Here are some of my Windows installation settings. See also: **Installation Order**, Driver Installation Settings, Operating System Settings, Operating System Installation Times, Operating System Requirements, Operating System Startup Times.
Comments
Windows XP support ended April 8th, 2014.
With FS laptop, check the time zone after Windows installation.
With FS laptop I can only install East Asian language files after initial Windows XP installation
Control Panel: Regional and Language Options: Languages: Install files for East Asian Languages
- D:\OS\ENG\I386\LANG
- D:\OS\ENG\I386
From the list below, select a file system for the new partition
Format the partition using the NTFS file system
Regional Options
Standards and formats: [Finnish]
Location: [Finland]
Numbers
Decimal symbol: [,]
No. of digits after decimal: [2]
Digit grouping symbol: [ ]
Digit grouping: [123 456 789]
Negative sign symbol: [-]
Negative number format: [-1,1]
Display leading zeroes: [0,7]
List separator: [;]
Measurement system: [Metric]
Digit substitution: [None]
Currency
Currency symbol: [€]
Positive currency format: [1,1 €]
Negative currency format: [-1,1 €]
Decimal symbol: [,]
No. of digits after decimal: [2]
Digit grouping symbol: [ ]
Digit grouping: [123 456 789]
Time
Time format: [H:mm:ss]
Time separator: [:]
AM symbol: []
PM symbol: []
Date
When a two-digit year is entered, interpret it as a year between:
[1930] and [2029]
Short date sample: [16.2.2011]
Short date format: [d.M.yyyy]
Date separator: [.]
Long date sample: [16. helmikuuta 2011]
Long date format: [d. MMMM'ta 'yyyy]
Languages
Text services and input languages:
Default input language: [Finnish - Finnish]
[ ] Extend support of advanced text services to all programs
[x] Turn off advanced text services
Supplemental language support:
[x] Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai) (10 MB)
[x] Install files for East Asian languages (230 MB)
Advanced
Language for non-Unicode programs: [English (United States)]
Code page conversion tables: select all
Advanced Key Settings
Switch between input languages: (None)
Date and Time Settings
Time Zone: [(GMT +02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius]
[x] Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes
Networking Settings
(*) Typical settings
Help protect your PC
(*) Not right now (I want to make updates manually first)
Next
1) install Linux as second operating system immediately after installing Windows (if using multiple OSs)
2) install drivers and applications for Windows that came with the computer/devices
3) install antivirus and firewall programs for Windows
4) update Windows
Comments
Before installing Windows 7, remove all partitions from hard drive with Linux installation disc (without installing Linux yet) or Windows 7 may install another Windows 7 partition to the same hard drive.
Remove Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro and D-Link DGE-528T before installing Windows 7 and Blackmagic/D-Link drivers for Windows 7.
Locale settings
Language to install: [English]
Time and currency format: [Finnish (Finland)]
Keyboard or input method: [Finnish]
Installation location
Before deleting all existing partitions and creating a Windows partition the partition list looks something like this:
Name Total size Free Space Type
Disk 0 Unallocated Space 931.5 GB 931.5 GB
After deleting all existing partitions and creating a Windows partition (approximately 700 GB for Windows and 300 GB for Linux) the partition list looks something like this:
Name Total size Free Space Type
Disk 0 Partition 1: System Reserved 100.0 MB 86.0 MB System
Disk 0 Partition 2 683.5 GB 683.5 GB Primary
Disk 0 Unallocated Space 247.9 GB 247.9 GB
Comments: I have problems partitioning Wings desktop with Linux, so I use Windows 7 to create a partition for Windows and leave free space for Linux.
Automatic updates
(*) Ask me later
Time zone
[(UTC+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius]
[x] Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Saving Time
Next
1) install Linux as second operating system immediately after installing Windows (if using multiple OSs)
2) start Internet Explorer 8: "Welcome to Internet Explorer 8" (and maybe also Windows Media Player). Allow popups (helps installation of drivers).
3) install drivers and applications for Windows that came with the computer/devices
4) Windows Experience Index
5) install antivirus and firewall programs for Windows
6) disable Windows Defender
7) update Windows
8) update Linux
Last modified: December 25th, 2014
Author: Tomi Häsä (tomi.hasa@gmail.com)
URL: http://sites.google.com/site/tomihasa/windows-installation-settings