Trick To Install Windows XP In Very Less Time

Window XP, the most popular Operating System in the world. Even Window 7 and Window 8 has been launched by Microsoft but the users of Window XP are not reduced. Most of the Desktop users only use Window XP. Window XP is simple to use and that’s why most of the users use it. When we install Window XP it requires around 40 minutes to set itself up. The installation time can be reduced to near 15 minutes. This will be particularly helpful for those who frequently setup Windows XP.        

So here is the trick,

Step 1. Boot from Window XP disk.

Step 2. After the setup has copied all the files which are required for installation of Window XP, it will prompt you to indicate a location to install the OS.

Step 3. After having selected the drive, the setup would now format it and reboot.

Step 4. On reboot, the installation starts and the screen will tell you that you require around 40 minutes to complete the setup.

Step 5. Now press Shift + F10 to bring in a Command Prompt Window. Type “taskmgr” (without quotes) which will open up the Task Manager.

Step 6. In the Task Manager, click on the Processes tab. Search for a process named Setup.exe.

Step 7. Right click the process and set its priority to ‘High’.

That’s it, now the installation will be faster and will complete within 15 minutes approximately.

CMD Trick to change the color of command prompt and its text

I thing maximum computer users know about the cmd and cmd prompt. In my previous posts I have discussed a lot about commands, but I am here again with a trick which can give a cool look to the cmd prompt, because Many of you may feel bored with the same black and white screen when working with command prompt,.

 So Here are the steps,.

Step 1:- Open CMD Threw Start program. 

Step 2:- Write "Color" (Without Quotation).

Step 3:- With Color You Have To Write Any Number Like "Color 1"
,"Color 2","Color 3" E.T.C. See Numbers With Colors Below

0 - black
1 - blue
2 - green
3 - aqua
4 - red 
5 - purple 
6 - yellow 
7 - white 
8 - gray 
9 - light blue 
a - light green
b - light aqua 
c - light red 
d - light purple 
e - light yellow 
f - bright white

Step 4:- After Write "Color 2" Press Enter. as shown in the figure,.  and you are done, 

Now one more trick i want to share with you. All Website Has Their Own IP Address. We Can Open Any Website Threw Their IP Address.Hackers Used This Command For Hacking Website. If you want to find Out the IP address of an website then,..

Step 1:- Open CMD Threw Start program. 

Step 2:- Write "ping" And After Any Website URL. EX."ping Google.com"

Step 3:- Then Press Enter.As you can see in the above picture.

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Windows XP Professional SP3 32bit - Black Edition 2012.4.12, is windows xp SP3 with 2012 update. This is really new windows XP Black Edition that release in this year, in this windows XP SP3 it have been Removed DriverPack Monitors (Color p

rofiles are not applied in DirectX or OpenGL Games and Applications,in Windows XP Professional SP3 32bit - Black Edition 2012.4.12, It is better to do the color calibrate for a Monitor in the Monitor OSD menu.) Added driverPack CPU v10.05. Updated Flash Player ActiveX Control form "v11.1.102.63" to "v11.2.202.228". Updated Microsoft Runtime Visual C-family v8. Updated Windows XP Root Certificates Update (KB931125) from "Version February 2012" to "Version March 2012". Updated Tweak "Suppressing Microsoft Update nagging to install Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)" from "v4.6.6000" to "v4.7.6100". Integrated all Windows XP Service Pack 3 Updates form 15.3.2012 till 10.4.2012.

Windwos Feature :
This is the original Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit (Volume License) ISO from Microsoft.
Installation process is Unattended with Prompt repair option.
This Windows XP is updatable a Valid WGA CD-Key is already inserted and a WGA crack will be also installed and a Windows XP Activation is not required.
Includes all official and some unofficial Windows XP Service Pack 3 Updates till 10.4.2012.
Over 200 MB integrated drivers for SATA/ACHI, LAN, WLAN and Monitors.
A lot of Windows XP settings have been already set and are also set for new created Windows XP accounts.
Includes a Codec Pack that will decode and encode almost every Audio and Video file format.
Booting and Running a little bit faster because some worthless Windows XP files and Programs are removed and all the Windows XP Updates are slipstreamed.
After the Windows XP installation you can choose if you want the Preconfigured Settings and the Extra Programs to be implemented, When nothing has been selected after 60 seconds then the option Yes will be automatically selected.

