# Installation

DevFeed: [Installation](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/installation-33067.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://reactos.org/installation/>)

Published: 2019-08-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/front-page-on-reactos-website.md>)

Topics: [ReactOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reactos.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

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## AI overview

This ReactOS installation guide compares the process with installing Windows XP and lists startup pointers and configuration options, including DEBUGPORT output destinations and settings such as BAUDRATE, IRQ, PROFILE, MAXMEM, NOGUIBOOT, FIRSTCHANCE, and MININT.

## Source excerpt

Installing ReactOS is very much like installing Windows XP. However, due to it still undergoing heavy development, a few pointers are helpful when first getting started. To specify output device use DEBUGPORT option. If DEBUGPORT is not specified output by default goes to COM1. Format: DEBUG Format: DEBUGPORT=[SCREEN|BOCHS|GDB|PICE|COM1|COM2|COM3|COM4|COM:|FILE|MDA] Any one of the following values may set: It is permitted to use several DEBUGPORT options, but for ports of the same class, for example, COM ports, only the last one will be used for output.