REFORMATTING A PERSONAL COMPUTER

1. Start your pc and press key F2, F12 or delete key (Depends on your PC model). 

  Your PC BIOS settings will be displayed. Find boot menu. In boot device priority select CD-ROM as first boot device.

2. Your PC will boot from CD and windows installation will start. Press Enter at this screen.

3. Accept License agreement by pressing F8 key.

4. Delete the partitions.

5. Create the partitions.

6. Define the size of partitions.

7. Now select your desired partition for installation of Windows XP and press enter.

8. Choose to format the partition. Choose NTFS file system quick. 

9. Setup will format the partition.

10. After formatting, setup will start copying files on to the hard disk.

11. After copying of files, setup will start installing Windows. 

12.  Select desired language and regional settings, when prompted by setup.

13. Enter windows key.

14. Type a name for your computer.

15.  Select time and date settings and time zone according to your country.

16.  Provide network settings for networking pc's or select typical settings and press enter.

17.  Setup will install devices and register components.

18.   After completion setup will do a cleanup of files and will restart your pc automatically. At this stage you can remove CD from drive.

HOW TO SHARE FILE AND PRINTER ON A NETWORK?

PRELIMINARY STEPS:

1.  Create an IP address

2. Configure the IP address

3. Set Windows Firewall settings

 •Turn off firewall

  - Firewall – is a network security system that can monitor and control incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.

4. Set up a home or small office network

 - Network Setup Wizard – is a built-in feature of windows that let you setup a network for computer running Microsoft Windows operating systems.

(IMAGE STEP-BY-STEP FOR NETWORK SETUP WIZARD)

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SHARING FILE ON A NETWORK ADDRESS (SERVER)

1. Place the file inside the folder

2. Right click the folder

3. Click PROPERTIES

4. Click SHARING

5. Click SHARE THIS FOLDER ON THE NETWORK

6. Click APPLY

7. Click OK

CHECKING THE FILE (CLIENT)

1.    Click START BUTTON

2.    Click RUN

3.    Then type \\[IP Address of server]

SHARING PRINTER ON A NETWORK ADDRESS (SERVER)

1. Click CONTROL PANEL

2. Click ADD PRINTER

3. Right-click Printer

4. Click SHARING

5. Click SHARE THIS PRINTER

6. Click APPLY

7. Click OK

CONNECTING PRINTER ON A NETWORK (CLIENT)

1. Click RUN

2. Then type \\[IP address of server]

3. Double-click PRINTERS AND FAXES

4. Right-click PRINTER

5. Click CONNECT