indentifying methods to install windows xp professional with minimum hardware recommended

                                 Hardware  Minimum  Recommended  processor  233MHz 300 Mhz or higher  Mmemory  64MB RAM (many limit 128 MB RAM or higher  performance and  some features) vidio adapter and moniter  super VGA (800 *600) super VGA (800*600) or  higher resolution  Hard drive disk free space  1.5GB 1.5 GB or higher  Drives  CD-ROM CD-ROM or higher  Devices  keyboard and mouse  keyboard and mouse.

Before, you can actually install windows xp on your computer,  you have to verify that

Your computer is meeting the minimum requirement as required by windows xp

The following table illustrates the minimum system requirement for install ing windows xp

Identifying method to install windows xp professional

There are three basic ways to install windows xp:

1.      “Fresh install”: windows xp is installed as the only operating system on a formatted or empty hard drive

2.      Dual boot windows xp is installed alongside another operating system (typically windows 98 or windows NT 4.0) in dual boot scenario where the user is given a menu of OSes to chose from when

The system boot up. Application will need to be installed separately for windows xp, and os must be installed on a separate drive or partition from the existing os.

3.      Upgrade windows 95 , 98, or NT 4.0 upgraded to windows XP , effectively swapping

The old operating system for the new one, but leaving most application intact