Integrated in this windows :

(o) Extras:

7 new
Windows XP Themes added: (ChaNinja Style RC5 v1.0), (Luna Element Black v5.1 + CSS), (Windows 7 Colors v1.0), (Disney - It's a Magical World v1.0), (BlackMesa v1.1), (NeoGeniX LS v1.0), (Royale Remixed v1.47).
A couple of new Web Links added to the Windows XP Favorites folder.
Key Changer (Keyfinder v1.51) to change the Windows XP CD-Key.
Text file with working WGA Keys that passes the Windows XP validation check.

(o) Patches:
MF4SBF Patch v2.0: Fixes the Windows XP slow boot bug which is caused by the "Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319" Service.
TCP/IP Patch: Allows you to have 16777214 (Max) Half-Open TCP Connections instead of 10.
Uxtheme Patch: Allows you to use un-signed Custom visual styles.
SFC Patch: Allows you to disable and enable Windows File Protection with a registry key.
RAID-5 Patch: This will enable Software RAID-5 Support.
(o) Tweaks:
Suppressing Microsoft Update nagging to install Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications v1.9.40.0 (KB905474).
Suppressing Microsoft Update nagging to install Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool v4.7.6100 (KB890830).

(o) Driver Packs:
MassStorage v12.03
LAN v12.02
WLAN v12.02
CPU v10.05

(o) Windows XP Service Pack 3 Updates:
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB936929).
Windows Internet Explorer 8.
Windows Media Player 11.
Microsoft European Union Expansion Font Update v1.2.
Microsoft XML Core Services v4.0 Service Pack 3 (KB973685).
Windows XP Root Certificates Update (KB931125) Version March 2012.
Windows XP CAPICOM v2102.
Microsoft Windows Update Web Control 7.4.7600.243.
Microsoft Update Catalog Web Control 7.4.7057.248.
(o) New Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 Applications:
Windows XP Powertoy - ClearType Tuner v1.01.
Windows XP Powertoy - Alt-Tab Replacement v1.0.
Windows User Profile Hive Cleanup Service v1.6g.
Microsoft BitLocker To Go Reader v1.0 (KB970401).
Windows Feature Pack for Storage v1.0 (KB952013).
Windows XP exFAT file system driver update package v1.0 (KB955704).
Windows XP GDI+ Detection Tool v1 (KB873374).
Windows XP QFEcheck v6.2.29.0.
Microsoft Windows Browser Choice (KB976002 v5).
Windows Genuine Advantage Validation v1.9.42.0 (KB892130) - Cracked Version.

(o) Other Applications:

7-Zip v9.20.
Open Command Prompt Shell Extension v2.1.0.
HashCheck Shell Extension v2.1.11.
SumatraPDF v2.0.1.
Unlocker v1.9.1.
Virtual CloneDrive v5.4.5.0.
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack v8.6.0.

(o) Runtimes:
Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) v7 Update 3.
Flash Player ActiveX Control v11.2.202.228.
Microsoft Silverlight v5.0.61118.0.
Microsoft DirectX v9.29.1962.
Microsoft Visual C-family (Up-to-Date) v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9, v10.
Microsoft Visual Basic (Up-to-Date) v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7+.

[#] REMOVED WINDOWS XP COMPONENTS.
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Applications: Address Book
Multimedia: Images and Backgrounds, Movie Maker, Music Samples, Old CDPlayer and Sound Recorder.
Network: Communication tools, MSN Explorer, Netmeeting, Outlook Express, Windows Messenger.
Operating System Options: Blaster/Nachi removal tool, Desktop Cleanup Wizard, Out of Box Experience (OOBE), Tour, Zip Folders.
Drivers: Display Adapters, IBM ThinkPad, Logitech WingMan, Microsoft SideWinder, Scanners, Serial Pen Tablet, Sony Jog Dial, Toshiba DVD decoder card.
Files: clock.avi, swtchbrd.bmp, yahoo.bmp.
Folders: "DOCS", "DOTNETFX", "SUPPORT", "VALUEADD", "I386WIN9XMIG", "I386WIN9XUPG".
Nothing has been removed that could cause any System Problems or any Problems with other Software Applications.

