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3. The Windows XP is a range of operating systems produced by Microsoft Experience symbolizes "XP ". Preliminary name "Whistler" during its development. Was introduced to the market on October 25, 2001. For your Information(FYI)

4. Reformatting your will erase everything on your hard drive and reinstall the operating system. To avoid losing your data (documents, pictures, music, etc.), you will want to backup your information prior to reformatting. Reformatting Your Computer

5. Reformatting your Computer has three main parts  Reformatting the computer from your Operating System CD.  Reinstalling the drivers that came with your computer.  Running Windows Update to reinstall all security updates and patches.

7. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows XP As a part of the installation Process, Your Computer might Restart several times 1: Make sure that your computer is set to Boot to CD. This is a different procedure depending on your computer. When your computer first boots look for an option to enter the BIOS settings. Under the BIOS settings find the "Boot Order" and make sure the CD-ROM is set to boot first. 2: With the Windows XP CD in the CD-ROM drive, save your BIOS settings and exit If you've done everything correctly you should be asked to "Press Any Key to Boot from CD".

8. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows XP 3 :(optional) After installing the necessary setup files, Windows XP will display your partitions. Delete any existing partitions by selecting the desired partition with the arrow keys, press D to delete and then L to confirm the deletion.

9. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows XP 4: You should now have only one option, "Unpartitioned Space". Press Enter to install Windows XP to the unpartitioned space. Why Partitioning Your Hard Drive Makes Sense? `

10. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows XP 5: When asked how you would like to format the partition, select "Format using the NTFS file system".(see more…………..)see more…………..

11. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows XP Step 6: After the partition is formatted, Windows XP will begin installation. The computer will reboot. While the computer is rebooting, please do not touch any keys. From now on the screens will look like the following

12. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows XP 7: Enter your product key.

13. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows XP 8: When asked for Network Settings, choose "Typical Settings"

14. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows XP 9: Windows XP will now complete installation. Upon completion you will need to re-install the drivers for your hardware (Modem, Sound, Video, etc).

16. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 Select Boot from CD/DVD or similar option, press any key to enter the setup As the system boots you will see the Setup is Loading files and Starting Windows Screen (Fig 1). When you reach the Windows 7 'Install Windows' screen (Fig 3) configure the Language, Time and Currency, and Keyboard settings for your computer. Click Next. (Fig 3)

17. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 (Fig 2)

18. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 At the next screen, simply click 'Install now' (Fig 3)

19. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 This will take you to a 'Setup is starting…' screen (Fig 5), and will eventually produce the 'License Agreement' screen (Fig 6). At the 'License Agreement' screen, accept the terms and click Next.

20. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 Fig 5

21. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 (Fig 6). You will then be asked what type of installation you want

22. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 (Fig 7) At the 'Where do you want to install Windows?' Screen (Fig 8) you will see a list of the current partitions on your computer. Select the partitions one by one and select the 'Delete' option.

23. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 (Fig 8) When the screen only shows 'Unallocated Space', click Next

24. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 Now the computer will begin to do all of the automatic functions of the setup like 'Copying Windows Files', 'Expanding Windows Files', and 'Installing Features' (Fig 9)

25. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 The computer may restart on its own once or twice before you see the 'Installing updates' screen (Fig 10).

26. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 (Fig 11 You may also see boot screens that say 'Starting Windows' (Fig 11))

27. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 'Completing Installation (Fig 12)

28. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 (Fig 13 Setup is preparing your computer for first use) (Fig 14 Enter both a User Name and Computer Name for the computer. )

29. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 (Fig 15) Enterting password for the Computer

30. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 (Fig 16 asking you about protecting your computer automatically you should choose ‘Use Recommended Settings’)

31. Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows 7 (Fig 17) Windows 7 Desktop.. DONE……….

33. Why Partitioning Your Hard Drive Makes Sense Most PCs come from the factory with a single partition on their hard drive, meaning that it shows up as one drive in the Computer window (as C:, typically). But keeping your data, applications, and operating system on the same partition can be risky because, if something happens to the partition's index file (the file that tells your computer where the various pieces of your data are located), your computer won't be able to boot up off that drive--and even if you boot up with a recovery disc or external drive, you won't be able to access the rest of your data Partitioning your hard drive essentially tells your computer to treat portions of that drive as separate entities. If you keep your system and apps on a partition separate from your data (documents, music, video, and the like), the data will be easier to back up (because your backup utility won't bother to copy the system and apps, which you can reinstall from the discs or redownload from an online source). In addition, you'll be less likely to lose your data in an accident; and if you ever need to reformat and reinstall Windows, you won't have to worry about restoring your data backups.

34. FAT and NTFS FAT(File Allocation Table) File system is a method for storing and organizing computer files and the data they contain to make it easy to find and access them. The chart below shows in what FAT system a flash drive or memory card should be formatted. NTFS(New Technology File System) NTFS is the standard file system of Windows NT, including its later versions Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. NTFS is intended for use in Windows system drives (Hard Disk Drives). NTFS has several improvements. For small volumes, FAT16 or FAT32 usually provide faster access to files than NTFS: