My First Installation attempt

How i managed to install it on, 10 GB Hard Disk?

I first installed windows XP after 3 months of its release. Previously i had Windows 98 pre-installed on my HCL Computer. The machine configuration is very mean comparing today's speed and capacity. The processor is Intel Pentium processor running at 700 MHz clock speed. It had only 64 MB of SDRAM at 100MHz / 133 MHz FSB (Front Side Bus). The Hard Disk Drive was a Seagate 40 GB running at 500 RPM (Revolutions per Minute). For output the system was connected to a 15 inch CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) Color Monitor.

With the new computer with Windows 98 i managed for 2 years. Once i got the Windows XP Professional CD, i was tempted to taste it. My friend who was studying Computer Engineering also recommend me to Install Windows XP. First i attempted installing XP by using the Upgrade option. After file copying and restarting i got blue screen giving some nasty errors. I repeated it many times and realized that there is option to format the the Hard Drive and install a fresh copy. I worked! After formatting the 10 GB hard disk with primary partition of 4 GB i installed it. Later i upgraded the RAM to 128 MB. It was good with 128MB. Later, as i became expert in windows installation, i tried multiboot with multiple operating systems. I combined Windows XP with Windows 98 and Redhat Linux.

Linux is not easy to install and maintain. Several times i attempted to install Linux. Succeeded in many times. But, in few days the system will crash / corrupt and won't load. I need to reformat it. So i gave up linux and satisfied with Windows XP.

Now, after 7-8 years of using it i know many aspects, features of this beautiful operating system. Installation of applications, hardware and drivers, printers and networking components, wireless networking and much more things possible with XP. This How to do blog will teach you all this in step-by-step manner.