<s>
Windows	B-Application
Setup	I-Application
is	O
an	O
installer	B-Application
that	O
prepares	O
a	O
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
for	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
installation	B-Application
by	O
executing	O
two	O
processes	O
:	O
a	O
)	O
initializing	B-Application
the	O
drive	O
and	O
b	O
)	O
copying	O
system	O
files	O
to	O
that	O
drive	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
to	O
be	O
run	O
locally	O
(	O
see	O
Volume	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
required	O
an	O
existing	O
compatible	O
version	O
of	O
DOS	B-Device
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
from	O
3.1	B-Device
through	O
6.0	O
featured	O
text-based	O
installation	B-Application
that	O
prompted	O
users	O
to	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
wizard	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
steps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
9x	O
family	O
installer	B-Application
was	O
similar	O
to	O
NT	O
despite	O
it	O
being	O
MS-DOS-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
need	O
preinstalled	O
DOS	B-Device
as	O
a	O
requirement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
6.0	O
(	O
Vista	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
introduced	O
a	O
fully	O
graphical	O
setup	O
environment	O
and	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
support	O
(	O
partial	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
7	O
,	O
full	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
support	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
onwards	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
installation	B-Application
of	O
Windows	B-Application
1.x	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
2.1x	I-Application
requires	O
that	O
a	O
compatible	O
version	O
of	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
must	O
specify	O
any	O
hardware	O
such	O
as	O
mice	O
or	O
printers	O
during	O
installation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
installation	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
started	O
either	O
manually	O
by	O
typing	O
"	O
WIN.COM	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
command	O
prompt	O
,	O
or	O
configured	O
for	O
automatic	O
startup	O
by	O
adding	O
WIN.COM	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
AUTOEXEC.BAT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
installation	B-Application
of	O
Windows	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
3.2	O
requires	O
that	O
a	O
compatible	O
DOS	B-Device
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
is	O
already	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
installer	B-Application
attempts	O
to	O
detect	O
network	O
cards	O
,	O
mice	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
hardware	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
but	O
will	O
rely	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
specify	O
hardware	O
if	O
it	O
cannot	O
find	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
installation	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
started	O
either	O
manually	O
by	O
typing	O
"	O
WIN.COM	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
command	O
prompt	O
,	O
or	O
configured	O
for	O
automatic	O
startup	O
by	O
adding	O
WIN.COM	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
AUTOEXEC.BAT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
95-98	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
do	O
not	O
require	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
phase	O
of	O
setup	O
prepares	O
the	O
hard	O
disk	O
partition	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
Windows	O
by	O
formatting	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
compatible	B-Application
file	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
then	O
runs	O
scandisk	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
hard	O
disk	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
ready	O
for	O
installation	B-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
free	O
space	O
and	O
disk	O
integrity	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
will	O
copy	O
files	O
to	O
the	O
selected	O
installation	B-Application
folder	O
(	O
typically	O
C:\WINDOWS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
this	O
phase	O
is	O
finished	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
reboots	O
and	O
setup	O
resumes	O
from	O
the	O
hard	O
disk	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
requires	O
the	O
installation	B-Application
media	O
to	O
continue	O
copying	O
files	O
and	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
the	O
user	O
will	O
be	O
asked	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
product	B-Application
key	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setup	O
process	O
introduced	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.1	I-Device
remained	O
in	O
effect	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
inserts	O
the	O
installation	B-Application
media	O
,	O
initiates	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
and	O
Setup	O
loads	O
various	O
hardware	O
and	O
file-system	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
F6	B-Application
disk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
is	O
then	O
presented	O
with	O
a	O
text-based	O
interface	O
which	O
gives	O
three	O
options	O
1	O
)	O
install	O
Windows	O
,	O
2	O
)	O
repair	O
an	O
existing	O
installation	B-Application
,	O
or	O
3	O
)	O
quit	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
the	O
user	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
scroll	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
agreement	O
before	O
they	O
were	O
permitted	O
to	O
agree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
must	O
create	O
or	O
select	O
a	O
partition	O
,	O
then	O
a	O
filesystem	O
(	O
either	O
NTFS	B-Application
or	O
FAT	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
text-based	O
phase	O
of	O
Setup	O
is	O
finished	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
reboots	O
and	O
starts	O
a	O
graphical	O
phase	O
of	O
setup	O
from	O
the	O
hard	O
disk	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
reinsert	O
the	O
installation	B-Application
media	O
,	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
product	B-Application
key	I-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
it	O
continues	O
copying	O
files	O
and	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
up	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
except	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Home	O
Edition	O
,	O
prompt	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
enter	O
an	O
Administrator	O
password	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Recovery	O
Console	O
is	O
included	O
to	O
repair	O
damaged	O
installations	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
subsequent	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
all	O
utilize	O
Windows	O
Preinstallation	O
Environment	O
(	O
Windows	O
PE	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
installation	B-Application
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
PE	O
features	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
with	O
mouse	O
support	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
requiring	O
a	O
text-only	O
phase	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
F6	B-Application
disks	I-Application
has	O
been	O
improved	O
to	O
provide	O
support	O
for	O
computers	O
without	O
floppy	O
drives	O
;	O
the	O
loading	O
of	O
drivers	O
from	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
and	O
USB	O
flash	O
drives	O
is	O
now	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
installing	O
Windows	O
onto	O
FAT	B-Application
partitions	I-Application
has	O
been	O
dropped	O
;	O
Windows	O
must	O
be	O
installed	O
onto	O
an	O
NTFS	B-Application
partition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
secondary	O
installer	B-Application
known	O
as	O
the	O
Upgrade	O
Assistant	O
,	O
replacing	O
Windows	B-Application
Setup	I-Application
for	O
upgrade	O
installations	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
to	O
be	O
simpler	O
and	O
faster	O
than	O
previous	O
installation	B-Application
methods	O
,	O
it	O
analyses	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
for	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
purchase	O
,	O
download	O
,	O
and	O
install	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
migrate	O
files	O
and	O
settings	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Windows	O
installation	B-Application
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
a	O
clean	O
install	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Setup	I-Application
is	O
still	O
used	O
when	O
booting	O
from	O
installation	B-Application
media	O
.	O
</s>
