There is a trick to get Windows XP installation process much faster, only takes about 20 to 25 minutes.
Here's the trick :
• Boot the computer using the XP CD installer and follow the initial setup steps as usual.
• At the formatting step , select Quick format (NTFS or FAT32)
• The computer will restart and will start the installation process on GUI mode (Graphical User Interface), from here we start the trick.
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