Next are few simple steps on how to complete a fresh windows installation.
Time: from 15 to 45 minutes depending on your computer speed.
1. Provide yourself with Windows CD .
2. Enter BIOS (immediately after restart press several times ESC, F1 or DEL keys). Search all the menus and find First Boot Device, Boot loader or Boot sequence. Change the settings so that your CD to be on first position and the other devices to follow. Exit BIOS saving the changes.
3. If succeeded you'll see the following message: "Press any key to boot from CD..." Press any key to begin loading from the CD drive.
4. Next press consecutively ENTER, F8, ESC. A menu will show to choose where do you want to install your new Windows (if the drive is partitioned you'll see C: and D:) Choose a preferred destination and press ENTER.
5. If you want to save the current information on your drive choose: "Leave the current file system intact (no change)" and press ENTER. Otherwise choose "Format the partition using the NTFS file system", ENTER and press F.
6. Unless you want to set the country, time and date settings press NEXT 3 times.
7. Happy new Windows installation!
Laptop users
Sometimes problems appear when the Windows installation could not recognize the laptop's hard drive. Here is a solution to that: after restart open Bios setup with continuously holding the keys F1, F2, F10, Esc or Del to access BIOS settings. Then go to System Configuration and Disable the SATA Native Mode. Save the changes and restart again. Then you could normally continue you Windows installation. For more information on the subject please read:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00758841&dlc=en&lc=en&cc=us
When problems appear
If you sill experience problems i.e. the new installation fails to start or hangs, that indicates a conflict between your installed software or drivers and the Windows version. In such case enter in Safe Mode and run Start->Run->msconfig. Look through the startup programs and remove the unneeded. Restart. If windows still hangs again in Safe mode from Control Panel->System->Hardware->Device Manager delete the installed drives and hardware devices one by one. The reason behind this is that some new Windows versions are incompatible with older device drivers. When you succeed go to the device manufacturer's website and download appropriate drivers that will work without problems.
Protect your fresh installation with Xpy http://code.google.com/p/xpy/ a free project that closes standard security holes found in
every fresh Windows installation that could be exploited by hackers or
spyware.
It works by automatically disabling unneeded services,
hardening your system security settings. This way you'll enjoy improved
privacy settings. Next to every action suggested by the program you'll
find usable description of the threat that will be fixed. Try it
carefully: though this
software might increase your system performance it alters the standard
windows components.
by
Nevyan Neykov
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