And I've recently run across a couple of legitimate programs that were not happy if Windows, or at least some components like Program Files weren't on the C drive. So it's your choice. Format the boot partition as NTFS, if it isn't already. Wait a while for it to format and copy files. If you get a prompt asking if you want to get Updated Setup Files over the internet, I'd suggest saying no.
You can go to Windows Update once the install is done. Enter your name, and company name if necessary. Keep in mind that this information will be accessible to many programs during installs and later on, so you may not want to enter anything too identifying.
Check the keyboard and location settings and make sure they're correct for your location. Choose a computer name and when offered the chance choose an administrator password.
If you have a Network card: You'll get a setup dialogue for it. If you're not connected to a Network at the time, you can probably just press Next and take the defaults. These can all be changed later.
If you know what your settings should be, you can use the Custom Settings button and enter them now. Setup then asks if you want to turn on Automatic Updates.
While I strongly recommend keeping up with security patches, personally I prefer to do them manually so that I can choose what's appropriate for me. Also some updates have caused problems for some people, so I like to see how it goes for others first. And now you get to go through the wizard. Pretty much enter the information it asks for user names, mostly and click next.
However, choose to be reminded to Activate later, and Registration is optional, it's your choice whether you want to do it or not. I always wait to Activate Windows until I'm sure that I've got a nice, clean, working copy and won't need to start over. In my case, I need to change some desktop settings so that I can see things.
Whether you use any of these is up to you. Remember that settings are user specific and you may need to do many of these for each user. I've highlighted the ones that needed per user adjustments in inset boxes on this page. Also some of the Font settings can make poorly written web pages and some programs display text partly outside of boxes or windows.
Remember that these settings work for me, they may not be optimum for you. And for those who prefer the look of Windows to the bubbly look of XP, there's a more complete list of settings to make XP look and act more like Windows at PCWorld. When that annoying little Tour Windows XP balloon pops up by the clock, click on it, then click Cancel ;, if you just close it, it will start every time you reboot. If you have a prebuilt system, uninstall any unnecessary programs the extra media players, AOL, and some of the Support Tools for instance.
Uncheck Automatically Reboot if checked , and make sure it is set to do a small memory dump, or none if you prefer.
The memory dump setting is also per user. Click OK. Click the Error Reporting button at the bottom of the tab, then check Disable error reporting. Go to the Remote Tab, and uncheck Allow Remote Assistance Invitations unless you know for absolutely positive that you will be asking a friend to connect to your computer over the internet soon. Actually, uncheck it anyway, it's easy to put back temporarily when you need it. Confirm that Remote Desktop is unchecked.
Go to the Automatic Updates tab, and choose your setting. I prefer to make sure the latest patches aren't causing more trouble than they solve. People using Automatic Update can be the guinea pigs. If you do turn it off, be sure to periodically do it manually.
I recommend setting it to Notify me but don't automatically download or install them. The Automatic Updates Service must be set to Automatic and started for the latest version of Windows Update to work, but that is separate from this setting. See below. If you have more than one drive you have to go to the Settings for each drive.
You can turn it off for individual drives if you want. That should be more than enough to save you if you actually need it, without eating up a bunch of your drive space. Don't turn it off completely unless you're using other back up software because it will CYA if you ever royally screw up your system in some situations. Keep in mind that it is not a backup program in the true sense of the word.
It does not backup data, or many other files. On the Hardware tab there's a Windows Update button that has settings for updating device drivers. I don't like updates being done without my knowledge, so I have it set to Never search Windows Update for drivers. The best place to get driver updates is from the manufacturer anyway, not from Windows Update.
Click OK to accept your changes. Go to Administrative Tools , then Services Maximize the window, then decide whether you prefer Standard tab at the bottom left, instead of the Extended layout. If you use Standard, drag the slider bars so the Name and Description fields are wide enough to read, In either layout then click on Status twice to sort by Started Services.
To stop and disable services, double click on the name, then simply click Stop , and change the Startup Type in the drop-down menu to Disabled What you need running will vary slightly based on your setup, but these are pretty standard.
Defaults may vary depending on your version of XP, but check to see if you need to disable:. Change the value from 1 to 0. Windows Messenger is a very persistent little bugger. No matter how many places you turn it off, it will still start when you start some other programs. I recently started Outlook Express to check the location of a setting and Windows Messenger also started up.
If you don't plan to use it, follow ALL these steps. You may only have the second of those two choices. That's the case here. Close Messenger. Even if you don't use it, start Outlook Express. Restart OE and see if Windows Messenger starts. Close Outlook. To be even safer, follow the instructions in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
For XP Pro it's:. Enable both settings and reboot. Windows Messenger will never be seen again on your screen or in your task list until you disable these settings. Another way to do it is to use the instructions posted at NTBugtraq. Click on the file type, then Advanced. Make sure they are checked to Confirm after download And then check the box to always show file extensions.
I always check the various types of script files and registry files among others. This next bit applies to NTFS drives only. Turning this off will speed up viewing folders in Explorer and prevent Windows from bogging down the system periodically while it indexes things.
Repeat this for other drives if you have them. You can click Ignore All when it tells you it can't apply to some files, these will be system files that are in use and Windows can't apply attributes until later. Easy Recovery Essentials can be used as a recovery disc from Windows XP-based computers to recover your computer, including a complete list of editions of Windows XP with service packs installed:.
This earlier installation CD can serve as a type of hard drive recovery that you can use to launch the Recovery Console Command Queuing Utility to recover your technology. To learn more about bootcfg, see the Bootcfg manual. To learn more about chkdsk check disk see the chkdsk manual. Log in with an administrator account for Windows support. Select a restore date in the calendar and select one restore point in the panel on the right if you need one.
You must be able to boot into Windows XP in order to create a boot disk. Otherwise, you will not be able to boot into Windows XP. Proceed to Download a recovery disc for Windows XP. Your computer must have the low hard drive feature in Windows XP.
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