How much time ur pc take to install xp ?

Hi Friends ,

I know how much time it take to install an os ( xp,98 and all )

but I want to what is a minimum time ?

different configuration , different time

super pc = less time

so guys pls give ur time it take to install xp and ur configuration ?

so we can figure it out what is the minimum time ( or best pc ) ?

HEY COMMON ANSWER IT

I FORGOT TO TELL MINE :-

Took around 30 mins

e4300
1 gb ddr2 ram
pata hard-disk ( seagate = 40 gb ) 5200 rpm

installing xp? 30 minutes.
Installing drivers, applications, configuring domain, backup policies, email clients and restoring backups? 5 hours. :-(

ilugd said:
installing xp? 30 minutes.
Installing drivers, applications, configuring domain, backup policies, email clients and restoring backups? 5 hours.

This is where Norton Ghost gets me out of trouble

Installing + Drivers + Common Apps + Setings in under 10 minutes

for XP installation only around .... 12-15 mins.....
with all the drivers and stuff.... around 30 mins....

config :- P4 2.8 HT, 1.24 GB RAM

ilugd said:
installing xp? 30 minutes.
Installing drivers, applications, configuring domain, backup policies, email clients and restoring backups? 5 hours.

5 hrs?? How many application do you install?

Mine:

Xp + SP2 (integrated) - 20 min
Drivers + WindowBlinds + Firewall + AV + Opera - 30 min

Rest of the application, like Photoshop etc I install when I require.
Usually my PC becomes usable in 1 hr. I don't why people require so much time.

M

with every software installation it take 1h5 mints

I Am Asking Only Xp
So Least Here Is 15 Mins ............

Can It Be Just 15 Mins

20 mins ...

Acronis true image - 6 minutes and my brand new fully loaded XP is ready.
hehe.
No that is fast, beat that...

arnd 20 mins

~Phenom~ said:
Acronis true image - 6 minutes and my brand new fully loaded XP is ready.
hehe.
No that is fast, beat that...

good but not a ghost or acronis image

just xp from cd fresh install ..

here allmost says near 20 mins

so why does my pc take so time with a good config like:-

c2d e4300
1 gb ddr2 ram
seagat pata hard-disk 40 gb ( 5200 rpm )

is this bcoz of my hard-disk .

20-25 minutes

lets see,
I install the drivers after pulling it up from the backup server. Takes about 1/2 hour
I install .net 1, .net 2, javasdk, directx etc for another 1/2 hour
Install 7zip, ashampoo burning rom, klite codec, office, filezilla ftp client, etc - 1 hour (loads of them, like vlc, typing tutors, coreldraw and pagemaker where appropriate etc)
Installing outlook 2003 and configuring for our exchange server, like 1/2 hour
Downloading the exchange offline folder - lots of time.
the use ashampoo optimizer to remove unwanted services etc and cleaning registry - 1/2 hour
I don't know why it takes 5 hours but it does.
Also i have a software called paragon magic that is free, but i don't really know how to use it.

ilugd said:
lets see,
I install the drivers after pulling it up from the backup server. Takes about 1/2 hour
I install .net 1, .net 2, javasdk, directx etc for another 1/2 hour
Install 7zip, ashampoo burning rom, klite codec, office, filezilla ftp client, etc - 1 hour (loads of them, like vlc, typing tutors, coreldraw and pagemaker where appropriate etc)
Installing outlook 2003 and configuring for our exchange server, like 1/2 hour
Downloading the exchange offline folder - lots of time.
the use ashampoo optimizer to remove unwanted services etc and cleaning registry - 1/2 hour
I don't know why it takes 5 hours but it does.
Also i have a software called paragon magic that is free, but i don't really know how to use it.

Why dont you use Softwares like Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image - why do repetitive work

20 min XP .. 30 min Vista

12 mins VISTA

installation of an OS will take more or less same time with our systems, as one may have P4 1.8 with 512MB DDR where as one may E6600 with 3/4GB ram...

but the HDD are more or less the same... !! 7200 RPM (though SATA-II is fast but not enough fast to alter the installation time by a huge margine)

25-30 Minutes from CD

15 Minutes from DVD (unattended)

clmlbx said:
is this bcoz of my hard-disk .

Yup. Your HD is too slow, doesn't make justice to your c2d. Change that and you will see considerable speed improvement.

20 min from CD.

exactly 17 mins

S

It generally take about 35-40 mins for me to install Win XP. For Win 98 it is usually very fast about 15-17 mins. (My PC is nearly 4 years old!!!)

mine is very specific.... it always takes... 39 MINUTES .. ya believe me guys... my pc is very consistent even though it is being tortured by me almost 20 hrs a day...