                                             

S0ME useful RUN commands for your Windows PC

Just go start,then click on Run then type any comand below , or press the 'R' while holding the windows key, 

 
0) cmd - comand prompt
1) compmgmt.msc - for computer managent
2) devmgmt.msc - device manager
3) regedit - registry editor
4) msconfig - system configuratn utility . . .  
5) compmgmt.msc - Computer management

6) devmgmt.msc - Device manager
7) diskmgmt.msc - Disk management
8) dfrg.msc - Disk defrag
9) eventvwr.msc - Event viewer
10) fsmgmt.msc - Shared folders
11) gpedit.msc - Group policies

12) lusrmgr.msc - Local users and groups
13) perfmon.msc - Performance monitor
14) rsop.msc - Resultant set of policies
15) secpol.msc - Local security settings16) services.msc - Various Services
17) msinfo32 - System Information
18) sysedit - System Edit
19) win.ini - windows loading information(also system.ini)
20) winver _ Shows current version of windows
21) calc - calculator

Internet Connection Sharing on Windows XP

    

Today i will let u know about sharing your internet connection over windows xp. This trick shows you how to share your internet connections on multiple computers within a workgroup with Windows XP. Windows XP has a built-in feature that some of you may be knowing it is called "Internet Connection Sharing" (ICS) that allows home users to share their internet connections on multiple computers.

If you are not familiar with the network configurations, the easiest way to share your internet connection is to purchase a router or hub. Use this trick only if you don't have a router, or don't want to use a router, or if you just want to try out the feature.

A simple way to understand this feature is, you are making your host computer (the computer directly connects to the internet) functioning as a router for other computers.

What do you need?

• A "Host" computer that running Windows XP. This computer must have at least TWO (2) network adapters. One adapter - let's call it "port 1" - connects to the internet and another, "port 2", connects to a hub or directly to other computers.
• Client computer(s), which run any version of Windows. A client computer can be connected to the host computer directly by a cross-over cable or indirectly through a hub.
• This trick assumes that the host computer is connected to the internet and you are able to access the internet on this computer.

Configure the Host Computer
      1.Logon the host computer as Administrator.
      2.Click Start >> Control Panel.
      3.Click Network and Internet Connections.
      4.Click Network Connections.
      5.Right-click the connection that you use to connect to the internet (the connection with port 1). 
         This connection can be either a high-speed internet connection or a dial-up connection.
      6.Click Properties.
      7.Click Advanced tab.
      8.Under Internet Connection Sharing, select the Allow other network users to connect through 
          this computer's Internet connection check box.
      9.If you are sharing a dial-up Internet connection, select the Establish a dial-up connection whenever
          a computer on my network attempts to access the Internet check box if you want to permit your 
          computer to automatically connect to the Internet.
     10.Click OK. You'll reieve the following message:
     11.When Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, your LAN adapter will be set to use IP address  
          192.168.0.1. Your computer may lose connectivity with other computers on your network. If these other 
          computers have static IP addresses, it is a good idea to set them to obtain their IP addresses 
          automatically. Are you sure you want to enable Internet Connection Sharing?
     12.Click Yes.

         Configure the Client Computer(s)

         To use the shared connection from the Host computer, a client computer must be configured with"Automatic IP address". The main configurations are:

1. Configure TCP/IP Automatic IP
2. Configure Internet Connection

The steps for the above two configurations are vary on different versions of Windows.
The following procedures are for Windows XP client computers.

