AIM: To install Windows XP
Software Requirement: Windows XP Compact Disc Hardware Requirement:
Personal computer
PROCEDURE:
1. Keep on press the delete button and go to advanced BIOS
feature [ BIOS- Basic Input Output System ]
2. And go to boot sequence. Select first boot drivers. CD ROM
and press F10 to save the bios feature. Yes and then enter.
Press any key to boot from CD. Press enter to setup windows
XP.
F8 = To agree the license.
3. Press ESC to don‘t repair the windows XP setup.
4. Press ‗p‘to delete the previous partitions. Then press enter.
5. Press ‗L‘to delete the partition.
6. Press ‗C‘to create the partition in the UN partition space.
7. Press enter to setup windows XP on the selected items.
BASIC FILE SYSTEMS:
FAT: File Allocation Table.
NTFS: New Technology File System.
Format the create using NTFS partition.
BASIC STEPS IN INSTALLATION:-
1. Collecting information.
2. Dynamic update
3. Preparing installation
4. Installing windows.
5. Tracking installation
Screen shots of windows XP Installation
1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer and restart your computer. If
prompted to start from the CD, press SPACEBAR. If you miss the prompt (it only
appears for a few seconds), restart your computer to try again.
2. Windows XP Setup begins. During this portion of setup, your mouse will not
work, so you must use the keyboard. On the Welcome to Setup page, press
ENTER.
3. On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement page, read the licensing
agreement. Press the PAGEDOWN key to scroll to the bottom of the agreement.
Then press F8.
4. This page enables you to select the hard disk drive on which Windows XP will be
installed. Once you complete this step, all data on your hard disk drive will be
removed and cannot be recovered. It is extremely important that you have a recent
backup copy of your files before continuing. When you have a backup copy, press D,
and then press L when prompted. This deletes your existing data. Press ENTER to
select Un partitioned space, which appears by default.
5. Press ENTER again to select Format the partition using the NTFS file system,
which appears by default.
6. Windows XP erases your hard disk drive using a process called formatting and
then copies the setup files. You can leave your computer and return in 20 to 30
minutes.
7. Windows XP restarts and then continues with the installation process. From this
point forward, you can use your mouse. Eventually, the Regional and Language
Options page appears. Click next to accept the default settings. If you are
multilingual or prefer a language other than English, you can change language
settings after setup is complete
8. On the Personalize Your Software page, type your name and your organization
name. Some programs use this information to automatically fill in your name when
required. Then, click Next.
9. On the Your Product Key page, type your product key as it appears on your
Windows XP CD case. The product key is unique for every Windows XP installation.
Then, click Next.
10. On the Computer Name and Administrator Password page, in the Computer
name box, type a name that uniquely identifies your computer in your house, such as
FAMILYROOM or TOMS. You cannot use spaces or punctuation. If you connect
your computer to a network, you will use this computer name to find shared files and
printers. Type a strong password that you can remember in the Administrator
password box, and then retype it in the Confirm password box. Write the password
down and store it in a secure place. Click Next.
11. On the Date and Time Settings page, set your computer‘s clock. Then, click the
Time Zone down arrow, and select your time zone. Click Next.
12. Windows XP will spend about a minute configuring your computer. On the
Networking Settings page, click Next.
13. On the Workgroup or Computer Domain page, click Next.
14. Windows XP will spend 20 or 30 minutes configuring your computer and will
Automatically restart when finished. When the Display Settings dialog appears, click
OK
15. When the Monitor Settings dialog box appears, click OK.
16. The final stage of setup begins. On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows page,
click next.
17. On the Help protect your PC page, click Help protect my PC by turning on
Automatic Updates now. Then, click
18. Windows XP will then check if you are connected to the Internet: If you are
connected to the Internet, select the choice that describes your network connection on
the Will this computer connect to the Internet directly, or through a network?
Page. If you‘re not sure, accept the default selection, and click Next
19. If you use dial-up Internet access, or if Windows XP cannot connect to the
Internet, you can connect to the Internet after setup is complete. On the How will
this computer connect to the Internet? Page, click Skip.
20. Windows XP Setup displays the Ready to activate Windows? Page. If you are
connected to the Internet, click Yes, and then click Next. If you are not yet connected
to the Internet, click No, click Next, and then skip to step 24. After setup is complete,
Windows XP will automatically remind you to activate and register your copy of
Windows XP
21. On the Ready to register with Microsoft? Page, click Yes, and then click Next.
22. On the collecting registration information page, complete the form. Then,
click Next.
