Step-by-step instructions for installing Windows XP. Simplified installation of Windows XP How to properly install Windows XP from a disk

Reinstalling the Windows system remains something mysterious and unknown for many users, when in fact it is easy and quick. If you decide to upgrade to Windows XP and do the installation yourself, then this article will help you cope with all the difficulties and answer many questions.

What to do before installing Windows XP

During the installation process, the files on Local Drive C will be formatted. If you wish, you can delete all the contents of your computer, clearing it completely, however, if you value photos and programs, it is better not to do this.

If your file system is divided into several disks, transfer important data from drive C to any other. After reinstallation, you will lose your photos, music, programs installed on the C drive.

Capturing a Windows XP Image

The system is installed from any storage medium: optical disk, USB drive, flash drive. If you do not have a disk with the operating system, you will have to create one yourself. Programs for creating and recording images are suitable for this:

Daemon Tools;
Ultra ISO;
Alcohol.

It is more convenient to use Daemon Tools, since it is distributed free of charge on the official website: https://www.daemon-tools.cc/rus/products

You will find complete instructions for recording images in the article

Install the program following the installer's instructions;
Go to the image recording section;
Insert the disk into the computer;
Select your media and start recording.

Installing Windows XP

When you have a disk with the operating system or a flash drive in your hands, you have saved the most important files - it’s time to start installation.

Go to BIOS. To do this, you need to reboot the system by pressing a special button when turning it on. Most often, this is F7 or F12. When you press the correct button, you will be taken to the BIOS menu. Be careful, as you need to press the button before the boot screen appears.
BIOS can be different, it all depends on its version. Most often, it is designed in the form of tabs. You need to find the “Boot” tab.
In it you will find the “Boot Device Priority” item. This section configures the primary media from which the system will boot. By default, it boots from the hard drive, but during installation this priority needs to be changed to your optical drive or flash drive.

Now use the “+ –” keys to select the primary media. Using the screenshot below, you can easily understand how a memory card is transferred and how a CD is transferred. Your media should appear in the “1st Boot Device” line.
Remember the sequence of devices that was installed initially.

Now all that remains is to click on install and wait for the system to install. This will take up to an hour, and the computer may reboot itself several times during the process.
Once the installation is complete, you will have a completely new Windows XP system.

What to do after installing Windows XP

The procedure is not over yet. First of all, you need to go into the BIOS again and set the boot priority to the one that was originally.

After that, download the drivers.
If you do not have a driver disk, then use this trick:
Go to Control Panel via the Start menu.
Find the “Hardware and Sound” tab.

In this section, click on “Task Manager”.

Now you can see all the devices on your computer. Right-click on them and select “Update Drivers”.

As you can see, reinstalling the operating system is not such a difficult procedure.

Windows XP is one of the most popular operating systems and although it is many years old, many people still use this system. If you have an old computer that you want to restore, or if you want to install XP on a new computer, it won't take long.

Note: Microsoft no longer supports Windows XP, meaning it no longer provides updates for this system. So consider installing or.

Steps

Part 1

Settings

Your computer must meet (or exceed) the minimum system requirements to run Windows XP. You can find information about your computer's components in its instruction manual or by using DirectX diagnostics.

To run DirectX Diagnostics, open the Run dialog box (press WinKey + R), type DXDIAG, and click OK.
Minimum System Requirements
- Processor: 300 MHz (Intel or AMD)
- RAM: 128 MB
- 1.5 GB free disk space
- Video card: Super VGA (800x600)
- CD/DVD-ROM
- Keyboard and mouse
- Network adapter (for connecting to the network)
- Sound card and speakers or headphones

Find the Windows XP key. It is printed on a sticker that is located on the disc box or on the system unit. The key is a set of 25 characters, divided into 5 groups (5 characters per group). You will need the key to complete the Windows installation.

Set your computer to boot from a CD/DVD (not your hard drive). This will allow you to boot from the installation disk. You can change the boot order in the BOOT menu in BIOS.

Create users. After activating the system, a window will open in which you can create users. Enter your name and the names of the people who will be working on this computer. Click Next to continue.

