HP OmniBook xe4400 HP Omnibook xe4400 Series Notebook PCs - Corporate Evaluato - Page 112

Installing Windows XP Installing Retail Windows XP (Omnibook XE4400) 12. Enter your product license key and then click on Next. 13. Provide a notebook name and a password for the administrator account. You may accept the default notebook name and/or leave the administrator password blank. Click Next to continue. 14. You will be asked to provide TAPI (telephone settings) if your notebook has a modem that Windows XP already has drivers for. Provide your area code and any special dialing needs (for example 9) to access an outside line. Click Next to continue. 15. Define your time zone and set the appropriate date and time. Failure to define the proper time zone may cause problems later with programs like Outlook that rely upon this setting. 16. For network settings, allow the default of Typical settings unless you have some special needs. Click Next to continue. 17. For domain and workgroup settings, input any needed settings for your LAN. Keep in mind that you will need to have rights to add this notebook to a domain if you try to. Click Next to continue. 18. After finalizing settings, the notebook will restart again. After the notebook restarts, Windows XP will adjust the screen resolution because the default resolution of 640 x 480 is not compatible with the Windows XP registration and help facilities. There is a series of on-screen prompting that sets the screen resolution and then Windows XP adjusts the screen resolution to 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 x 32-bit color. Depending on the notebook, this may not be the proper resolution for the LCD screen. This can be adjusted later when installing the video drivers. 19. At the Windows XP welcome screen, click on Next in lower right corner. 20. Windows XP will check for an Internet connection for the registration process. You may press Skip in the lower left corner to skip the registration or if you don't have an Internet connection. If you do choose to skip you must select "No, remind me every few days" and register later. Click Next to continue. 21. For the Windows XP User definition, you must enter at least one user that will be using this computer. Note that these are local accounts that automatically have local administrator levels of access. 22. Press Finish to enter the Windows XP desktop. 23. Remove the Windows XP CD-ROM. 112 Corporate Evaluator's Guide