Log on to the client computer as Administrator or as Owner. Click Start >> Control Panel. Click Network and Internet Connections. Click Network Connections. Right-click Local Area Connection, and then click Properties. Click the General tab, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the This connection uses the following items list, and then click Properties. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click Obtain an IP address automatically (if it is not already selected), and then click OK.  Click Start >> Control Panel Click Network and Internet Connections. Click Internet Options. In the Internet Properties dialog box, click the Connections tab. Click the Setup button. The New Connection Wizard starts. On the Welcome to the New Connection Wizard page, click Next. Click Connect to the Internet, and then click Next. Click Set up my connection manually, and then click Next. Click Connect using a broadband connection that is always on, and then click Next. On the Completing the New Connection Wizard page, click Finish. Exit Control Panel and test the internet. You might need to restart the computer. (If you have any issue about this post please comment bellow)

If you have been using Internet on a regular basis or working in a large company and surf the Internet while you are at work, you must have surely come across the term firewall.

You might have also heard of people saying “firewalls protect their computer from web attacks and hackers” or “a certain website has been blocked by firewall in their work place”. If you have ever wondered to know what exactly is this firewall and how it works, here we go. In this post I will try to explain “How firewalls work” in a layman’s terms.

 

How Firewalls Work:

 

Firewalls are basically a barrier between your computer (or a network) and the Internet (outside world). A firewall can be simply compared to a security guard who stands at the entrance of your house and filters the visitors coming to your place. He may allow some visitors to enter while denying others whom he suspects of being intruders. Similarly a firewall is a software program or a hardware device that filters the information (packets) coming through the Internet to your personal computer or a computer network.

Firewalls may decide to allow or block network traffic between devices based on the rules that are pre-configured or set by the firewall administrator. Most personal firewalls such as Windows firewall operate on a set of pre-configured rules that are most suitable under normal circumstances so that the user need not worry much about configuring the firewall.

Personal firewalls are easy to install and use and hence preferred by end-users for use on their personal computers.  However large networks and companies prefer those firewalls that have plenty of options to configure so as to meet their customized needs. For example, a company may set up different firewall rules for FTP servers, Telnet servers and Web servers. In addition the company can even control how the employees connect to the Internet by blocking access to certain websites or restricting the transfer of files to other networks. Thus in addition to security, a firewall can give the company a tremendous control over how people use the network.

Firewalls use one or more of the following methods to control the incoming and outgoing traffic in a network:

1. Packet Filtering: In this method packets (small chunks of data) are analyzed against a set of filters. Packet filters has a set of rules that come with accept and deny actions which are pre-configured or can be configured manually by the firewall administrator. If the packet manages to make it through these filters then it is allowed to reach the destination; otherwise it is discarded.

2. Stateful Inspection: This is a newer method that doesn’t analyze the contents of the packets. Instead it compares certain key aspects of each packet to a database of trusted source. Both incoming and outgoing packets are compared against this database and if the comparison yields a reasonable match, then the packets are allowed to travel further. Otherwise they are discarded.

 

Firewall Configuration

 

Firewalls can be configured by adding one or more filters based on several conditions as mentioned below:

1. IP addresses: In any case if an IP address outside the network is said to be unfavorable, then it is possible to set  filter to block all the traffic to and from that IP address. For example, if a cetain IP address is found to be making too many connections to a server, the administrator may decide to block traffic from this IP using the firewall.

2. Domain names: Since it is difficult to remember the IP addresses, it is an easier and smarter way to configure the firewalls by adding filters based on domain names. By setting up a domain filter, a company may decide to block all access to certain domain names, or may provide access only to a list of selected domain names.

3. Ports/Protocols: Every service running on a server is made available to the Internet using numbered ports, one for each service. In simple words, ports can be compared to virtual doors of the server through which services are made available. For example, if a server is running a Web (HTTP) service then it will be typically available on port 80. In order to avail this service, the client needs to connect to the server via port 80. Similarly different services such as Telnet (Port 23), FTP (port 21) and SMTP (port 25) services may be running on the server. If the services are intended for the public, they are usually kept open. Otherwise they are blocked using the firewall so as to prevent intruders from using the open ports for making unauthorized connections.

4. Specific words or phrases: A firewall can be configured to filter one or more specific words or phrases so that, both the incoming and outgoing packets are scanned for the words in the filter. For example, you may set up a firewall rule to filter any packet that contains an offensive term or a phrase that you may decide to block from entering or leaving your network.

