Dell Inspiron 8200 User Manual

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Solving Problems

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Press

to select the highlighted partition (recommended),

and then follow the instructions on the screen.

HINT: The time required

to complete the setup
depends on the size of the
hard drive and the speed
of your computer. You can
step away from the
computer at this time if
you need to do so.

The Windows XP Setup screen appears, and the operating system

begins to copy files and install the devices. The computer

automatically restarts multiple times.

Completing the GUI Setup

NOTICE: When the computer restarts, you will see the following message:

Press any key to boot from the CD. Do not press any key when this

message appears.

1

When the Regional and Language Options screen appears, select the

settings for your location, and then click Next.

2

Enter your name and organization (optional) in the Personalize Your

Software screen, and then click Next.

3

If you are reinstalling Windows XP Home Edition, at the What's your

computer's name

window, enter a name for your computer (or accept

the name provided), and then click Next.
If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional, at the Computer

Name and Administrator Password window, enter a name for your

computer (or accept the one provided) and a password, and then click

Next.

4

If your computer has a modem installed, the Modem Dialing

Information screen appears. Enter the requested information and click

Next.

5

Enter the date, time, and time zone in the Date and Time Settings

window and click Next.

6

If your computer has a network adapter, select Typical in the

Networking Settings screen and click Next.
If your computer does not have a network adapter, you do not see this

option.

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