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- Press Enter to setup up Windows XP now
- Press F8 to agree to the license agreement
- Configure the Windows partition
- Press Enter to set up Windows XP on the selected item (should be called "Unpartitioned space")
- Format the partition using the NTFS file system (Quick)
- Region and Language Options - click Next
- Name: VCL
- Organization: Apache.org
- Enter your Windows XP product key
- Computer name: (doesn't matter)
- Administrator password: (doesn't matter, but it's recommended that password should match the WINDOWS_ROOT_PASSWORD setting in /etc/vcl/vcld.conf)
- Select the timezone
- Networking settings: Typical
- Member of a domain: No, leave default workgroup settings
- Automatic updates: Not right now
- Connect to Internet: Skip
- Register: no
- User name: root
Windows XP setup should finish and the root account created during installation should automatically log on - 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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- Enter the regional information:
- Language to install: English
- Time and currency format: English (United States)
- Keyboard or input method: US
- Click Next
- Click Install now
Setup is starting... - Click the checkbox next to "I accept the license terms"
- Click Next
- Click Custom (advanced)
- 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:
- Click Drive options (advanced)
- Click Delete, then click OK to confirm
- Click New
- 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. - Click OK
- Click Next
Installing Windows...
Windows restarts
Starting Windows
Setup is updating registry settings - 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)
- Enter a password, password hint, and click Next
- Help protect your computer and improve Windows automatically: Ask me later
- Select a time zone, set the correct time, and click Next
Windows is finalizing your settings
Preparing your desktop
Desktop appears - 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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