 

Hardware vs. Software Firewall

 

Hardware firewalls provide higher level of security and hence preferred for servers where security has the top most priority whereas, the software firewalls are less expensive and are most preferred in home computers and laptops. Hardware firewalls usually come as an in-built unit of a router and provide maximum security as it filters each packet in the hardware level itself even before it manages to enter your computer. A good example is the Linksys Cable/DSL router.

 

Why Firewall?

 

Firewalls provide security over a number of online threats such as Remote login, Trojan backdoors, Session hijacking, DOS & DDOS attacks, viruses, cookie stealing and many more. The effectiveness of the security depends on the way you configure the firewall and how you set up the filter rules. However major threats such as DOS and DDOS attacks may sometimes manage to bypass the firewalls and do the damage to the server. Even though firewall is not a complete answer to online threats, it can most effectively handle the attacks and provide security to the computer up to the maximum possible extent.

Hide Any local disk in Windows PC

Hi, friends, we already posted some tricks to hide the drive or lock any drive of your pc. But today I have a brand new trick to hide any drive in windows pc with a new method. This trick is very easy and I have been given some steps which make it more easier for you. Just follow these steps to hide your LOCAL DISK in your windows pc


STEP 1.-
First of all decide that which disk you want to hide [e.g I want to hide LOCAL DISK (K:) ]

STEP 2.-
Now just click on start button or press windows key on your keyboard. Here you'll see "COMPUTER" on right side.

STEP 3.-
Now move the cursor to it and right click on it.


STEP 4.-
Here you'll see "MANAGE" option , just click on it.

STEP 5.-
Now a new window will be opened as shown in below screenshot.

STEP 6.-
Here in left panel you'll see an option of DISK MANAGEMENT, just click on it and you'll get details of all LOCAL DISK present on your PC.

STEP 7.-
Now just right click on that disk which you decided to hide in STEP 1.



STEP 8.-
Here you'll see some option after doing right click on any drive, now just choose "Change Drive Letter And Paths..."

STEP 9.-
After doing step 8, you'll get 3 option ADD, CHANGE & REMOVE. Just click on REMOVE and hit enter.

You HAve done.
See your drive has been hidden..

[Note- IF you want to show the hidden drive then just follow same steps upto STEP 9. And this time choose option of ADD and choose your drive letter and u have done. See your hidden drive is back.]

Install Multiple Operating systems In a single hard disk

                    

This tutorial explains installing more than one operating system (OS) on a PC (i.e., dual booting, triple booting).

Introduction/Overview:
At times, you just want to run a certain program in Windows 98 or Windows 2000. Most users have a separate PC with one operating system installed. However, this tutorial will explain how to set up multiple operating systems on one PC.

Requirements:
-Basic knowledge of installing an OS. (If you need more information on this topic, please see specific Tech-Recipes tutorials that explain the process in detail.)
-Setup disks for each OS or a custom bootable DVD (with all operating systems on it)
-Bootable Windows 98 floppy disk
-60 GB of free, unpartitioned space (best size for partitions:
15 GB for Windows 98, 20 GB for Windows 2000, 20 GB for Windows XP Professional)
-Multiple partitions (We will need to be sure to install Windows 98 to the C: drive.) or multiple hard drives (not covered, but briefly explained)

For this tech-recipe, I am recommending you do a COMPLETE backup of all your personal files; and starting from scratch, conduct a clean install to avoid frustration.

Also, if you are using this tutorial as a guide, be sure to print it out.

Step 1. Preparing Hard Drives for Multiple OS’s

The first thing we will do is delete your partitions.

a. To do this, we will need to change the BIOS/CMOS settings so your PC will boot to floppy first.
b. Insert the Windows 98 boot disk, and reboot your PC.
c. It will bring up a Windows 98 Startup Menu screen. Choose the first option: Start Computer with CD-ROM Support. The boot disk will load and eventually return to a DOS prompt ( A:\).
d. At the A:\ type FDISK and press Enter.
e. This will now load the FDISK utility. The first screen might ask you “Do you wish to enable large disk support?” Choose Y for yes. Also, if your C: was formatted as a NTFS drive vs FAT32, it might also ask you if you want to treat non-FAT drives as unknown or something else. Again, choose Y for yes.

