How to Install Windows XP Pro
Windows XP Professional was first released in 2001, yet continues to be a reliable and robust operating system eight years later. XP Professional added several features not found in the XP Home Edition, including support for multiple processors and Windows domains, as well as more robust and better integrated networking options. Best of all, Microsoft made Installing Windows XP Pro downright easy.
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Instructions
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Turn on your computer. Open the CD drive and insert the Windows XP Pro Disk. Reboot the computer.
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Select the choice to install Windows XP Professional. The Windows XP Licensing Agreement will appear. Scroll down with the PgDn key until you reach the end. If you agree with the terms, press "F8".
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On the next screen, select the drive where you would like to install Windows XP Pro. In most installations, this will be your boot drive (C:).
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Take a break while the computer copies the XP files over and formats the hard drive if needed. This can take awhile on a large drive. The computer will then reboot automatically and start in the graphical mode of Windows XP Pro.
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Follow the prompts on the screen. This portion of the Windows XP Pro will ask you about regional settings, time and date, Administrator name and password, network configuration, and several other housekeeping tasks. Answer these as appropriate. If you don't know the right answer, don't worry, as you can go back into the system and change these later. The system will incorporate this information, do a few more installation steps and then reboot.
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Log into your new Windows XP Pro installation. If you've configured your Internet connection correctly, at this point XP will then perform an update and some other tasks.
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Tips & Warnings
It's possible to also install XP Professional from floppy disks or from across a network. Check the "Methods of Installing XP Pro" from Resources.
Don't forget to write down the administrator password and keep it in a safe place.
