Windows 2000 Server Installation and Configuration

When you run the Windows 2000 Server Setup program, you have to provide information about how to install and configure the operating system. Thorough planning will make your installation of W2K more efficient. An understanding of the configuration options will also help to ensure that you have properly configured your system.

Step 1: Insert the Windows server 2000 CD in CD/ROM. And Restart the Computer.

Then this Message is appear.

Step 2: Press Enter key the continue process.

Step 3: Setup is loading the some FAT files.

Step 4: Welcome to Setup is appear in screen. Press Enter the to install the Windows server 2000.

Step 5: Press F8 to I agree for Read License and Agreement.

Step 6: Select or create the partition on which you will install.

Step 7: create and size the partition on which you will install Windows 2000.

Step 8: If you want to create a partition that will span the entire hard disk's size - press Enter.

Step 9: If the hard disk is already partitioned, but has enough unpartitioned disk space, you can create an additional partition in the unpartitioned space.

Step 10: Select a file system for the installation partition. After you create the partition on which you will install W2K, you can use Setup to select the file system with which to format the partition. W2K supports the NTFS file system in addition to the file allocation table (FAT) and FAT32 file systems. Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000, and Windows NT are the only Microsoft operating systems that you can use to gain access to data on a local hard disk that is formatted with NTFS. If you plan to gain access to files that are on a local W2K partition with the Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating systems, you should format the partition with a FAT or FAT32 file system. We will use NTFS.

Step 11: Setup will then begin copying necessary files from the installation point (CD, local I386 or network share).

Step 12: Note: If you began the installation process from an MS-DOS floppy, make sure you have and run SMARTDRV from the floppy, otherwise the copying process will probably last more than an hour, perhaps even more. With SMARTDRV (or if setup was run by booting from CD) the copying will probably last a few minutes, no more than 5 max.

Step 13: The computer will restart in graphical mode, and the installation will continue.

Step 14: The setup process reboots and loads a GUI mode phase.

Step 15: It will then begin to load device drivers based upon what it finds on your computer. You don't need to do anything at this stage.

Step 16: If your computer stops responding during this phase (the progress bar is stuck almost half-way, and there is no disk activity) - shut down your computer and begin removing hardware such as PCI and ISA cards. If it works for you then later try to figure out how to make that specific piece of hardware work (it's probably not in the HCL).

Step 17: Click Customize to change regional settings, if necessary.

Step 18: Current System Locale - Affects how programs display dates, times, currency, and numbers. Choose the locale that matches your location, for example, French (Canada).

Step 19: Current Keyboard Layout - Accommodates the special characters and symbols used in different languages. Your keyboard layout determines which characters appear when you press keys on the keyboard.

Step 20: If you don't need to make any changes just press Next.

Step 21: If you do need to make changes press Customize and add your System Locale etc.

Step 22: Note for Hebrew users: In W2K it is NOT SAFE to install Hebrew language support at this phase! If you don't listen to me, good chances are that you'll get fonts in some Office applications such as Outlook and others.

Step 23: Type Name and Organization name.

Step 24: Type product keys.

Step 25: Enter the appropriate license type and number of purchased licenses.

Step 26: Type the computer name and a password for the local Administrator account. The local Administrator account resides in the SAM of the computer, not in Active Directory. If you will be installing in a domain, you need either a pre-assigned computer name for which a domain account has been created, or the right to create a computer account within the domain.

Step 27: Choose which components to install or remove from the system.

Step 28: Select date and Time.

Step 29: Setup will now install the networking components.

Step 30: Press Next to accept the Typical settings option if you have one of the following situations: 

• You have a functional DHCP on your network. 

• You have a computer running Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). 

• You're in a workgroup environment and do not plan to have any other servers or Active Directory at all, and all other workgroup members are configured in the same manner. 

• Otherwise select Custom Settings and press Next to customize your network settings. 

Step 31: Highlight the TCP/IP selection and press Properties.

Step 32: In the General tab enter the required information. You must specify the IP address of the computer, and if you don't know what the Subnet Mask entry should be - you can simply place your mouse pointer over the empty area in the Subnet Mask box and click it. The OS will automatically select the value it thinks is good for the IP address you provided. 

Step 33: To successfully join a domain you need the following:

• The person performing the installation must have a user account in Active Directory. This account does not need to be the domain Administrator account. 

• The computer must have an existing computer account in the Active Directory database of the domain that the computer is joining, and the computer must be named exactly as its domain account is named. 

• The person performing the installation must have appropriate permission to create a domain account for the computer during installation. 

Step 34: Also, you need to have connectivity to the domain's domain controllers (only to the PDC if on an NT 4.0 domain) and a fully functional DNS server (only in AD domains). Read the Joining a Domain in Windows XP Pro and Requirements when Joining a Domain pages for more on this issue.

Step 35: Enter the Active Directory domain name (in the form of xxx.yyy, for example: DPETRI.NET) or the NetBIOS name of the NT 4.0 domain (in the form of xxx, for example: DPETRI). Press Next.

Step 36: A username/password window will appear. Enter the name and password of the domain's administrator (or your own if you're the administrator on the target domain).

Step 37: Next the setup process will finish copying files and configuring the setup. You do not need to do anything.

Step 38: After the copying and configuring phase is finished, if Windows Server 2003 finds that you have a badly configured screen resolution it will advise you to change it and ask you if you see the new settings right.

Step 39: Setup finishes and displays the finish window. Unfortunately, you must press Finish in order to reboot.

Step 40: CTRL-ALT-DEL window.

Step 40: That's it! you're done!

