JSI Tip 4149. Release Notes for Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Setup.

733 megahertz (MHz) Intel Itanium-based microprocessor

1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM (minimum)

6 gigabytes (GB) of free hard disk space (minimum) for Setup

VGA monitor or better

Keyboard

Mouse or compatible pointing device

CD-ROM drive

Windows XP-compatible network adapter card and related cable

Access to the network share that contains the Setup files

Name of your computer

Name of the workgroup or domain

TCP/IP address (if your network does not have a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server)

The first partition is a FAT partition of about 100 Megabytes(MB). Called the EFI System Partition, this partition is used to store programs and information files that the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) uses to automatically start Windows XP.

The Microsoft Reserved (MSR) partition is a 32 MB partition that allows the operating system to perform operations that require dedicated disk space, such as changing a disk from basic to dynamic.

Licensing Agreement. If you agree with the terms and want to continue the setup process, select the option labeled "I accept this agreement."

Select Special Options. Customize the Windows XP installation, language, and accessibility settings for new installations. You can set up Windows XP to use multiple languages and regional settings.

Regional Settings. Change the system and user locale settings fordifferent regions and languages.

Personalize Your Software. Type the full name of the person to whom this copy of Windows XP is licensed and, optionally, the organization.

Computer Name and Administrative Password. Type a unique computer name that differs from other computer, workgroup, or domain names on your network. Windows XP Setup suggests a computer name, but you can change the name.

Setup automatically creates an Administrator account during installation. When you use this account, you have full rights over the computer's settings and can create user accounts on the computer. Logging on as an Administrator after you install Windows XP gives you administrative privileges that you need in order to log on and manage your computer. Specify a password for the Administrator account. For security reasons, you should always assign a password to the Administrator account. Take care to remember and protect your password.

Date and Time Settings. Verify the date and time for your region select the appropriate time zone, and then select whether you want Windows XP to automatically adjust for daylight saving time.

Networking Settings. Unless you are an advanced user, select Typical settings for your network configuration. To manually configure network clients, services, and protocols, select Custom settings.

Workgroup or Computer Domain. Dur

Providing Networking Information

During or after the setup process, you need to join either a workgroup or a domain. If you will not be working on a network, select the option to join a workgroup.

Joining a Workgroup

A workgroup is one or more computers with the same workgroup name (for example, a peer-to-peer network). Any user can join a workgroup by simply typing the workgroup name--you don't need special permissions to join a workgroup. You must provide an existing or new workgroup name, or you can use the workgroup name that Windows XP Setup suggests.

Joining a Domain

A computer account identifies your computer to the domain, while the user account identifies you to your computer.

A domain is a collection of computers defined by a network administrator. Unlike joining a workgroup, which you can do yourself, joining a domain requires permission from the network administrator.

To join a domain during the setup process, you must already have an existing computer account in the domain you want to join, or have the rights to create one. You are prompted to type a new computer account name. Before you run Windows XP Setup, ask your network administrator to create a computer account. Or, if you have the appropriate privileges, you can create the account during the setup process and join the domain. To join a domain, you need to provide your user name and password.

Creating a User Account

Your user account identifies your user name and password, the groups you are a member of, which network resources you have access to, and your personal files and settings. Each person who regularly uses the computer should have a user account. The user account is identified by a user name and a password, both of which the user types when logging on to the computer. You can create individual user accounts after logging on to the computer by using an account with Administrator rights.

To create a user account:

Advanced Setup Options

This section provides more detailed information and can help you make decisions about how you install Windows XP.

File Systems

Before you install Windows XP 64-Bit Edition, you should decide which file system you will use. A file system is the method by which information is stored on a hard disk.

Windows XP supports the NTFS file system or one of the file allocation table file systems (FAT or FAT32). To set up a dual-boot configuration, you should select one file system for all your partitions: FAT32 or NTFS.

NOTE: The 102 MB EFI system partition will automatically use the FAT file system. You should not change this, because using another file system will cause problems.

NTFS

The NTFS file system is the recommended file system for use with Windows XP. It has all of the basic capabilities of FAT, and it provides the following advantages over the FAT and FAT32 file systems:

Better file security

Better disk compression

Support for large hard disks, up to 2 terabytes (TB). (The maximum drive size for NTFS is much greater than for drives formatted as FAT, and as drive size increases, performance with NTFS doesn't degrade as it does with FAT.)

A minimum of 6 GB is recommended for installing Windows XP 64-Bit Edition. A partition of this size provides flexibility for adding future updates, operating system tools, or other files.

During Setup, you should create and size only the partition on which you want to install Windows XP. After Windows XP is installed, you can use Disk Management to further partition the unallocated space.