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INSTALLING
WINDOWS XP
PROFESSIONAL
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OVERVIEW

 Install Windows XP Professional

 Upgrade from a previous version of
Windows to Windows XP Professional
 Prepare a computer to meet upgrade
requirements
 Migrate existing user environments to a
new installation
 Perform post-installation updates and
product activation
 Troubleshoot failed installations
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PREINSTALLATION TASKS

 Verifying hardware compatibility

 Storage requirements
 File systems
 Domain and workgroup installations
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VERIFYING HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY

 Windows Catalog
(www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog)
 Compatibility test (Winnt32.exe
/checkupgradeonly)
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HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

CPU Pentium-compatible 233 MHz or higher

(Pentium II 300 MHz or higher recommended)

Memory 64 MB minimum (128 MB or higher recommended)

Free Hard Minimum 650 MB free on 2-GB partition

Disk Space (2 GB free recommended)

Networking Network adapter card and related cable

Disk Drives CD-ROM (for CD-ROM installation)

3.5-inch floppy disk (if system will not boot from CD-
ROM)
Accessories Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
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FILE SYSTEMS
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NTFS FILE SYSTEM

 File and folder security

 Compression
 Encryption
 Disk quotas
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FAT/FAT32 AND THE CONVERT COMMAND

 FAT or FAT32 required to multiboot with

Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me
 No support for file/folder security
 No support for encryption or quotas
 Convert to NTFS using Convert.exe
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ATTENDED INSTALLATION

 Running the Setup program

 Running the Setup Wizard
 Installing networking components
 Completing the installation
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INSTALLING OVER THE NETWORK

 Preparing for network installations

 Winnt.exe and Winnt32.exe
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PREPARING FOR NETWORK INSTALLATIONS

 Copy and share i386 folder

 Connect to shared folder
1. Use previous operating system
2. Make network installation boot disk
 Execute installation program
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WINNT.EXE

 16-bit installation program

 Creates temporary folder
 Copies installation files
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WINNT32.EXE

 32-bit installation program

 Multithreaded; can load-balance file transfer
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COMMON INSTALLATION OPTIONS

Option WINNT WINNT32

Specify installation source /s[:sourcepath] /s[:sourcepath]
path

Specify answer file for /u[:answer file] /unattend[number][:answer file]

unattended installation

Specify Uniqueness /udf:id[,UDB_file] /udf:id[,UDB_file]

Database File (UDF) for
unattended installation

Copy additional /r[:foldername] /copydir[:foldername]

(permanent) files/folders

Copy additional /rx[:foldername] /copysource[:foldername]

(temporary) files/folders
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UPGRADING TO WINDOWS XP

 Verify hardware and software compatibility

 Identify the upgrade path
 Upgrade to Windows XP
 Migrate user settings
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UPGRADE PATHS

Upgrade from Upgrade to

Windows 98 Windows XP Professional

Windows Me Windows XP Professional

Windows NT Workstation 4 Windows XP Professional

Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Professional

Windows 95 Windows 98 and then Windows

XP Professional

Windows NT 3.1, 3.5, or 3.51 Windows NT 4 Workstation and

then Windows XP Professional
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PERFORMING THE UPGRADE

 Upgrade using CD-ROM Setup program

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Troubleshooting Windows XP Professional

Setup

 Guidelines for Resolving Common Problems

 Action Log
 Error Log
 Troubleshooting Stop Errors
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Guidelines for Resolving Common Problems

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Action Log

 The action log records the actions that the Setup

program performs in chronological order.
 It includes actions such as copying files and
creating Registry entries.
 It also contains entries that are written to the
Setup error log.
 The action log is named Setupact.log.
 If an installation fails, you can often pinpoint what
was going on (for example, what file was being
copied) when the installation failed.
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Error Log

 The error log describes errors (and their severity)

that occur during Setup.
 Because the contents of this log are also included
in the action log, you can think of the error log as a
subset of the action log.
 The error log is named Setuperr.log.
 If errors occur, the log viewer displays the error log
at the end of Setup.
 If no errors occurred during installation, this file is
empty.
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Stop errors

 Stop errors, also referred to as blue screen errors,

occur when the system detects a condition from
which it cannot recover.
 The system stops responding and displays a screen
of information on a blue background.
 The most likely time during installation that you
might experience stop errors is when the text
mode stage of setup has finished, your computer
restarts, and the Setup Wizard stage begins.
 During this transition, Windows XP loads the newly
installed operating system kernel for the first time
and initializes new hardware drivers.
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 Stop errors are identified by a 10-digit hexadecimal

number.
 The two most common stop errors you will
encounter during Windows XP installation are
described as follows:
 Stop: 0x0000000A Error
 Stop: 0x0000007B Error
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 Stop: 0x0000000A Error This error usually

indicates that Windows attempted to access a
particular memory address at too high an internal
request level (IRQL). This error usually occurs
when a hardware driver uses an incorrect memory
address, but can also indicate an incompatible
device driver or a general hardware problem. To
troubleshoot this error, confirm that your hardware
is listed in the Windows Catalog, make sure that
your BIOS is compatible with Windows XP
Professional, and perform general hardware
troubleshooting.
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 Stop: 0x0000007B Error This error normally

indicates that you have an inaccessible boot
device, meaning that Windows cannot access your
hard disk. The common causes for this type of
error are a boot sector virus, bad or incompatible
hardware, or missing hardware drivers.
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SUMMARY

 Verify hardware compatibility before

installation.
 Setup methods include CD-ROM, network.