Don't forget to set the BIOS to boot from CD priority. On older computers, the BIOS has options to boot from floppy disk (Floppy), hard disk drive (HDD), and compact disc (CD-ROM). You need to select CD-ROM as the first boot device.
If you encounter difficulties during the installation process, Windows Installer will provide detailed information about the error. Find the error on this site and read about how to fix it.
Installation will take from 15 to 40 minutes. It all depends on the speed of your computer. It is better not to leave the computer, since during the installation process you need to configure network settings, time, etc.

Every day computer technology is developing more and more, as is the software for it. But today, many are left with computers that do not meet the stated technical requirements. An example of such software is Windows 7, which requires at least 1 GB of RAM for comfortable operation.

What should those who have only 512 MB of memory do? In this case, our good old friend Windows Xp comes to our aid. In this article you will learn how to install Windows Xp. This operating system is the second most popular in the Microsoft line. But this is not even strange, because the quality and ease of operation were and are at their best.

Let's compare Xp with its older brother Windows Vista; somehow this OS did not catch on with us, since it had many shortcomings. And this was proven by the same users who worked on XP without switching to a new OS. And most people, having bought a laptop or computer with Vista, eventually switched to XP or Windows 7.

If you are ready to learn how to reinstall Windows XP correctly, then move on to our installation, starting with preparing the computer.

Preparing to install Windows Xp

To install, first of all we need an installation CD with Windows xp. Or, as an alternative, it could be a bootable flash drive, 2GB or more. You can learn how to create a bootable USB flash drive. If your choice fell on a CD, then be sure to read how to burn a disc with a Windows image

Of course, we will need to save all our data to drive “D” in case you reinstall Windows. And you may need it. For example, I have a lot of bookmarks of the pages I liked, and it would be expensive to look for everything again after reinstalling. But having exported, I saved all my favorites in one file, and after installation I restored them in a few clicks, and this is quite convenient.

Having saved all the data, the last step remains, we need to put it in a flash drive. Having done all this, you can proceed to the installation itself.

Installing Windows Xp

Having prepared the computer and set everything in the BIOS as recommended, after inserting the CD into the drive, booting from it should begin. A window will open asking you to press a key to continue the installation. The main thing is to react in time and have time to press, because if there is nothing to do, the computer will start to turn on as always with the previously installed OS.

By pressing any key, a blue screen will appear on which the configuration of your computer will be checked. You'll have to wait a little here.

After checking, the installation program will offer to install a new Windows XP or restore the existing one. Since we will be installing a clean system, click “ Enter».

To install Windows XP, I used a blank disk and created one partition by simply pressing "Enter". But if you want to divide the disk into 2 partitions, click “C” and indicate the size that suits you, for example, 20GB disk “C:\” and confirm. Selecting “Unallocated area” again, press the “C” key and specify the remaining 20GB, thus creating a second logical drive “D:\”.

Having finished allocating free space, select “Format partition in NTFS system<Быстрое>».

The formatting process will begin, it will take a few seconds, although if you chose simple formatting, you will have to wait a little longer.

After formatting, copying of the installation files will automatically begin, again here we don’t need to click anything, we just wait.

After copying all the files, the system will reboot and proceed to the installation itself.

Our computer rebooted and the installation of Windows XP began, with an approximate time until it was completed.

At the 33rd minute, a window will appear to configure regional settings, change the layout and add a language, just click “Next”. This way you will leave the standard set of languages English and Russian. As a rule, I set additional languages after installation.

In the next window we need to specify a Name.

Let's give our computer a name.

Set the time zone and set the date and time.

We select the usual parameters.

We simply skip this step without changing anything.

Attention!!! If you set to boot from a CD drive, then a window will again appear asking you to press a key to boot from the disk. Your task is not to press anything, because Windows XP is almost installed and we won’t need the disk anymore. After the reboot, auto-adjustment of the image will begin, we agree with everything by clicking “OK”.

Windows greets us and thanks you for your choice, proceed to the next step with the “Next” button.

“Delay this action” is what we need to select. In the screenshot I scored to change the choice.

If Windows XP managed to install drivers on the network card and the cable was plugged in, it may begin checking the Internet connection. But we just need to click on “Skip”.

Again, if there is a connection, then Windows will offer to register with Microsoft. Select “No” and click “Next”.

