How much time XP professional will take to install?

India
July 27, 2010 1:36pm CST
Why i am asking this question is because usually when i tried to install this XP operating system then it needs at least 1hour 20 Minutes to install. Is it a original time or else my system taking too much of time to install? so i want clarification on this.
5 responses
SRBALAJEE05
@SRBALAJEE05 (372)
• India
27 Jul 10
Definitely not. no operating system takes such time. may be your RAM capacity be low. it usually takes around 40minutes to install XP.
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sach143_u
@sach143_u (859)
• India
27 Jul 10
What!!!! only 40 Minutes!!!!! oh my god!!!!! then i have to really think about my system again.
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SRBALAJEE05
@SRBALAJEE05 (372)
• India
27 Jul 10
just try with some other RAM. i'm sure about it as i've installed it many times not exceeding 40 to 45 minutes.
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harpreet89
@harpreet89 (723)
• India
28 Jul 10
lol....mine takes a max 15-20 minutes to install XP professional SP3.
Vick77
@Vick77 (488)
• Mexico
27 Jul 10
It depends a little on the computer itself: faster computer, faster install, but I've installed so much times windows XP and usually doesn't take more than 1 hour. In the most cases 45 minutes was enough for a complete install...
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sach143_u
@sach143_u (859)
• India
27 Jul 10
But friend it is taking about only 40 to 45 minutes means i have to think about my system so that i can save my time as well. I never think that its taking this much of time only!!!!!!
lovedude
@lovedude (4447)
• India
29 Jul 10
well it depends upon system to system.. My Desktop which was having 256 MB RAM was taking 54-56 minute to be install after upgraded RAM it takes lesser time.. while my other desktop of 2 GB RAM and C2D takes 32-34 minutes to be install. more than 1 hour is really a big time.. check your disk for scratches and also check your hard disk for corruption..
harpreet89
@harpreet89 (723)
• India
28 Jul 10
Well it depends on your system configuration. If you have a faster system, then it will take less time and for slower system, it takes more time to install. Well in my system,XP takes around 15-20 minutes to install and Windows 7 takes around 10 minutes to install(even though its far heavier than XP). While installing XP,the setup did show 1 hour few minutes remaining but after a few seconds, the progress bar speed up and the remaining time get changed to few minutes remaining. So, check your system configuration.If its old, then it will definitely take time to install.
Lord_Unseen
@Lord_Unseen (26)
• United States
27 Jul 10
It depends whether you're doing a regular format or a quick format. If you're doing a regular format, it depends on the size of your hard drive, the bigger the drive, the longer it'll take. Windows XP does not know how to format quickly, so that's probably why it's taking so long for you.