How to format a Personal Computer?

REFORMATTING A PERSONAL COMPUTER

Steps to reformat a personal computer

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

( Note : 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.

To create a partition

What is disk partitioning?

Disk partitioning is the creation of one or more regions on a  hard disk or other secondary storage, so that an operating system  can manage information in each region separately.

Partitioning is typically the first step of preparing a newly manufactured disk, before any files or directories have been created. 

Remember:

    1 KB    =   thousand bytes
    1 MB    =   million bytes
    1 GB    =   billion bytes
    1 TB    =   trillion bytes

Remember:

    1 KB       =    1024 bytes
    1 MB      =     1024 KB
    1 GB       =     1024 MB
    1 TB       =     1024 GB

Original size/capacity =  40995 MB

P1 - 50 % = 40995 x .50 = 20498P2 - 50 % = 40995 x .50 = 20498

(Note : But if one of the partitions are already in GB, remember the conversion of bytes. Multiply the given partition to 1024)

Original size/capacity =  40995 MB

P1 - 25 GB = 1024 x 25 = 25600
P2 - 15 % = 40995 x .15 = 6149.25P3 - The rest
Now you try : 

Original size/capacity : 69995 MBP1 - 75 %P2 - 25 %

Original size/capacity =  99995 MB
P1 - 50 GB
P2 - 20 % 

Working with Computer Networks

PRELIMINARY STEPS

1. Create an IP Address
2. Configure the IP Address
3. Set Windows Firewall settings
4. Set up a home or a small office network

SET WINDOWS FIREWALL SETTINGS

•  Turn-off Firewall

(Firewall - is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.)

SET UP A HOME OR A SMALL OFFICE NETWORK

• Network Setup Wizard

(Network Set-up Wizard - is a built-in feature of windows that let you setup a network for computers running Microsoft Windows operating Systems.)

SHARING A FILE ON A NETWORK (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 the Start Button
2. Click Run
3. Then type \\[IP address of Server]

SHARING PRINTER ON A NETWORK (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