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1. Press Enter to setup up Windows XP now
2. Press F8 to agree to the license agreement
3. Configure the Windows partition
   1. Press Enter to set up Windows XP on the selected item (should be called "Unpartitioned space")
   2. Format the partition using the NTFS file system (Quick)
4. Region and Language Options - click Next
5. Name: VCL
6. Organization: Apache.org
7. Enter your Windows XP product key
8. Computer name: (doesn't matter)
9. Administrator password: (doesn't matter, but it's recommended that password should match the WINDOWS_ROOT_PASSWORD setting in /etc/vcl/vcld.conf)
10. Select the timezone
11. Networking settings: Typical
12. Member of a domain: No, leave default workgroup settings
13. Automatic updates: Not right now
14. Connect to Internet: Skip
15. Register: no
16. User name: root
    Windows XP setup should finish and the root account created during installation should automatically log on
17. Once the desktop appears, set root's password via the Windows GUI or by executing the following command from a command prompt:
    net user root <password>

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1. Enter the regional information:
   • Language to install: English
   • Time and currency format: English (United States)
   • Keyboard or input method: US
2. Click Next
3. Click Install now
   Setup is starting...
4. Click the checkbox next to "I accept the license terms"
5. Click Next
6. Click Custom (advanced)
7. On the "Where do you want to install Windows?" page, delete all existing partitions and create a new partition using all of the available space:
   1. Click Drive options (advanced)
   2. Click Delete, then click OK to confirm
   3. Click New
   4. Click Apply (the size should be set to the maximum amount available
      To ensure that all Windows features work correctly, Windows might create additional partitions for system files.
   5. Click OK
8. Click Next
   Installing Windows...
   Windows restarts
   Starting Windows
   Setup is updating registry settings
9. A screen titled "Set Up Windows" appears:
   • Type a user name: root
   • Type a computer name: it's best to name the computer after the OS (Example: win7sp1-ent)
10. Enter a password, password hint, and click Next
11. Help protect your computer and improve Windows automatically: Ask me later
12. Select a time zone, set the correct time, and click Next
    Windows is finalizing your settings
    Preparing your desktop
    Desktop appears
13. If asked to set a network location, choose Work network
    The root account logs in...

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(64-bit Windows XP Windows Server 2003 only)

The hotfix available from the following page must be installed if you are installing the 64-bit version of Windows XP or Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942589

You will need to click on the View and request hotfix downloads link, enter your email address, and a download link will be sent to you.

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