I created this guide to install Windows 7 because I noticed that many people have the impression that the installation of an operating system is a complicated process that can only be achieved by IT specialists. No way! Today, through this illustrated guide, I will demonstrate that I'm right when I say that any person able to keep a mouse in hand, you can install any version of Windows, released after Windows XP.
1.1 Installation Manual Windows 7: the installation
They might already have the DVD that contains installation kit Windows 7, but if you do not have it, using an ISO image to disc, you can turn any USB drive into an installation environment. To do this, I recommend you follow the instructions in the article " How to install Windows 7 from USB ".
Whether we use the installation DVD or USB stick, you will need to boot your computer from them. To configure the BIOS so that the computer boot from the installation media, I recommend reading the article " How to boot the computer from CD, DVD or USB stick / pendrive "before continuing.
1.2 The installation of Windows 7
After I started the computer from the installation media, you can see on the screen a text invites us to press any key to use. We do this, then expect dialog to display the first wizard to install the Windows 7 operating system.
In the first dialog box, you have to indicate the installation wizard language you want to install the operating system, the country in which we find ourselves and keyboard mapping used:
In the next step, press Install Now to continue with the installation:
Before continuing, we will inform assistant license terms Windows 7 terms that will have to accept in order to perform installation:
After accepting the license terms, the installation type, do click on the Custom (advanced):
1.3. Installation Manual Windows 7: Create partitions
Important: If you install Windows 7 on a computer where you have the operating system or any other version of Windows, skip to paragraph 1.3.3!
If we install Windows 7 on a new hard drive, in the "Where do you want to install Windows", we should see something like the example below:
If you want to install Windows 7 on the entire hard drive into a single partition, we can click the Next button. Otherwise, that is where we want to create partitions manually, we click on Drive options (advanced) to create a new partition table.
1.3.1. Installation Manual Windows 7: Create partition "C"
To display the advanced options in order to create the partition C, ie the partition that will be installed operating system and most programs in this, we click on New:
You will see a new cartridge, Size, you will need to enter the MB, the space will be allocated to it. Me I just spent 20 GB + 100 MB needed to create the system reserved partition. After determining the desired area, click the Apply button:
At that time, the assistant informs us that it will create a new partition, reserved for the system. Click on OK to confirm reading the warning and continue with the installation:
1.3.2. Installation Manual Windows 7: Create partition "D"
Returning to the window partition table, we see that, initially unallocated space were created two new partitions. Partition C and system reserved partition. To create partition D, that partition the data can be saved to avoid deleting them to reinstall your operating system, select the remaining unallocated space, then we click on New:
In the houses will be displayed after the click's, where we do not want to create another partition (rarely need it), without changing the amount of MB displayed, click the Apply button to create the partition D:
We have left only to select the first partition created that partition C, which will be installed Windows 7, then press the Next button to start the actual installation of Windows 7:
1.3.3. Installation Manual Windows 7: reinstall
Many of you will install Windows 7 on a computer that has been installed or the one where you had another OS. In this case, to keep the data on the data partition (identified with the letter D in most cases), you have to remove only partition that was previously installed operating system.
It's very hard to find part C of table displays wizard if you do not know the capacity, so if you are unsure, we recommend to reboot the system and write on a piece of paper capacity envisaged partition C, then resume Start the installation process up to this point.
OK! Suppose that the partition C has a capacity of 20 GB. In the partition table, we can click the partition 20 Gb »Drive options» Delete:
Select the remaining unallocated space, we click on New to create a new partition:
Then, without changing the numbers in the Size box, click the Apply button:
To install Windows 7 on the partition in the partition table, select the partition you just created and then click the Next button to start the actual installation:
Hence, to display the window in which you will be asked to enter your username and password to unlock the computer, watching without even noticing. During installation, the computer will stop and restart automatically. It's perfectly normal to happen.
When installation is complete, you will be asked to create your user account:
That's it! As you saw, the installation process is not far from one as complicated as many prefer to believe, when to achieve to use sites or persons authorized service. I say ...
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