Installin WindowsXP Home-Up Grade CD

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Jason said:
How do I set up my Windows XP Home ED. if its an up Grade
CD what do I do? Help ME!!
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If your PC already has some version of Windows running, then you can
start the PC, and after Windows comes up, you insert the Windows XP Home
Upgrade CD. Generally, a splash screen will come up automatically,
giving you options. Or, you can browse thru "My Computer" to find the
setup file and double-click to get started.

This is the right approach, if your PC is running Windows
satisfactorily. This will "upgrade" your PC to Windows XP, retaining
your files and most of your installed programs intact.

Alternatively, you put the CD in the PC's CD-ROM, and restart the PC to
"boot" from the CD. On most PC's, if you start the PC with a CD in the
CD-ROM, you will see a message for a few seconds, which advises you to
press any key if you want to boot from a CD. If you do press a key at
that moment with the XP CD in the CD-ROM drive, then a program on the CD
will start and take over the computer, and after a few minutes, you will
be given the option to install Windows XP. This installation can be a
"clean install" meaning that everything on the drive will be wiped out.
You will be able to reformat the harddrive as an NTFS drive, instead of
a FAT32 drive. (FAT32 was the file system of choice under Windows ME
and Windows 98. NTFS is better, that's about all you need to know.)
You may be asked at some point in the installation process to insert a
CD for a previous Windows version, as a way to verify that you are
eligible to use a (cheaper) Windows Upgrade CD.

In order to boot to a CD, you may have to change the boot order in the
BIOS. You can "enter" the BIOS and change BIOS settings by pressing a
particular key just as the PC is starting -- BEFORE the Windows splash
screen appears. Typically, the key that you press is delete, or F2. If
your computer ordinarily starts with a manufacturer's splash screen, you
may try pressing the tab key as the PC starts; this will take away the
splash screen and let you see what's "underneath," which may include a
line telling you which key to press to "enter Startup" meaning the BIOS.
The BIOS includes a whole bunch of settings; you will have to nagivate
around to find the boot order; you just need to make sure the CD-ROM is
above or before the harddrive in the boot order.
 
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