Conipleting the Setup Wizard
After running the text~based portion of the Setup program, complete the Setup
Wizard by performing the following steps:
1. Click Customize to change regional settings, if necessary. The settings are
described in the following table.
Setting Dcscription
Current System Locale Affects how programs display dates, times, currency,
and numbers. Choose the locale that matches your location, for example, French (Canada).
Current Keyboard Layout Accommodates the special characters and symbols
used in different languages. Your keyboard layout determines which characters appear when you press keys on the keyboard.
2. Type your name and organization.
3. Type the product key.
4. Type the Computer name and a password for the local Administrator
account. The local Administrator account resides in the SAM of the
Computer, not in Active Directory. If you will be installing in a doma i n, you
need either a pre-assigned Computer name for which a domain account has
been created, or the right to create a Computer account within the doma i n.
To increase security on your network, it is recommended that you reąuire complex passwords that are hard for anyone else to guess. For best
practices in password policies, see Module 9 . Configuring Microsoft
Windows XP Professional to Operate in Microsoft Networks, in Course
2272B, Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional.
5.Select the datę, time, and tirae zonę settings.