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

How to Share File and Printer in a Computer Network?

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How to Share File and Printer  in a Computer Network? Preliminary steps Create an IP address Configurate the IP address Set Windows firewall settings Set up a home or small office network *Turn off Firewall* Firewall              A firewall is software used to maintain the security of a private network. Firewalls block unauthorized access to or from private networks and are often employed to prevent unauthorized Web users or illicit software from gaining access to private networks connected to the Internet. A firewall may be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination of both.A firewall is recognized as the first line of defense in securing sensitive information. For better safety, the data can be encrypted.             Network Setup Wizard              Is a built-in feature of windows that let you setup a network for computers running microsoft windows operating system.     Sharing File on a Network (server) place the file

What is a network or IP Address?

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Network or IP Address-  A   network address   is an identifier for a   node   or   host   on a   telecommunications network . Network addresses are designed to be   unique identifiers   across the network, although some networks allow for   local ,   private addresses   or   locally administered addresses   that may not be unique. [1]   Special network addresses are allocated as   broadcast   or   multicast addresses . These too are not unique. In some cases, network hosts may have more than one network address; for example, each  network interface  may be uniquely identified. Further, because protocols are frequently  layered , more than one protocol's network address can occur in any particular network interface or node and more than one type of network address may be used in any one network. EXAMPLES OF NETWORK ADDRESS:  Telephone number , in the  public swithced telephone network                A   telephone number   is a sequence of digits assigned to a fixed-line