Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Windows 7 Installation Steps



If you are upgrading your operating system from Windows XP to Windows 7, or you want to perform a clean installation to Windows 7 follow these steps.


Before you start installing Windows 7 make sure your First Boot Device is set to CD/DVD, for Windows DVD to start when you start computer for installation to begin. 


How To Change First Boot Device

1) Turn on your computer, Press Del or F2 button to enter Bios
2) Choose Advanced Bios settings to change 1st Boot Device to CD/DVD
3) Save changes then Exit


Windows 7 Installation

1) Place Windows DVD in DVD drive

2) Press any key when prompted to ( Press any key to boot from CD)

3) Then you will need to choose your Language, Time and Currency Format, Keyboard input method. Click Next

4) Click Install Now

5) Accept License terms, then click Next

6) Choose Custom (Advanced) Install, to format your hard drive and install new Windows version

7) Now Windows will ask you where do you want to install Windows. Click on Drive option(advanced)

8) If you have a new hard drive, which will appear as Unallocated Space, Click on New

9) Click Apply then Next 
10) If your hard drive is not new. Then choose the partition you want to install Windows on, which will be the C partition which old version of Windows is installed on. Again Click on Drive option (advanced), Then click on Format, then OK 

11) Windows will start installing files, this takes several minutes

12) Windows will reboot two or three times. DO NOT press on any key while it's rebooting

13) Then you will get Completing Installation, again do not press on any key

14) Now Choose a Computer and Username, Then click Next

15) Now Enter your Product Key which comes with your Windows DVD, Then Click Next 

16) Choose Recommended Settings

17) Choose your Time Zone and Date, Click Next

18) Now select your computer current location, which is usually Home Network 

19) Now you successfully installed windows 7, Hope you liked this tutorial 




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