How to reinstall Windows XP System _ Install Tutorial

Over the years, PC World has published hundreds of solutions to solve all kinds of problems with Windows systems, but in some cases the problem is only a complete reinstall . Here's how to reload Windows XP.

First, find the Windows system CD that comes with your PC and the installation CD for other applications, and if you've already downloaded antivirus, firewall, or other utilities, you can copy them to a data CD or other type of Removable Storage medium. (If your operating system installer does not exist as a CD-ROM, then the required files for the reload system can be placed on the hard drive beforehand, and this article will explain how to quickly access the files.) Also, find out what Web service providers are teaching you about network configuration and keep them handy.

Copy the contents of the C:\Document and Settings folder (or any other folder that stores your personal files) into a backup CD or any other removable storage medium, and then retrieve some other critical data for backup. This also helps to collect the latest drivers for other hardware such as video cards installed in the PC.

Ready to reload

Next you want to insert the Windows installation CD that came with the PC. Restart the system, if there is no such a disc, so the installation files are also likely to be placed in the hard disk in a hidden partition, and then need to access them, then the restart when the Windows system is loaded into the process , that is, the system from the detection stage to press the specified button on the screen, the button will be based on different hardware systems have different settings, so if you did not see the relevant information on the screen can contact the manufacturer of the PC to obtain this content.

In many cases, you will then see one of the only useful options in this "Return of the drive to its factory condition (restore the hard drive to the factory setting)", which destroys all documents, photos, and other data files on the computer. And that's why you need to make a backup of the data folders beforehand.

However, when you are using Microsoft's original Windows XP installation CD, you will have more options in the operation, including the ability to protect the original files and settings, after the completion of the selection, you can follow the on-screen prompts to complete the reload process.

Start all over again

Obviously, regardless of the choice you made before, you will have to reconfigure the system's network connection settings, reinstall some of the key device drivers, and update the XP system and applications.

When configuring a network connection, you need to right-click "Local Area Connection" and "Create a new connection" and type the information you have obtained from your network access service provider according to the prompts.

Once you have completed the operation with the Internet, you must reload and upgrade the system's firewall, antivirus, and anti-spyware programs.

After that, check to see what device drivers need to be updated, you can right-click on "My Computer" and select "Properties", "Hardware", "Device Manager", and find out if there are any items marked with a yellow question mark or red exclamation point, The question mark mark in this note is that Windows systems need to use a common driver to support the device's work, rather than using a driver specifically designed for it. The exclamation mark means that the device is not functioning properly.

At this point, the graphics card, sound card, and printer drivers are often required to update activities, if you do not prepare enough, you can visit the relevant manufacturer's official website to download the updated driver. Then you can run these driver's installation files, reboot the computer when necessary, or right-click on the relevant entry in Device Manager, select "Update Driver", follow the wizard instructions--select "Install from list or specified location". Then navigate to the location of the device driver file, select Click OK to start the installation, after all device-driven updates have been completed, the open window closes.

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The next stop will be Microsoft's official Windows Update site! Click on "Start", "Windows Update," and then follow the prompts, and you'll probably want to find some other good pastime to pass the boring time, given that you'll probably have to download many mega-updates.

At the end of the download, you will start to reload and update the program, and don't forget to upgrade the key programs, such as Microsoft Office components in particular, there will be some important update work to complete, and then access to its official online download page (http:// office.microsoft.com/zh-cn/downloads/default.aspx) to complete.

Once you've completed your application's recovery, and then you're ready to start moving back up the data, it's important to consider the contents of my Documents and the Application Data folder, which are in a folder named "C:\Document and Settings" in your login name. Remember to return to your browser favorites, and don't forget to restore the contents of the shared data and Application Data folder under C:\Documents and Settings\shares Documents. Once the data has been imported, the Windows system's recovery effort can be announced.