Since the Windows XP operating system is an NT kernel operating system, its installation is basically the same as that of Windows 2000/NT4.0, and is quite different from the installation of Windows 9x system. Considering that many friends are not familiar with the installation of the NT system, I will write down the installation steps and precautions here for your reference.
Install Windows XP under Windows
Insert the Windows XP CD and it will run automatically. The installation interface appears and click "Install". If it does not run automatically, double-click the start installation in the root directory of the CD. Before restarting the computer, there will be several options during the installation process. It should be noted that: If you plan to install Windows XP to another partition instead of C drive, you should pay attention to click the "Advanced" option, and then remember to select the "Select Partition during Installation". Otherwise, you will not be able to select the installed partition during the installation process after restarting.
Install under DOS
This situation may be that a newly purchased computer or Windows system cannot enter. Installed under DOS will be selected. The NT system is different from the 9x system. Its installation under DOS is not like installing Windows 98, just click in, but load it first and then run it in the /i386 directory.
The specific operation method is as follows:
Suppose this file is on disk A and the optical drive is on disk G (Note: this file is on disk of Windows 9x or is in the Windows directory of Windows 9x system)
a:\
a:\g:
g:\cd i386
g:\i386\
That's fine. Remember to load otherwise. Haha, you can't install Windows XP in the last night.
Other issues to note----NTFS
Regarding the choice of NTFS, if you want to install multiple operating systems, remember not to convert C drive to NTFS. For details, please check other documents about the differences between NTFS and FAT32 in the FAT file system, so I won’t go into details here.
If you don't know whether to convert it to NTFS, an easy way is to use FAT32 and choose "Don't convert". After you understand NTFS, you can use this executable file to convert at any time in command line mode, such as "convert c: /fs:ntfs" to convert the c disk into NTFS.
NTFS has the advantage of supporting file encryption for most ordinary users. Like Windows 2000, Windows XP supports multiple users and supports switching to another user without logging out the current user. This is called quick user switching. When using the NTFS file system, different users can encrypt their own documents, which other users cannot access. For example, I currently logged in with a pccat account. I encrypted it, and then quickly switch to the whislter user to log in. When the whistler user clicks, the system will prompt you that you do not have the right to access this file. For ordinary users, another advantage of NTFS is that it can support large hard disks well, and the hard disk allocation unit is very small, reducing the generation of disk fragmentation. Moreover, the familiar CIH virus cannot be transmitted under the NTFS file system. Users who use NTFS do not need to pay attention to CIH at all. Of course, CIH has long lost its previous power, but what I want to say is that the NTFS file system is safer than FAT32.
DOS and Windows 9x systems cannot access NTFS, which is also a security feature of NTFS, but it is also a disadvantage. For example, many friends like to use GHOST software to backup the system. The GHOST backup program cannot run under XP/NT and must be run under DOS. The files are placed on the FAT32 partition. In addition, in order to access some files in certain emergency situations, one partition needs to be left as FAT32. Overall, the NTFS file system is a good file system, and it is recommended to use it, at least you can convert the partition of your installer into NTFS. Of course, the NTFS file system has many advantages, such as disk quota, disk compression, beneficial to user management, etc., but I think these are not very important for ordinary individuals, those are mainly aimed at enterprise users, clients and servers in domain mode.
Install Windows XP under Windows
Insert the Windows XP CD and it will run automatically. The installation interface appears and click "Install". If it does not run automatically, double-click the start installation in the root directory of the CD. Before restarting the computer, there will be several options during the installation process. It should be noted that: If you plan to install Windows XP to another partition instead of C drive, you should pay attention to click the "Advanced" option, and then remember to select the "Select Partition during Installation". Otherwise, you will not be able to select the installed partition during the installation process after restarting.
Install under DOS
This situation may be that a newly purchased computer or Windows system cannot enter. Installed under DOS will be selected. The NT system is different from the 9x system. Its installation under DOS is not like installing Windows 98, just click in, but load it first and then run it in the /i386 directory.
The specific operation method is as follows:
Suppose this file is on disk A and the optical drive is on disk G (Note: this file is on disk of Windows 9x or is in the Windows directory of Windows 9x system)
a:\
a:\g:
g:\cd i386
g:\i386\
That's fine. Remember to load otherwise. Haha, you can't install Windows XP in the last night.
Other issues to note----NTFS
Regarding the choice of NTFS, if you want to install multiple operating systems, remember not to convert C drive to NTFS. For details, please check other documents about the differences between NTFS and FAT32 in the FAT file system, so I won’t go into details here.
If you don't know whether to convert it to NTFS, an easy way is to use FAT32 and choose "Don't convert". After you understand NTFS, you can use this executable file to convert at any time in command line mode, such as "convert c: /fs:ntfs" to convert the c disk into NTFS.
NTFS has the advantage of supporting file encryption for most ordinary users. Like Windows 2000, Windows XP supports multiple users and supports switching to another user without logging out the current user. This is called quick user switching. When using the NTFS file system, different users can encrypt their own documents, which other users cannot access. For example, I currently logged in with a pccat account. I encrypted it, and then quickly switch to the whislter user to log in. When the whistler user clicks, the system will prompt you that you do not have the right to access this file. For ordinary users, another advantage of NTFS is that it can support large hard disks well, and the hard disk allocation unit is very small, reducing the generation of disk fragmentation. Moreover, the familiar CIH virus cannot be transmitted under the NTFS file system. Users who use NTFS do not need to pay attention to CIH at all. Of course, CIH has long lost its previous power, but what I want to say is that the NTFS file system is safer than FAT32.
DOS and Windows 9x systems cannot access NTFS, which is also a security feature of NTFS, but it is also a disadvantage. For example, many friends like to use GHOST software to backup the system. The GHOST backup program cannot run under XP/NT and must be run under DOS. The files are placed on the FAT32 partition. In addition, in order to access some files in certain emergency situations, one partition needs to be left as FAT32. Overall, the NTFS file system is a good file system, and it is recommended to use it, at least you can convert the partition of your installer into NTFS. Of course, the NTFS file system has many advantages, such as disk quota, disk compression, beneficial to user management, etc., but I think these are not very important for ordinary individuals, those are mainly aimed at enterprise users, clients and servers in domain mode.