250 Your Operating Systemw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m 8 If you are reinstalling Windows XP Home Edition, at the What's your computer's namewindow, enter a name for your computer (or accept the name provided) and clickNext.If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional, at the Computer Name andAdministrator Password window, enter a name for your computer (or accept the oneprovided) and a password, and then click Next.9 If the Modem Dialing Information screen appears, enter the requested informationand click Next.10 Enter the date, time, and time zone in the Date and Time Settings window and clickNext.11 If the Networking Settings screen appears, click Typical and click Next.12 If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional and you are prompted to providefurther information regarding your network configuration, enter your selections. If youare unsure of your settings, accept the default selections.Windows XP installs the operating system components and configures the computer.The computer automatically restarts.NOTICE: Do not press any key when the following message appears: Press any key toboot from the CD.13 When the Welcome to Microsoft screen appears, click Next.14 When the How will this computer connect to the Internet? messageappears, click Skip.15 When the Ready to register with Microsoft? screen appears, select No, not at thistime and click Next.16 When the Who will use this computer? screen appears, you can enter up to five users.Click Next.17 Click Finish to complete the setup, and remove the CD from the drive.18 Reinstall the appropriate drivers using the ResourceCD.19 Reinstall your virus protection software.Reinstalling Microsoft Windows 2000NOTICE: TheOperating System CD provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. The optionscan overwrite files and possibly affect programs installed on your hard drive. Therefore, do notreinstall Windows XP unless instructed to do so by a Dell technical support representative.
