Potential hazards in Windows XP installations

XP is the Windows operating system introduced by Microsoft. It has the largest volume, the longest installation time, and the most powerful feature. The time to install XP basically takes about 50 to 80 minutes, so what did XP do in such a long time? Why do some people claim that installing XP destroys their original system or files? Let's take a closer look at the key steps of XP installation, let everyone understand the security points of XP installation: First, extract the data package, copy the temporary The file installer mainly creates a temporary directory on the C drive, and releases the files in some compressed packages in the installer into the directory to prepare for the installation. XP's compressed installation files have reached hundreds of megabytes, and there are also two or three hundred megabytes copied into the temporary directory. Therefore, SMARTDRV.EXE must be loaded in DOS installation. If you forget it, the installation process will be lengthened several times. Note! To load HIMEM.SYS in CONFIG.SYS, otherwise typing SMARTDRV is invalid. Generally this process takes 8 to 15 minutes, depending on your hardware capabilities. People who don't load SMARTDRV may force the restart of the damaged partition table because the copy process is particularly lengthy. This is the first danger. Second, check the partition situation and the original version of Windows From Windows 2000, Microsoft's installation program has the ability to detect the user's hard drive and partition. If your partition has not been formatted, the installer also provides the ability to format partitions, which can be formatted as FAT, FAT32, NTFS, etc. The recommended format for Microsoft is NTFS, and the partition format that will be installed will appear in the list. The option for NTFS. If the user is a newbie, choose to format it as NTFS. If the XP installer crashes in the middle of the conversion format, it will probably destroy the partition table, and NTFS cannot be started with the DOS boot disk. The newbie is likely to Overwhelmed, forcibly repartitioning with FDISK and losing all data. This is the second danger. It is recommended that novices still use the FAT32 format. If you really want to convert, it is recommended to use the PQ partition master, it is fast and safe. Third, the installation program takes over the boot area While copying the temporary file, the XP installer also writes the boot basic file required to load the NT kernel to the boot area of ​​the C drive. If you force the RESET to restart when the installer copies the file, or if there is an accident such as a crash or a power failure, then XP's installation takeover may not be completed yet, and your system is likely to 瘫痪—— XP broke their system, it is probably a problem in copying files and taking over the boot area —— even if you have other versions of Windows installed, it will not work, because XP installer sets its boot file to the highest Priority. So you must prepare a DOS system disk just in case, if there is any accident, after booting with the system disk, enter the XP installation directory and start the installation program again to fix it. If it is a normal exit, the XP installer will automatically continue the installation task next time. This takeover process is a very important step and a third dangerous step. Fourth, continue to copy, extract files and detect plug-and-play devices After entering the XP installation graphical interface, the installation program begins to continue to copy files. Mainly to generate application groups and menus to the official directory where XP is installed. After the XP installation has entered the late stage, it will very strictly detect your hardware configuration to install the correct driver for the plug-and-play hardware device — — many machines with poor compatibility will be blue screen in this step or It is automatically jumped out or crashed. If you overclock the system or use a fake brand-name mouse, the chance of a problem is very high. This is also a danger of losing data after a potential crash. V. Final Tips After detecting the device and copying the file, XP will ask the user to restart the computer again in order for the loaded driver to take effect. Generally, the newly installed machine can complete the process in 2 to 3 minutes. At this point, XP is finally installed. Everyone should see the blue background "Welcome to use the words", you can formally "try" & nbsp; (because you want to activate). If your motherboard CMOS is powered down, causing the system date to be set to an invalid date like 1999, XP's date verification mechanism will lock the computer in the “Welcome” interface, without any prompts or options. A mouse can move like a crash. If a newbie doesn't pay attention to the date, no matter what repair operation is used, it will be invalid. It is likely that the installation will fail to format the partition and lose data —— so be careful of the date you started XP. . In particular, since XP is Microsoft's latest operating system to date, its installer sets the highest priority, writes and updates old files, and overwrites files with default paths without prompting. If you choose to upgrade the installation, then the original Windows default path files are in danger of being lost. This is also a problem that some users have recently reflected more concentrated, so it is best not to put important files in the XP partition, especially in the C drive, which is also the area where many viruses often attack — — XP monopolizes a partition. It is recommended that you first copy the installer to the hard disk directory to avoid errors when reading the CD during the installation process. I wish you all the best in installing and using XP.