Quick Installation : This re-installs Windows with the user data and the system configuration intact. The user data in the already existing Windows folders may be preserved as the existing Windows folders are overwritten.

3.The description for the standard installation appears. Click Yes. The installation starts, and the system will be restarted after a while.

Note When Quick Installation is selected,

Setup proceeds with Step 3 before automatically installing Windows. Quick Installation overwrites the existing Windows version, so that drivers or applica- tions do not need to be reinstalled.

4.After the system has restarted, the message ‘Press any key to boot from CD’ appears. Do not press any key at this time. After a while the partition con- figuration screen appears.

To not change the partition, press <Enter>.

Note What is partition configuration?

Partition configuration is a function that devides the hard disk drive into one or several partitions. Note that changing the partition deletes all of the data on the hard disk drive.

5.Select the folder to install the Windows operating system.

To delete the previous version of Windows and install in the current folder, press <L> on the keyboard.

Note

If you press ESC to select another folder for the installation, new Windows folders

 

are created causing a risk of dual booting.

6.After the installation process copies the necessary folders for the Windows instal- lation, restart the system, and the message “Press any key to boot from CD” is displayed. You do not need to enter anything. In a moment, the Windows XPinstallation screen will appear to proceed with the installation.

7.When the Regional and Language Options window appears, click Next.

8.When a window that requires your name and organization pops up, enter your name and the organization and click Next. In the Windows XP Professional edition, an additional window that requires thecomputer name and the administrator password appears. Enter the computer name and the administrator password and click Next.

9.When the Date and Time Settings window appears, click Next.

10.When the system restarts to display Press any key to boot from CD, do not press any key.

When you see the Windows desktop, this means that the installation process is completed. Remove the system recovery CD and install the device drivers and applications from the system software CD.

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Samsung NP35RP05S4/SEG, NP35RH033E/SEG, NP35TP13EL/SEG manual When the Date and Time Settings window appears, click Next