Finally, after complete installation, its looks like these.

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Windows 98 Installation Guide

Windows 98 Installation Guide:

You need to make sure that you have the BIOS/Start up, so that the CD-ROM drives boots before the Hard Drive. To do this, you need to enter the BIOS/Start up by pressing: ESC, F1, F2, or DEL. Usually during POST (boot up) there should be something on the bottom stating on how to enter the
BIOS/Startup. Press the button that it says to press or try one of the above until you enter BIOS/Startup Menu. Now using the arrow keys, there should be a tab that says, Startup/Boot Order. Under that should be a list with a list of options, make the 1st Boot - Floppy/3.5 Floppy, 2nd Boot - CDROM, 3rd Boot - Hard Drive, 4th Boot - Other. Place the CD in the CDROM Drive, save and exit the BIOS settings. 

Step 1: After exiting the BIOS the computer will restart. You will get the above screen after the computer finishes POST. Select Boot from CD. 
 

  
Step 2: After selecting Boot from CD the above screen will come up. Select Start computer without CD-ROM support. 

Step 3: When if finishes loading, you will see the above screen with A:\. Type fdisk and then press enter. This is how the screen should look: 
 

 Step 4: You will come to the screen above. Press Enter. 
 

Step 5: After that you will come to this screen, press 1 then Enter.

Step 6: You will then come to this screen, press 1 then Enter.
 

 

Step 7: Now the program will check the Hard Drive, and then will make the partition. Press Y then Enter.
 

Step 8: After that is done you will come to this screen, press ESC. You will then come back to the black screen with A:\. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del. This will restart the computer.

Step 9: You will then come back to the Boot Select Screen. Select Boot from CD-ROM.

 

Step 10: Select Start computer with CD-ROM support. The computer will now have CDROM support; you will come to the black screen with the A:\. Now type D:\WIN98\format C:

This is how the screen will look:

A:\D:\WIN98\format C:

Step 11: You will be asked if you want to proceed with the format. Press Y, and then Enter. Depending on the size of the Hard Drive, this may take a while. After it is done formatting, press Enter (Do not enter a label).

  
Step 12: Now it is time to start the install of Windows 98. After pressing Enter, you should be at the A:\. Now type D:\WIN98\setup. This is how the screen should look:

A:\D:\WIN98\setup

Before the install can start the Windows 98 setup need to check the Hard Drive. Press Enter, this also takes long time depending on the size of the Hard Drive. 

  
Step 13: After scandisk has finish, and the files have been copied, you will come to this screen. Click Continue. 

 
Step 14: Select C:\Windows, and then click Next
 

Step 15: Select Typical, and then click Next.  

 
Step 16: Select Install the most common components, then click Next. 

Step 17: This here is optional; change the values for Computer Name, Workgroup.

Computer Name: MyComputer
Workgroup: Home

Step 18: After you have made the changes, click Next.
 

Step 19: Select your location, click Next.

  
Step 20: Click Next, you can choose to make a Windows 98 Startup Disk, if so then insert a floppy then click OK, if not the click Cancel.

   

Step 21: After the Startup Disk is completed, if you choose to make it, click Next to start copying Windows 98 files.  

  

Step 22: After the files have finished copying, remove the Windows 98 Startup Disk, and click OK to restart the computer. 

  

Step 23: You will come to the Boot Select Screen, select Boot from Hard Drive. 

 
Step 24: The next screen you will see will be the Windows 98 Splash Screen.

  
Step 25: Enter the User Information, and then click Next. 

Step 26: Read and agree to the EULA, then click Next. 

Step 27: Enter the Windows 98 Product ID/Key, and then click Next.
 

 Step 28: Click Finish.
  

Step 29: The computer will restart, select Boot from Hard Drive. The Windows 98 Splash Screen will come up. Windows is now finishing the last minute settings.  
 

Step 30: During those last minute settings, you will need to set the clock. Once done, click Apply then Ok. 

 

Step 31: The Windows Install is also most complete, and after it finishes the computer will restart.
 

Congratulations, you have installed Windows 98.

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Windows 8 Installation Guide

Windows 8 Installation Guide (Clean installation) 

STEP 1: Place the Windows 8 upgrade disk into your optical drive and restart the system. 

STEP 2: Once the system restarts, you will see a prompt asking you to “press any key to boot from disk”. Press any key on your keyboard and the Windows 8 disk will load. 

STEP 3: After the disk finishes loading, you will see the following screen: Click Next to continue. 

STEP 4: Click Install now. 

STEP 5: Enter your product key and then click Next. 

STEP 6: You must accept the License terms in order to install. Place a check next to I accept the license terms and then click Next. 

STEP 7: Choose Custom for a clean installation. 

STEP 8: From here, highlight your existing hard drive and click Next. 

STEP 9: The installation process will start at this point, and installation should take approximately 25-30 minutes. Your computer may restart several times during the process. 

STEP 10: Once your PC restart, your system is ready with Windows 8. Let system boot and you will see first screen after boot as follows. Enter System / Computer name as you wish to and Click Next to continue.

Next screen will display settings you wish to desire. Click on “Express Settings” to continue with Default settings or else you can customize settings if you are advance user. 

STEP 11: To sign into windows use your Windows Live ID or email address you wish to associate with windows 8. If you do not have Windows account and wish to opt kindly create one by clicking “Sign up for New email address” or if you wish to go-ahead without Windows Live ID click on “Sign in without Microsoft account” .

STEP 12: Enter desired username for  PC.

STEP 13: Next screen is your Desktop which will look like.

Now, You have Completely Install Windows 8.

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