23. On the Who will use this computer? page, type the name of each person who
will use the computer. You can use first names only, nicknames, or full names. Then
click Next. To add users after setup is complete or to specify a password to keep your
account private, read Create and customize user accounts.
24. On the Thank you! Page, click Finish.
Congratulations! Windows XP setup is complete.
TEST DATA: No Test data for this Experiment
ERROR: No Errors for this Experiment
RESULT: Installation of Windows XP is completed.
Viva Q & A:
1. Give the advantages of Windows XP?
2. Who wrote Windows XP?
3. How to Boot from CD in Windows XP?
4. How to Install Windows XP?
5. How to Check IP address in Windows XP?
6. How to Create User Account in Windows XP?
7. How to Disable/Enable automatic updates in Windows...
8. How to find MAC address in Windows XP?
9. How to Disable and Enable automatic updates in Windows XP?
10.In Windows NT, NT stands for
11. MS DOS uses
12. The first version which become reasonably popular was
13. The desktop has several
(B) AIM: To install Linux in system
Software Requirement: Linux Compact Discs
Hardware Requirement: Personal computer
PROCEDURE:
1. Language Selection
Using your mouse select the language you would prefer to use for the installation
Click next to continue.
2. Key Board Configuration:
Using your mouse select the correct layout type for the keyboard you would prefer to use
for the installation and as the system default.
Once you have made the selection click next to continue.
3. Mouse Configuration:
If you have a PS/2, USB or Bus mouse you do not need to pick a port and device. If you have a
serial mouse, you should choose the correct port and device that your serial mouse is on.
□ The Emulate 3 buttons checkbox allows you to use a two-button mouse as if it had three
buttons. If you select this check box you can emulate a
third ―middleǁ button by pressing both mouse buttons simultaneously.
4. Installation Type:
Choose the type of installation you would like to perform.
Your options are Personal desktop, Workstation, Server, Custom and
upgrade
5. Disk partition Setup:
You can chose automatic partitioning or manual partitioning using Disk Druid of fdisk.
Automatic partitioning allows you to perform an installation without havingto partition your
drives yourself.
Automatic partitioning allows you to have some control concerning what
data is removed from your system.
Your options are:
Remove all Linuxpartitionsonthissystem.
Removeallpartitionsonthissystem
Keep all partitions and use existing free space.
To partition manually choose either Disk druid or fdisk partitioning tool.
Lick next once you have made your selections.
6. Partitioning your system:
If you chose automatic partitioning and did not select Review
skip ahead
If you choose automatic partitioning and selected review you can either accept the
current partition settings (click next) or modify
the setup using Disk Druid, the manual partition tool.
If you choose manual partition with disk skip ahead.
• At this point you must tell the installation program where to
install Linux. This is done by defining mount points for one or
more disk partitions in which Linux will be installed.
7. Adding Partitions:
To add a new partition select new button, a dialogue box appears.Select the options
and click ok
8. Boot Loader Configuration:
Boot loader is the first software program that runs when a computer starts.The installation
program provides two boot loaders GRUB ( GR and
Unified Boot Loader) which is the default and LILO
If you do not want GRUB as your boot loader click Change Boot Loader.
□
□
You can then choose to install LILO or choose not to install boot loader at
all by clicking Do not install boot loader on the change boot loader
button.
Network devices are automatically detected and displayed in NetworkDevices list,
Select a network device and click Edit
Here you can configure IP address and net mask of the device.
9. Firewall configuration:
Offers firewall protection for enhanced protection.
A properly configured firewall can greatly increase the security of the
system.
10. Time zone configuration:
You can set your time zone by selecting your computers physical location orby specifying your
time zones offset from Universal Time.
11. Account Configuration:
□ Allows to set Root password or user accounts
Root count is similar to the administrator password that you set up in WinNT.
□ Click add button to add a new non-rot user.
□ Enter the details and click OK.
12. Packing group selection:
You can select package groups which groups components together orindividual packages or a
combination of the two.
TEST DATA: No Test data for this Experiment ERROR: No
Errors for this Experiment RESULT: Installing the OS of Linux
is completed
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Viva Q & A:
1. Give the advantages of Linux over other OS?
2. Who wrote Linux?
3. What are the Flavors of Linux?
4. What is Linux?
5. What is the difference between UNIX and Linux?
6. What is the advantage of Linux?
7. What is the GUI?
8. What is SMTP?
9. What is Linux Kernel?
10. What are the basic components of Linux?
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