In this issue

    The  world says goodbye to Brett Favre.

     

    The HD-DVD and Blu-Ray war is finally over. Blu-Ray has won.

 

     Ask Mr Byte has been answering allot of questions lately about what is the best CPU to get in a computer, Intel Or AMD.

      From the Bits&Bytes section we have a question about reinstalling Windows.

     Then the business of the month is Shari Tikus from Ribbons & Roses Floral.

Software of the month. Software to help your life work better when working on computers.

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Boot Your Computer from the Windows XP CD

Turn the computer on. When the  logo screen appears, perform the following steps:

1.        Press the to boot from the Windows XP CD when prompted. You will have only a few seconds, watch closely for the message. (The Windows XP installation begins.)

Install Microsoft Windows XP

After several moments of initializing some modules, the Windows XP Setup screen appears.

1.        Press the key on the keyboard. (The Windows XP Licensing Agreement appears.)

2.        Read the license agreement.

3.        Press the key to agree and continue. (Setup searches for previous versions of Windows.)

4.        Press the key if any previous versions of Windows are found. (The Windows XP Setup partition window appears.)

NOTE: If C: Partition2 [NTFS] is listed on the screen, complete all of the steps below. If you do not see the listing, you can skip to step 9.

5.        Use the arrow keys to highlight the listing and then press the key.

6.        Press the key to delete the partition.

7.        Press the key to confirm deletion of the partition.

8.        Use the arrow keys to highlight Unpartitioned space.

9.        Press the key to create a new partition using the size listed.

Press the key to start formatting with NTFS.  Setup will examine the computer/copy files this may take some

During the graphical user interface phase of setup you will set the following options:

1.        Regional and Language Options.

2.        Computer Name (Windows XP Professional will also require an Administrator password to be created).

3.        Personalize Your Software

4.        Modem Dialing Information (if a modem is present).

5.        Date and Time Settings.

When these are done, the computer will restart automatically. When the computer finishes restarting the Finishing Setup phase begins. You are required to input information during this phase.

1.        Click the OK button at the Display settings window.

2.        Click the Next button at the Welcome to Microsoft Windows window.

3.        Click to select No, not at this time at the Ready to register with Microsoft window and then click the Next button.

4.        Click to select No, not at this time at the Do you want to set up Internet access now? and then click the Next button.

5.        Type the user name of your choice in the Your name: text box at the Who will use this computer?  Type the name of any additional users who will use the computer in the additional text boxes provided and then click the Next button.

6.        Click the Finish button at the Thank you!  (Windows XP will start for the first time.)

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