Now, you should be at the FDISK menu.

f. The first thing we will do is [4] Display Partition Information to see what we have set up and what we need to delete.
g. Once we see what we have set up, Esc back to the Main FDISK menu. Then go to [3] Delete partition or Logical DOS Drive.
Now, it will bring up the following four options:

1. Delete Primary DOS Partition
2. Delete Extended DOS Partition
3. Delete Logical DOS Drive(s) in the Extended DOS Partition
4. Delete Non-DOS Partition

When you delete partitions, here are some basic guidelines.
The order to delete partitions is as follows (first to last):
-Non-DOS > Logical DOS Drive(s) > Extended DOS Partition(s) > Primary DOS Partition
-If you have any NTFS drives, if possible, try to delete them in Windows before booting to floppy. It makes life easier, especially if the partition is created in an Extended DOS Partition. When trying to delete them from FDISK, you might receive the notice, “Cannot Delete Extended DOS partition while logcal drives exist.” However, when you try to delete the logical drive, your PC indicates that none exist. (I will explain how to avoid running into this problem in the creating partitions section.) If this is the case, go ahead and quick start install XP. Once the XP setup gets to the disk part, delete the NTFS partition from there, and then start your whole installation from scratch again (Delete all partitions and create new ones.).
Once you have deleted all of the partitions, go back to the main FDISK menu. Proceed to the next step.

Step 2. Creating Partitions with FDISK (A 60GB or greater hard drive is recommended for this.) As an example, I will use a 60 GB hard drive.

a. First, let us decide how many operating systems we want to be able to use on this PC (of course, only one at a time). In this tech-recipe, I will use these 3 operating systems as an example because these usually are the three Windows operating systems most people use and need:
Windows 98 SE
Windows 2000 Prof.
Windows XP Prof
I have always used and recommended creating individual partitions for each operating system you plan to run. This way, there are no issues with pagefiles, directories, etc.

b. e should still be on the FDISK menu (below).

________________________
Choose one of the following:

1. Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive
2. Set active partition
3. Delete partition or Logical DOS Drive
4. Display partition information

Enter choice: [1]
Press Esc to exit FDISK
_____________________

c. Go to [1] Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive and pressEnter.
d. Then go to [1] Create Primary DOS Partition and Enter.
If you have a Primary DOS partition, it will give you a message which reads “Primary DOS Partition already exists.” You will need to delete this. (put in italics, smaller)
e. It will now state that it is verifying drive integrity. Once it is done with this, it will ask the following:
“Do You wish to use maximum available size for a primary DOS partition and make the partition active (Y/N)?”
Choose N . (pic below):

________
Create Primary DOS partition
Current fixed disk drive : 1
Verifying drive integrity, 100% complete.
Current fixed disk drive: 1
Do you wish to use the maximum available size for a primary DOS partition
and make the partition active (Y/N) ………………..? [N]
________

f. It will now ask what size partition you wish to create, in either bytes or in percent (xx%). Also, you might notice that the space free/available might not match up with the size of your hard drive (if it is bigger than 20gb). This is because FDISK is limited to seeing up to 20GB. I typically create partitions based on percentage. In my example, I have 60 GB hard drive, so I am going to create this partition to be about 15GB (This will be my Windows 98 SE partition. I do not run many programs with Win98, so I probably only need about 10 GB.). So I would find out what percent of 60 GB is 15 GB.
After the math, 25% will equal approximately 15 GB.

Enter the percentage as follows: xx% . (Be sure to put in the % sign, or it will take the value as size in bytes.) Then hit Enter and it will create your partitions.
g. Once it finishes, it will bring you to this screen. Just ESC to the FDISK menu. At the bottom of the FDISK Menu, you should see the following message:
WARNING! No partitions are set active – disk 1 is not startable unless a partition is set active.
h. Go to [2] Set active partition, and enter the number of the partition set as active and press Enter. It will let you know that Partition 1 is now active.

i. Now, ESC go all the way back to to the DOS Prompt (a:\) and reboot your computer. Be sure to leave the boot disk in since we will need to format the drive we just created.

