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2-12 Chapter 2 Installing Windows XP Professional

Lesson 2: Installing Windows XP Professional from a CD-ROM

This lesson covers the four-stage process of installing Windows XP Professional from a

CD-ROM. After you learn about these four stages, you will install Windows XP Profes-

sional on your computer.

After this lesson, you will be able to■

Describe the Windows XP Professional setup process

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Initiate text mode setup

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Run the setup wizard

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Install Windows XP Professional networking components

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Explain how the installation process is completed

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Describe the purpose of the Dynamic Update feature

Estimated lesson time: 70 minutes

Overview of Windows XP Professional Setup

The installation process for Windows XP Professional combines the Setup program

with wizards and informational screens. Installing Windows XP Professional from a

CD-ROM to a clean hard disk consists of these four stages:

Text mode setup During the text mode phase of installation, Setup prepares the

hard disk for the later installation stages and copies the files necessary to run the

Setup Wizard.

Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard requests setup information about the computer,

such as names, and passwords.

Network setup After gathering information about the computer, the Setup Wizard

prompts you for networking information and then installs the networking compo-

nents that allow the computer to communicate with other computers on the network.

Completing the installation Setup copies files to the hard disk and configures the

computer. The system restarts after installation is complete.

The following sections cover the four stages in more detail.

How to Initiate Text Mode Setup

If a computer’s basic input/output system (BIOS) supports booting directly from CD-

ROM, you can initiate text mode setup by inserting the Windows XP Professional instal-

lation CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive and starting your computer. If a computer does