1. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive or
DVD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
To start your computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM (or from the
startup disk), your computer must be configured to start from the
CD-ROM drive, the DVD-ROM drive.
2. If you are starting the computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM,
select any options that are required to start the computer from the
CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do this.
3. At the Welcome to Setup page, press ENTER.
4. Press F8 to accept the Windows XP Licensing Agreement.
5. If an existing Windows XP installation is detected, you are
prompted to repair it. To bypass the repair, press ESC.
6. All the existing partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are
listed for each physical hard disk. Use the ARROW keys to select
the partition or the unpartitioned space where you want to create a
new partition. Press D to delete an existing partition, or press C
to create a new partition by using unpartitioned space. If you
press D to delete an existing partition, you must then press L (or
press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System partition) to
confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this step for
each of the existing partitions that you want to use for the new
partition. When all the partitions are deleted, select the
remaining unpartitioned space, and then press C to create the new
partition.
Note If you want to create a partition where one or more partitions
already exist, you must first delete the existing partition or
partitions, and then create the new partition.
7. Type the size in megabytes (MB) that you want to use for the new
partition, and then press ENTER, or just press ENTER to create the
partition with the maximum size.
8. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to create additional partitions if you want
them.
9. If you want to install Windows XP, use the ARROW keys to select
the partition where you want to install Windows XP, and then press
ENTER. If you do not want to format the partition and install
Windows XP, press F3 two times to quit the Windows Setup program,
and then do not follow the remaining steps. In this case, you must
use a different utility to format the partition.
10. Select the format option that you want to use for the
partition, and then press ENTER. You have the following
options:
Format the partition by using the NTFS file system (Quick)
Format the partition by using the FAT file system (Quick)
Format the partition by using the NTFS file system
Format the partition by using the FAT file system
Leave the current file system intact (no changes)
The option to leave the current file system intact is not available
if the selected partition is a new partition. The FAT file system
option is not available if the selected partition is more than 32
gigabytes (GB). If the partition is larger than 2 GB, the Windows
Setup program uses the FAT32 file system (you must press ENTER to
confirm). If the partition is smaller than 2 GB, the Windows Setup
program uses the FAT16 file system.
Note If you deleted and created a new System partition, but you are
installing Windows XP on a different partition, you will be
prompted to select a file system for both the System and startup
partitions.
11. After the Windows Setup program formats the partition, follow
the instructions that appear on the screen to continue. After the
Windows Setup program is completed, you can use the Disk Management
tools in Windows XP to create or format more partitions.