Be sure to enter your name for the account.

Finishing the setup of Windows XP SP 3

Everything is ready Windows Xp is installed.

How to install Windows XP

Unlike XP, Windows 7 uses a new bootloader, so installing two operating systems with different bootloaders on one computer is sometimes a difficult task for a beginner. It’s good that Microsoft allows you to save the old bootloader from XP, installing the newer “seven” instead, and add an item to the boot menu for loading an outdated OS.

Today we’ll look at a situation where a user needs to install Windows XP next to an already installed Windows 7. The crux of the situation is this: if you install Windows XP after Windows 7, the latter stops loading, and to get out of the situation you will have to manually restore the 7 bootloader.

Installing XP after Windows 7

To install XP on a computer running Windows 7, it is recommended to use different partitions, hard drives, or install the “seven” on an SSD, and XP on a magnetic disk if you have a solid-state drive. Do not install two systems on one volume under any circumstances - this may end badly.

Let's consider the classic situation when installation is performed on different volumes of the same hard drive or different HDDs while the partition with Windows 7 installed is active (that is, without physically disconnecting the second hard drive or in the BIOS).

Preparing the partition for installing XP

We start the computer under Windows 7 and prepare a partition for installing XP on it. Under no circumstances should you use the program built into the XP installer for this (you can only use it to format the partition).
If you need to create a disk for installing an old OS, use Windows tools called Disk Management or one of the popular free programs created for managing partitions. With their help, it is easy to split an existing partition with user data, “cutting off” part of the free space from it, and create a new system disk in the unallocated area.

After creating a new partition, be sure to label it so that you do not make a mistake when choosing where to install Windows XP.

Installing Windows XP

We boot from a CD or bootable USB drive by entering the BIOS boot menu. Depending on the build, we select the XP installation option and wait for the preparatory stage, when the compressed files of the future OS are copied from the removable media. Now we indicate the section prepared in advance or created in the previous step, focusing on the size and letter label.

After pressing “Enter” we start the installation or, if necessary, quickly format the partition in the NTFS file system.

When the installation is complete, install the application software and device drivers and configure the system and begin restoring the 7 bootloader.

Resuscitation of the Windows 7 boot loader

Download two console utilities “bootsect” and “bcdedit” from any trusted source. Unpack the downloaded archive or archives to the system drive (C:). As a result, the “C:\FixBoot” directory should appear; if this does not happen, move the downloaded files to it.

The programs will be needed to restore the MBR boot record and bootloader that were replaced during the XP installation process. First, we will revive the new bootloader used in the "seven", and then add an entry about XP to it to display a window with the option to select the operating system to boot.

We launch the command interpreter through the Start menu.

Enter the command “c:\FixBoot\bootsect.exe /NT60 all”, which applies the main bootloader to all partitions designated as bootable (these are disks with Windows 7 and XP installed). Press "Enter".

At the end of the procedure, we add a new entry to the reanimated bootloader, which allows you to display a menu for selecting the bootable OS, where XP will appear along with Windows 7. Enter the code below and press “Enter”:

The command will create a new boot loader configuration entry for the legacy ntldr boot loader used in XP. The text in quotes can be anything - this is the name of the item in the bootloader selection menu.

The XP boot loader (ntldr) is located on the C: drive. We specify the path to it using the command:

Set the bootloader name:

We restart the laptop or PC and get to the OS selection menu.

If you use XP irregularly, its boot item should be set last in the list:

That's all. We reboot the laptop and see this menu with a choice of the operating system to boot.

Resuscitating the bootloader via a graphical interface

Using the Shell and unknown commands may seem difficult for most users. To simplify and visualize the above actions, there is a graphical shell with advanced functionality.

Stage one - bootloader recovery

Download, run the EasyBCD installation file and wait until the installation of the application is completed. For the utility to function, you must install the .NET Framework 2.0 from Microsoft.
Launch the application and go to the “Installing BCD” section.
We select the volume where the bootloader was located before installing XP (usually this is the 1st partition with a capacity of ~100 MB).
Select the bootloader type.
Click “Overwrite MBR”.

Restart the PC.

Windows 7 should start due to the destruction of the XP boot loader.

