DIT314 ~ Client Operating System & Administration

1. DIT314 ~ Client Operating System & Administration CHAPTER 3 INSTALLING WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL Prepared By : Suraya Alias

2. Hardware requirements Hardware compatibility list check Hard disk partition Suitable file system Join domain/ workgroup or Standalone 3.1 PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION

3. Processor 233 MHz is minimum requirement (Windows XP can support single or dual processor system); Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family Memory System with 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher is recommended (64 MB RM is minimum requirement; Windows XP professional can support maximum 4 Gigabytes (GB) of RAM. Hard Disk 1.5 GB is minimum requirement for Windows XP Professional. Networking Network interface card (NIC) and cable. Video Adapter CD/DVD ROM Mouse Keyboard 3.1.1 Windows XP professional hardware requirements

4. A logical section of a hard disk on which computer can write data is called disk partition. For example, you might reserve one partition for Windows XP and another for LINUX operating system you can format them for different file systems which can be accessed by different operating systems. Better organization of your hard drive leads to improved speed and reliability. 3.1.3.1 Hard Disk is not Partitioned During installation of Windows XP you can partition and format your hard disk using Fdisk, Partition Magic EASEUS Partition Manager 3.1.3.3 Existing Partition is Large Enough for Windows XP If the partition on your hard disk is large enough just install Windows XP. Installing Windows XP on an existing partition might overwrite any existing operating system files. 3.1.3.4 Existing Partition is not Large Enough for Windows XP If existing partition is not large enough for Windows XP to fit, delete the partition and combine with other partitions on the same physical hard disk. 3.1.3 Hard Disk Partition

5. File Allocation Table (FAT) File Allocation Table -32 bit (FAT-32) NTFS 3.1.4.1 File Allocation Table (FAT) Although Windows XP setup program references only file allocation table (FAT), but there are two types of FAT types: FAT and FAT32. FAT is also called as FAT 16 which uses 16 bit file system while FAT32 uses 32-bit file system. Windows 95 and DOS use FAT16. Newer operating system like Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP support FAT32 file system. 3.1.4.2 NTFS Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 and Windows Vista support new file type called NTFS. NTFS provides more security and flexibility than FAT32. Benefits File and folder-level security Disk compression Disk quota Data encryption 3.1.4 Required File System

6. 3.1.5 Join domain or workgroup • Windows Domain is a logical grouping of computers that share common security and user account information. This information is stored in a master directory database (SAM) which resides on a Windows server designated as a domain controller. • Windows Workgroup is a collection of individual computers working • together on a task in a local area environment (LAN). Workgroups provide easy sharing of files, printers and other network resources. • * lab->install XP using CD

7. 3.2 INSTALLING WINDOWS XP OVER THE NETWORK 3.2.1 Prepare for network installation • Windows XP professional installation files are located on a shared folder on a distributed server during network installation. • You have to connect the target computer on which Windows XP will be installed, to the distributed server first, then run the setup program which will install Windows XP. • Requirement for a network installation: • Distribution Server • FAT partition on the target computer • Network client

8. 3.2.1 Prepare for network installation 3.2.1.1 Locate a distributed server • A distributed server is a computer which contains the shared Windows XP installation files that can be accessed by network client. Windows XP installation files are located in I386 folder of Windows XP Professional installation CD ROM. These files need to be copied and shared over the server so that client on which Windows XP will be installed can access this folder. 3.2.1.2 FAT partition on the target computer • The target computer needs FAT partition to copy the installation files. Partition size must be at least 1.5 GB of disk of disk space. 3.2.1.3 Install a network client • A network client is the software that allows target computer to connect to the distributed computer. If you are running computer without any operating system, then you have to boot from a client disk that includes a network client that enables the target computer to connect to the distributed server computer. • *lab->install XP over the net

9. 3.3 WINDOWS XP SETUP MANAGER • Windows Setup Manager is a tool comes with Windows XP Professional installation CD which helps you to automate certain Windows XP Professional installations. • In order to use Windows Setup Manager you need to install the Windows XP Professional Deployment Tools from the Windows XP Professional CD-ROM.

10. 3.3 WINDOWS XP SETUP MANAGER User Interaction Level • Provide Defaults. This setting causes default selections to appear to the end user as the operating system installs itself on a workstation. The user can accept the default answers or change any of the answers supplied by the script. • Fully Automated. A Fully Automated installation does not allow the user the chance to review or change the answers supplied by the script. • Hide Pages. This setting causes default selections to be hidden. Pages for which the script supplies all answers are hidden from the user. • Read Only. Pages for which the script supplies all answers are viewable by the user but the user cannot change the answers. • GUI Attended. The text-mode portion of the installation is automated, but the user must supply the answers for the GUI-mode portion of the installation.