Dell Inspiron 1100 Inspiron 1100 Owner's Manual - Page 96

Date and Time Settings, Name and Administrator Password - hard drive location

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: The time required to complete the setup depends on the size of the hard drive and the speed of your computer. Starting Windows XP Setup 1 When the Windows XP Setup screen appears, press to select To set up Windows now. 2 Read the information in the Microsoft Windows Licensing Agreement screen, and then press to accept the license agreement. 3 If your computer already has Windows XP installed and you want to recover your current Windows XP data, type r to select the repair option, and then remove the CD from the drive. 4 If you want to install a new copy of Windows XP, press the fresh copy option. to select 5 Press to select the highlighted partition (recommended), and then follow the instructions on the screen. The Windows XP Setup screen appears, and the operating system begins to copy files and install the devices. The computer restarts multiple times. Completing the GUI Setup NOTICE: When the computer restarts, do not press a key when the following message appears: Press any key to boot from the CD. 1 When the Regional and Language Options screen appears, select the settings for your location and click Next. 2 Enter your name and organization (optional) in the Personalize Your Software screen and click Next. 3 If you are reinstalling Windows XP Home Edition, at the What's your computer's name window, enter a name for your computer (or accept the name provided) and click Next. If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional, at the Computer Name and Administrator Password window, enter a name for your computer (or accept the one provided) and a password, and then click Next. 4 If you have a modem installed, enter the requested information and click Next when the Modem Dialing Information screen appears. 5 Enter the date, time, and time zone in the Date and Time Settings window and click Next. 96 So l vi n g Pro b l em s

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Solving Problems
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Starting Windows XP Setup
1
When the
Windows XP Setup
screen appears, press
to
select
To set up Windows now
.
2
Read the information in the
Microsoft Windows Licensing
Agreement
screen, and then press
to accept the license
agreement.
3
If your computer already has Windows XP installed and you want to
recover your current Windows XP data, type
r
to select the repair
option, and then remove the CD from the drive.
4
If you want to install a new copy of Windows XP, press
to select
the fresh copy option.
5
Press
to select the highlighted partition (recommended),
and then follow the instructions on the screen.
NOTE:
The time required
to complete the setup
depends on the size of the
hard drive and the speed
of your computer.
The
Windows XP Setup
screen appears, and the operating system
begins to copy files and install the devices. The computer restarts
multiple times.
Completing the GUI Setup
NOTICE:
When the computer restarts, do not press a key when the following
message appears:
Press any key to boot from the CD
.
1
When the
Regional and Language Options
screen appears, select the
settings for your location and click
Next
.
2
Enter your name and organization (optional) in the
Personalize Your
Software
screen and click
Next
.
3
If you are reinstalling Windows XP Home Edition
, at the
What's your
computer's name
window, enter a name for your computer (or accept
the name provided) and click
Next
.
If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional
, at the
Computer
Name and Administrator Password
window, enter a name for your
computer (or accept the one provided) and a password, and then click
Next
.
4
If you have a modem installed, enter the requested information and
click
Next
when the
Modem Dialing Information
screen appears.
5
Enter the date, time, and time zone in the
Date and Time Settings
window and click
Next
.