Stage two - adding the XP boot entry to the restored Windows 7 bootloader

Click “Add entry”.
We indicate the type of bootloader and enter its name, which is displayed in the computer boot menu.
Check the “Auto search for a disk with a working operating system” checkbox.
Click on the “Add” button.

Go to “Current Settings” and make sure that the program was able to add a new boot entry.

If necessary, go to “Edit boot menu” to edit the order in which the OS is displayed in the list and the delay time before loading the operating system by default. Click “Save”.

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Detailed description of reinstalling Windows Xp on a computer or laptop
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How to install/reinstall Windows Xp without a disk (from a flash drive)

Step #1. Burning a disc

If you have a disk with Windows XP, then you can safely skip this step and go to [step No. 2] since here we will talk about what to do if you do not have a disk with Windows, but have a key (for example, you bought a laptop with on which the OS was installed, there is a piece of paper pasted on the back or side of it, on which is the key that we need, or another situation, but as a result you should have a key to Windows). We copy the key number onto a piece of paper so that it is at hand, and move on. Select one of the versions of Windows Xp. Both versions are time-tested

or

Now search the Internet Windows Xp Sp2 Professional license disc. Since distribution is illegal, we have no right to provide a link to Windows. But I will give you a link to the ORIGINAL VERSION of Windows xp sp3 proffessional - By the way, if you want a pirated version, I will give you a link, but considering, again, that I do not have the right to post files on my resource, I will give you a link to a torrent with Windows Xp sp3 Simplix Edition
Original version of Windows Xp Sp3
Download Windows Xp Simplex Edition
After you have downloaded the Windows Xp image, download the program to burn our image to disk
To do this, download a program to burn our image to disk
Download Portable ImgBurn
After the Windows image and our ImgBurn program have loaded:

Step #2. The disk is ready. Set the BIOS to First boot device CD-Rom

So, after Step #1 we have a disk with Windows Xp. At this stage our
the task is to get into the BIOS and set it to initially boot the disk with
installed Windows XP. To do this: Reboot or turn on
computer and press the delete key (there are other options, for example
F1,F2,F8,Ins.

The initial splash screen should usually show you which key to press to enter the BIOS

As a result, we should get to the BIOS blue screen, in our case it looks like this

We set the first boot from the Disk to do this, go (with the usual arrows) to Advanced Bios Features -> First Boot Device, select CD-Rom, press enter, then esc, go to save&exit setup, press enter, then Y and enter again.

Note: if you have a different BIOS, the essence does not change. The main thing is to find the First Boot Device and select CD-Rom. After step 2, the computer reboots itself and if you did everything correctly, then when you reboot, the message Boot from Cd/Dvd will appear on a black background:

And after a while Press any key to boot from Cd..

(press any key on the keyboard to boot from the disk), press the key. If a blue screen appears with the Windows installation at the top, then at this stage you have done everything correctly. If the keyboard cannot be pressed, you need to go into the BIOS and set SUPPORT USB: YES

Step #3 Formatting the partition. Installing XP or answering the question: " How to install Windows Xp for a teapot«

Now we wait (2-5 minutes) until a blue window appears with the inscription “Welcome to the installation program”

Press Enter, then read the agreement and then press the key F8

A) If you already have a partition where we will install Windows Xp formatted and created (if not, read point b) -> select the partition

If you see the message “The installation program is copying files,” everything is done correctly! Let's move on to point c

B) If the disk is not formatted

Select it and click on D

Attention: with this action we delete all data that is on the disk C:

Click L

Next, click “Unallocated area” WITH to create a new partition

Enter the size of our partition in megabytes

Select it from the list

Format in NTFS system (fast)

If the message “The installation program is copying files” appears, everything has been done correctly and you can now continue starting from point in

C) When the installation load reaches 100%, the computer will reboot itself. (When the reboot is in progress, we DO NOT PRESS ANYTHING, we just wait)

At the 33rd minute, fill in the language parameters

Enter Name and Organization

Product Key

After you have entered the key, the installation will continue and Windows will be installed for at least 10-15 minutes and we will not take part in this. When Windows is installed, the computer will reboot again and we will only have to fill in the account name, which Internet you are using, etc.

Congratulations, Windows XP has been successfully installed!

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