General Information needed please.

[Glen]

Looking for a general procedure here. Getting a new
computer w/out XP installed. When I get my own XP, what
are the correct steps in setting this computer up.
For instance, do I format the hard disk first, install
drivers first, install Win XP first?
I am trying to head off problems. Any links or just type
the steps for me would be appreciated.
The computer is custom built.

I have installed Windows in the past, Windows upgrades in
the past, drivers in the past, but never started from
scratch. My current computer came with a partioned hard
drive but one partion was not formated. Xp took care of
that for me, as I let them install this version of XP
Home. We want to try XP Pro now. Your help would be
appreciated.

 

[Ken Simmons [MSFT]]

Hi Glen,

When you get the new system, you can first go into the BIOS setup and ensure
that the boot order is set to boot to the CD-ROM drive first. After that,
boot with the Windows XP CD in the CD-ROM drive and it will partition and
format the hard drive and install Windows XP.

Regards,

Ken Simmons

Microsoft Technical Support for Platforms and Business Applications