Installing Windows Xp (Retail Version) - HP OmniBook xe4100 - Notebook PC Manual

Installing Windows XP (retail version)

These directions provide installation steps for installing a retail version of Windows XP
on HP notebook computers.
1. Start with the notebook off. To turn off the notebook hold the power button located
above the upper left side of the keyboard. You must hold this button for
approximately 5 seconds or until the notebook switches off.
2. Press the power button to turn the notebook on.
3. When the HP Invent logo appears, press ESC. This activates the boot menu that
allows you to boot from CD-ROM.
4. Place the Windows XP installation CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive and wait a
moment for the CD-ROM drive to determine what type of CD-ROM was inserted.
When the light on the CD-ROM drive is on for a few seconds, use the arrow keys to
select "Boot From CD" and then press Enter.
5. At the "Welcome to Setup" screen, press Enter to begin.
6. When the End User License Agreement (EULA) screen appears, press F8 to accept
the EULA and continue installation.
7. Choose the installation partition. The first partition is listed as FAT and is quite
small. This is the diagnostic partition you created using an earlier procedure. The
second listing is listed as Unpartitioned Space. Using the arrow keys, highlight
Unpartitioned Space and then 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.
8. Choose format for your installation partition. Select Format Using NTFS (Quick) or
Format Using FAT (Quick) depending on your needs. HP recommends that you
select NTFS at this point if you intend to convert to NTFS at a later time, this creates
a higher performance file system and appropriate security settings. Setup will
examine the hard disk and begin to copy files after formatting completes. At the end
of file copy the notebook will restart automatically.
9. Upon restart, the graphical (GUI) portion of the install begins. You have
approximately 10 to 15 minutes available to you before being prompted. From this
point, the total process takes about 40 minutes.
10. Select your regional information and your language settings. For US installations,
you will not need to make any changes. Click Next to continue.
11. Enter your name and organization information and then press Next.
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