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Installing Windows Me
Windows Me Installation Guide - Phase 2
From the menu, select
Start Windows Me setup
from the CD-ROM again.
The system will 'format' the HDD. This is the process of
clearing the hard disk and preparing it to store data. This
can take some considerable time depending on the size of the
HDD
At the Setup will
perform a routine check on your system
screen, press ENTER
A diagnostic program called Scandisk will run and check the
HDD for any errors/damage. Again, this may take some time
depending on HDD size. Note: Cancelling this will prevent
the installation of
Window Me
At the Windows Me
Setup screen, click the
Next button
at the lower right of the screen using the mouse (or if no
mouse is installed, press
TAB until the
Next is highlighted with dotted lines and press
ENTER
Windows Me
will install its 'wizard' software to guide you through the
installation
At the Select the
directory where you want to install Windows Me
screen, click or TAB
to the C:\WINDOWS line such that a black dot appears to the
left hand side (this indicates that this option is selected
and is known as a 'Radio button'
This will make the system put all its important files into
an area on the hard disk labeled 'windows'
The Preparing
directory screen will appear
The system will now check the HDD for any existing software
and make sure that there is enough space on your HDD
At the Setup
Wizard screen, click to select
Typical,
then click the Next
button
By selecting 'Typical', you are asking for a default
installation of
Windows Me. This should suit most people and
other options can be configured later if required.
Select Install
the most common components (recommended) and
click Next
Again, this indicates that you require a standard
installation...
At the
Country/Region screen, select your
country/location from the list and click
Next. This is
a long list that cannot be displayed all at once. Use the
scroll bar at the right hand side to see more countries if
yours is not immediately visible.
Knowing your location helps Windows to configure itself
correctly
At the
Establishing your time zone screen, select
your location's time-zone from the list and click
Next.
It is important that the system clock is as accurate as
possible.
At the Insert
disk screen, follow the instructions to
create a startup disk then click
OK
It is possible to skip this step, but it can be useful to
have a startup disk in case the system will not boot at some
point in the future.
Once the disk has been created, click
OK to
continue setup
Remember to remove the floppy disk from the drive.
At the Ready to
begin copying files screen, click
Finish to
continue setup
The system has all the information it needs and will now
install the
Windows Me software. This may take some time
depending on the overall speed of your system.
Once completed, Remove the
Windows Me
CD from the CD-ROM and click the Reboot button or wait for
the timer
Phase Two of the installation is complete and the system
needs to reboot again...
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