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How to install windows 7
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Following are the steps for the Installation of window 7
STEP 1: Boot from Windows 7 DVD. The first step is to place your Windows 7 DVD into the
DVD tray and boot the machine. Your computer needs to be configured to boot from DVD.This is done via BIOS. On most computers, the BIOS menu can be accessed by pressing
either the F2 or Del keys while the machine is booting.
STEP 2: Once you have completed this stage, Windows 7 will start loading. If you see the
below image, you're doing well so far.
STEP 3: After a few moments, you will reach the installation menu. Now you have to choose
the language and the keyboard.
STEP 4: Now you will be taken to the Install now menu. We have already prepared for the
installation, so you can click Install now and proceed.
STEP 5: The next step is to accept the license agreement.
STEP 6: After this, you will have to decide whether you want to Upgrade an existing
installation or perform a Custom (advanced) installation, which is basically creating a new copy
of Windows. Recommended you are to install a new copy. Fresh installations are always
better. Your machine starts in a pristine state and does not rely on old leftovers.
STEP 7: Partitioning: The next step is to choose where you want to install Windows 7. This is
probably the most important part of the entire installation, so you need to be very careful here
and make the right choices.
STEP 8: We will create a new partition. According to official system requirements, Windows 7
needs 16 GB of free space. However, you can do with less. The minimum recommended
space for a partition where you want to place Windows 7 is 10350MB. Eventually, the
installation itself will take approx. 7GB.
STEP 9: Windows 7 installer will now tell you that it will have to create an additional partition
for the core system files. This will be a small primary partition ahead of your newly created
one.
STEP 10: We now have a system partition and a primary partition, plus some free space. In
purely technical terms, there is no such thing as a partition of the type system. There are only
two types of partitions: primary and logical. The above-mentioned partition is a primary
partition.
In total, there can only be up to four primary partitions on any physical disk. Windows 7, by
itself, creates and uses at least two primary partitions. If we created another partition in the
free space, it would too, become a primary partition.
STEP 11: Recommendation Use a third-party partitioning tool to create a partition layout
beforehand. This will allow you to place Windows 7 files on a logical partition, saving yourself
the precious commodity of wasting primary partitions on what is essentially non-system data.If you're using ONLY Windows 7 to create a partition layout on your system, then you should
just create a partition with a sufficient size to hold the Windows 7 data files and nothing else.
STEP 12: Begin installation if you're comfortable with your setup, highlight the created
partition and click Next. Windows 7 will be installed on this partition. Depending on your
hardware, this can take some time. My testing shows approx. 30-40 minutes.
STEP 13: During the installation, your computer may restart several times. Let it be.
User settings eventually, you will be asked to provide your username and a computer name.
You will also have to password-protect your account. This is most advisable. You should opt
for a strong password.
STEP 14 Activation: The next step is to activate your Windows. Grab your key and type it
here.
STEP 15 Updates: You will be asked to configure your updates. You can choose either setting
you like. However, I recommend you configure this choice later, after Windows 7 is installed
and running properly.
STEP 16 Time zone: Configure your time zone:
STEP 17 Network Location: Your location will determine the firewall settings for your newly
installed Windows 7. You have three choices: home, work or public network. Home and work
networks are supposed to be trusted, so you should not experience any problems adding other
machines to your group or sharing data with them.
However, the public network is meant to be untrusted. So if you have installed Windows 7 in,
let's say, Internet cafe, then you should choose the third option.
Window 7 has been installed.
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