39 minutes? is that 39:00 or a bit more? ;-)

A

25-30 min whether its 512mb ram or 1gb ram

All specs are for my machine only.

2003 SP1 Only:
If from hard disk, then 15-20 minutes.
If from CD/DVD, about 20-25 minutes.

XP SP2 Only:
If from hard disk, then 12-15 minutes confirmed.
If from CD/DVD, about 20-25 minutes.

98SE Only:
If from hard disk, then about 7-10 minutes.
If from CD/DVD, about 10-15 minutes.

Installation of SP2 later on a non-SP XP version takes about 7-10 minutes on my machine.

How so accurate u guys may say!!
Well, I've experienced 1 HDD crash, 2 faulty HDD's in past 4 months.
Plus 6 Windows reinstallations (2 each).

guys pls give ur config .

specially all u says 12-15 mins

Windows XP SP2 Installation takes in less 12mins in while using virtual PC :lol:

where as Host os Took more than 20 to 25mins while installing :lol:

considering both are installed from CD

My PC,

E6600
P5N-E SLi
6200 LE 128MB
3 GB DDR-II 667 Transcend
80GB PATA

:lol:

clmlbx said:
guys pls give ur config .

specially all u says 12-15 mins

AMD Athlon64 3200+ (2.01 GHZ)
MSI K8N Neo2-FX
1 GB DDR-RAM @ 400 MHZ
Sony DRU-800A DVD-RW (ATA-66, Second. Mast.)
Sony CRX-320E Combo (ATA-33, Second. Slave)
MSI GeForceFX 5200-T128 AGP
Samsung 80 GB 7200 RPM IDE (ATA-133, Prima. Mast.).
Using 80-pin IDE cables/ribbons on both IDE ports.
Turned off unused ports & peripherals from BIOS.

M

Max 1 hour and all done
all the essentials,my faviorate applications and drivers.
on
AMD 3000+,A8N-E,6200TC,160GB SATA,Sony DVD RW
and yes a good mouse.

Choto Cheeta said:
My PC,

E6600
P5N-E SLi
6200 LE 128MB
3 GB DDR-II 667 Transcend

Man, u must be filthy rich for having installed "3 GB DDR-II 667 Transcend" RAM.

5 minutes. I just paste my XP Disk image using Acronis True Image

@g_goyal2000

Really not... and i bet that when u bought that 1 GB of urs, it costed more than mine :lol:

as what happend is, I sent my frnds to pick up 1 Extra GB of RAM for me, after few days of the intial system purchase, and they found that 1GB DDR-II 667MHz is there for just Rs. 2100 and they took another for me :lol:

@gx_saurav

Woah !!!

as with Norton Ghost it takes just 2 mins MAX for me to restore my WinXP and All software about 5.56GB Ghost image

but tell na what is the actual WinXP installation time

rather than Restoreing images :lol:

25 minutes

& then long lengthy time of configuring all applications on it.

Choto Cheeta said:
@g_goyal2000

Really not... and i bet that when u bought that 1 GB of urs, it costed more than mine

as what happend is, I sent my frnds to pick up 1 Extra GB of RAM for me, after few days of the intial system purchase, and they found that 1GB DDR-II 667MHz is there for just Rs. 2100 and they took another for me

Damn. I bought one 512 MB DDR-I 400 MHZ stick for 2600/-.

g_goyal2000 said:
Damn. I bought one 512 MB DDR-I 400 MHZ stick for 2600/-.

Ha Ha Ha !!!

Its like I told u so

what can i do as they fit in to my budget therefore went for 3GB...

anyway in near future I will make that either 2 or 4 as right now i cant work in Dual Channel mode, and 4GB is the Likely option for me, as I like to work with VPC a lot now days, and while running 3/4/5 OSes one would need some heavy RAM :lol:

A

g_goyal2000 said:
Damn. I bought one 512 MB DDR-I 400 MHZ stick for 2600/-.

when I bought it was 3600/-

installing xp around 25 min...

with drivers and all stuff... 2-3 hours..

after changing my har-disk

xp :- 20 mins

vista :- less then 15 mins

now it looks good

I don't remember how much time did Vista Ultimate take cos I've installed it just once, and that too about 2 months ago, after which I instantly formatted it & installed XP over it (didn't like it much).
But I think it too about 20-25 minutes from 4x DVD for Vista.