Step 3. Formatting the Drive / Pre-installation

a. Again, choose Start Computer with CD-Rom Support and let the boot disk load to the a:\ DOS prompt.
b. Now type: format c: and follow the prompts.
c. This might take a few minutes to complete. Let it finish.
d. After you have the c: drive formatted, we can start the installation of the first operating system.

Step 4. Installing the First Operating System

a. We should still be the a:\ after the format has completed.
b. We will need to go to the CD-ROM by typing e: and pressing Enter.
c. The prompt should change to e:\.
d. Now, we need to go into the windows 98 directory, and type cd win98 and press Enter.
e. The prompt will now change to e:\win98.
f. (Optional, but recommended) Enable smartdrv to speed up the installation. Do this by typing the following: smartdrv
Type smartdrv again to see if disk cache is enabled for the c: drive.
g. Now, at the E:\win98\ prompt, type: setup /ie
h. Go through the Windows 98 setup.
i. Once you are finished with the setup, Windows has to reboot. Reboot your PC, and be SURE YOUR FLOPPY IS not in the drive.
j. Go through the rest of Setup. You should now have Windows 98 SE installed on your C: drive.

Step 5. Installing Additional Operating Systems

INFO:
-When you setup your PC as we are now, the installation order of the operating systems is VERY important.
Microsoft recommends this order for installing OS, for multiple booting (first to last):
Windows 98 SE > Windows ME > Windows 2000 > Windows XP > Non windows OS (e.g., Linux, Unix, etc.)

Windows 98 SE is installed and running on our pc. The setting up of the remaining two operating systems will be simple since we can do the partition creation and formatting within the Windows 2000 / XP installation.

a. Insert your Windows 2000 Setup CD.
b. Go through the Setup Wizard
a. BE SURE TO CHOOSE installation type: Advanced (CLEAN/NEW, not upgrade!)
b. After Windows 2000 Setup copies the files to your PC, it will reboot into the installation program
c. When it gets to the choose partition to install, you will want to create a new partition and format it as FAT32 (You can convert it later on. This just makes things easier). Once it finishes creating and formatting the new drive (d:), choose that as the drive in which to install Windows 2000.
I recommend a 20 GB sized partition.
d. Go through the rest of the setup as normal
e. Once you reboot, it will come up with a “Choose Operating System” screen. Choose the Windows 2000 option.
f. Once you do, it will load Windows 2000 from the d:. Now, we will install Windows XP
g. Put in the Windows XP setup CD and again choose Advanced as installation type (not upgrade, since we want to install XP on a new partition).
h. Again, once it finishes copying files, Windows will reboot. If the boot loader shows up, let it load by itself. It should load up the Windows XP Installation Program.
i. Once you get to the drive location, we will create a new partition and format it as FAT32 file system. You can make the size of this drive to be whatever is remaining. (Be sure that you do the math prior to this so that this partition is at least 15 GB or more, depending on whether or not you have another hard drive in your PC that you have your music, personal files on. This is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.).
j. Again, finish the install, and XP will be added to the Choose Operating System. Once you finish the setup of XP, you are good to go.

HELPFUL TIPS/NOTES:
-When you install programs for Windows 98, 2000 or XP, that program is ONLY installed for that OS, not for ALL of them.
-You can edit the order, labels, and timeout in secs of the booting of Windows.
In your Windows XP, right click My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Startup/Recovery. The top options are related to how Windows boots. If you click the Edit Boot.ini, it will open up the file in which you can remove items, edit, change, and add. Be sure you know what your changing before you do!
-DO NOT CHANGE YOUR PAGEFILE location! I did this once. It put my XP pagefile on the same drive as my Windows 2000 pagefile. Let us just say bad things happened.
-If you format your 2000 and XP partitions to NTFS, Windows 98 will not be able to see them (unless you have a program that allows for Windows 98 to be able to access NTFS drives).