "Welcome to XP setup," press ENTER.
8. At the End User License Agreement (EULA) screen, press F8 to accept the EULA
and continue installation.
9. If you have a prior version of XP or Windows 2000 installed on your system you
may see the dialogue REPAIR OR INSTALL? Press ESC to install a new version of
the operating system.
10. To choose an installation partition, use the arrow keys to highlight
UNPARTITIONED SPACE. To use all available space, press ENTER. To create a
partition that is smaller than the available space, press C, define the size of the new
partition, press ENTER, then choose the new partition and press ENTER.
11. Select FORMAT USING NTFS (QUICK) or FORMAT USING FAT (QUICK).
Note: If you intend to convert to NTFS at any time in the future, Hewlett-Packard
recommends that you select NTFS at this point to create a higher performance file
system and appropriate security settings. Making a selection will initiate the
reformat. After the format is complete, Setup will examine the hard disks and begin
to copy files. At the end of file copy the system will restart automatically.
12. Upon restart, the graphical (GUI) portion of the install will begin. The notebook will
process for 10-15 minutes before you will be asked for input; the total process takes
about 40 minutes from this point.
13. Select regional information and language settings. No changes are required for U.S.
installations. Click NEXT.
14. Enter your name and organization information and click NEXT.
15. Enter your product license key and click NEXT.
Installing Windows XP
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