Showing posts with label Windows XP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windows XP. Show all posts

Friday, 26 June 2009

Windows XP Installtion Note on K10 (Domain User)

Here I just record several steps need to go through after installation is done. AMD K10 system ONLY!!


Several things have to be changed since now I am using domain account, SoftCloud Software Platform, Windows XP SP3 etc. System configuration should be done by using administrator account.



Hardware Driver Setup



  • Install Windows XP SP3

  • Disable System Restore

  • Format D: and E: Drives (Or Document and ProgramFiles Drives)

  • Set Virtual Memory in D: Drive

  • Install CPU Drivers (AMD K8 Driver, XP Fix and DualCore Optimizer

  • Install 790FX Chipset Driver

  • Install .Net Framework package (ATI Gfx Card ONLY!)

  • Install Gfx Card Driver

  • Install Audio Driver

  • Install LAN Driver

  • Install Mouse & Keyboard Driver


Set Up User Profile



  • Setup correct IP, Gateway and DNS address that points to DC

  • Join to domain NERV.HQ

  • Logon as domain account after system reboot so new profile is setup

  • Reboot, Logon as local administrator

  • Copy domain user folder from C:\Documents and Settings to D: Drive

  • Open regedit -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList. Change ProfileImagePath to new location from above step

  • Copy back up My Documents to that new location

  • Add domain user into local administrator group


Partition Size List



  • 10400 --> 10GB

  • 5154 --> 5GB

  • 41002 --> 40GB

  • 20600 --> 20GB

  • 30800 --> 30GB

  • 51300 --> 50GB

Thursday, 27 November 2008

Windows XP Installtion Note on K8

Here I just record several steps need to go through after installation is done. AMD K8 system ONLY!!



Hardware Driver Setup



  • Disable System Restore

  • Format D: and E: Drives (Or Document and ProgramFiles Drives)

  • Install Register Manager to E: Drive

  • Change all %ProgramFiles% entries into C:\Program Files

  • Open regedit -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion. Modify CommonFilesDir, ProgramFilesDir and ProgramFilesPath

  • Install CPU Drivers (AMD K8 Driver, XP Fix and DualCore Optimizer

  • Install nF4 Chipset Driver

  • Install .Net Framework package (ATI Gfx Card ONLY!)

  • Install Gfx Card Driver

  • Install Audio Driver


Set Up User Profile



  • Login as Administrator

  • Copy User Folder from C:\Documents and Settings to D: Drive

  • Open regedit -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList. Change ProfileImagePath to new location from above step

  • Copy back up My Documents to that new location


Partition Size List



  • 10400 --> 10GB

  • 5154 --> 5GB

  • 41002 --> 40GB

  • 20600 --> 20GB

  • 30800 --> 30GB

  • 51300 --> 50GB