How to install SQL Server?

If you are wondering how to install SQL Server on your Windows XP system, then this article is for you. Please read on!

Install SQL Server on Windows XP

Windows XP support provides the instructions to help you install SQL Server on your Windows XP system.

1. Log onto your Windows XP system as administrator. To start the installation sequence, insert software CD for SQL server. If it does not start, then go to My Computer and double-click on the CD drive and then open the file setup.exe.
2. 2.      From the left side of the SQL Server Installation Center window, select Installation and choose New installation or add features to an existing installation.
3. 3.      Select the Show details button. In the Setup Support Rules window, correct any items that have been listed as Failed in the Status column. Select the OK button. In the Product Key window, enter the product key for your software and then click Next.
4. Check the box next to I accept these license terms and then select Next. To set up the support files, click on Install. In the Setup Support Rules window, make corrections to any items that have been listed as Failed in the Status column. Now select the Next button.
5. In the Setup Role window, select to install All Features with Defaults option and select the Next option. To install all the features, in the Feature Selection window, select Next.    
6. 6.      In the Installation Rules window, correct any items that have been listed as Failed in the Status column and select Next. In the Instance Configuration window, select Default instance and click on the Next button. In Disk Space Requirements, select Next button.
7. In the Server Configuration window, click on Use the Same account for all SQL Server services button and input your account name and password. Select OK and then click on the Next.
8. In the Data Engine Configuration window, select your authentication mode. If you are
   

   How to install SQL Server?

   using a mixed mode, then input your password and confirm it for the SQL Server system administrator account.  From the white pane, select the SQL Server administrators and select Next.

9. In Analysis Services Configuration, select Add Current User and then select Next.
10. In the Reporting Services Configuration and Error Reporting windows, select Next. In the Installation Configuration Rules window, correct any items that have been listed Failed in the Status column and then select the Next button.
11. In the Ready to Install window, select Install. In the Installation Progress window, click Next and then select the Close button.

If you have any queries, you can always contact Windows XP Support team. You can either dial the Windows XP support number or opt for chat support to obtain expert assistance. Good day!

icons on windows xp changed

Windows XP is known to rely on a Graphical User interface (GUI) in order to transmit and receive input from its users. When you wish to open files, you have to click on its graphical representation on the computer screen. There is no reason why you shouldn’t customize the appearance of your computer so as to suit your tastes. It is most likely that you will want to change the icon selection in Windows XP for the system as well as for your own files. The instructions given below, devised by the Windows online support team, will help you change icons on Windows XP.

Instructions

1. Commence these instructions by starting Windows in your normal fashion.
2. Following which, you need to click the Start menu. Select the “My Computer” option. You should double-click the “My Computer” desktop icon in case you have it enabled to appear on the desktop.
3. Proceed to double-click on your hard drive in order to open the directory.
4. It is then required that you locate the program for which you would like to change the associated icon. You will have to know its location on the hard drive. In case you do not know where it is, you may use the Start menu “Search” feature in order to locate it.
5. You need to right-click on the file. Click the “Properties” menu option. This opens the Properties menu for the file.
6. You have to click the “Change Icon” button. In case there is no “Change Icon” button, you are advised to create a desktop icon instead.
7. Go to the Properties menu. Right-click the file again. Select “Send to -> desktop (create shortcut).
8. Click on any one of the icons which appears in the list. In case, the icon that you want is not listed, click the “Browse” button in order to search for more options.
   

   icons on windows xp changed

9. As soon as you have chosen the icon that you would like to use, click “OK.”
10. Click “Apply” in order to confirm your changes. Click “OK” in order to close the window.
11. Wait to see if the icon changes. There are times, wherein, a lot of system resources are in use. When icons change, it might take some time for them to appear.

That concludes the instructions to change icons in Windows XP with Windows online support. For more help, contact the Windows online support center.

Well, you’re not alone in this problem. There are many who constantly get this message and this is what the Windows online support team suggests you do to fix this problem.

The Windows online support team makes this really easy with the help of an application called Video Display Troubleshooter. With the help of this application, you will be able to recall comprehensive list of video problems along with its associated symptoms and logical resolutions.

Just go through this article from the Windows online support team to find out how you can carry out this troubleshooting process.

Use the Video Display Troubleshooter says Windows online support

To start off the troubleshooting process, Windows online support asks you to go to the Start menu. Now, hit on Help and Support option and then go to the link Pick a Help Topic. Under Pick a Help Topic, Windows online support say that you ought to select the tab Fixing a Problem.

Now select Games, Sound and Video Problems and then click on Display Troubleshooter seeing on the right pane of the window.

Check for the issue that describes the video problem and then click on Next.

Now check for driver updates. For this, go to the Start menu, click on Microsoft Internet Explorer and then select Windows Update from the Tools menu.

If you’re prompted with any available updates, then Windows online support suggests that you click on the Yes tab and then select Express Install. Now select the recommended updates one by one and then click on the install button.

Once you complete this updates installation, you will be able to play videos and animations on your computer, all thanks to Windows online support.

Windows Online Support has officially stopped assisting the customer using Windows XP operating systems with software issues, driver issues and security updates issues. But people who still have a Windows XP system, can go to the Windows Online Support website to download desktop peripherals like screen savers and wallpapers. And another cool thing with XP is that users can learn how to use XP online. Users get an option to read how to navigate the parts of the operating itself, such as the Control Panel and accessibility features. XP users can also use Windows Online Support upgrade adviser tool to see if their system can handle the latest operating system.

Getting started using Windows Online Support

As the saying goes, “Practice makes perfect”, regular practicing on the operating system makes sure that you know more about XP, with every passing day.

1. Using Windows Online Support, open your Internet Explorer and go to Microsoft.com. Point your mouse over the “Windows” menu near the top and click “Windows XP” from the list.
2. Using Windows Online Support Choose the version of the operating system you have. In the “Resources” list, select “Using Windows XP”.
3. Using Windows Online Support, choose one of the tabs on the Windows XP Help. For example, click on “Setup and Maintenance” or “Security and Privacy” sections to see a different page about these problems. Other sections listed on the Windows XP site include “Networking,” “Web browsing and e-mail,” “Accessibility” and “Music and video.”
4. Using Windows Online Support, click on one of the particular sections from the “How-to Center” list on each of the Windows XP topic pages. Check and read the point by point instructional guides listed about these issues.

The “Help and Support” system comes with a search function that helps users to look for a particular subject. In order to get to this feature, simply click the “Start” button and choose “Help and Support” from the menu. Always remember, when you have a doubt, get Windows Online Support; what is it there for after all. For more help, check out my Windows Help blog.