This step-by-step guide demonstrates how to install Windows 7 Ultimate. The guide is similar for other versions of Windows 7 such as Home Premium.
The best way to install Windows 7 is to do a clean install.
It is not difficult to perform a clean installation. Before you start
the installation process I recommend that you check Windows 7 System Requirements list to
ensure that your hardware is supported by Windows 7. If you don't
have Windows 7 drivers for all your hardware, it is a good idea to
download all the drivers from the hardware manufacturers website and
save all the necessary drivers on a CD-R or a USB drive before you start
the installation.
Windows 7 DVD is bootable. In order to boot from the DVD you
need to set the boot sequence. Look for the boot sequence under your
BIOS setup and make sure that the first boot device is set to
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM.
Step 1 - Place Windows 7 DVD in your
dvd-rom drive and start your PC. Windows 7 will start to boot up and
you will get the following progress bar.
Step 2 - The next screen allows
you to setup your language, time and currency format, keyboard or
input method. Choose your required settings and click next to
continue.
Step 3 - The next screen allows
you to install or repair Windows 7. Since we are doing a clean install
we will click on "install now".
Step 4 - Read the license terms and tick I accept license terms. Then click next to continue.
Step 5 - You will now be
presented with two options. Upgrade or Custom (Advanced). Since we are
doing a clean install we will select Custom (Advanced).
Step 6 - Choose where you would
like to install Windows 7. If you have one hard drive you will get a
similar option to the image below. You can click next to continue. If
you have more that one drive or partition then you need to select the
appropriate drive and click next. If you need to format or partition a
drive then click Drive options (advance) before clicking next.
Step 8 - It will go through various stages of the setup and will reboot your system few times.
Step 9 - When your PC reboots it
attempts to boot from DVD as its the first boot device. Do not press
any key during the boot prompt so Windows 7 will continue with the
installation by booting from the hard drive.
Step 10 - After the reboot your computer will be prepared for first use.
Step 11 - At this stage you need
to choose a user name and computer name. Click next to continue. The
user account you create here is the Administrator account which is the
main account for your Windows 7 that has all the privileges.
Step 12 - Choose your password and password hint just incase you forget your password and need to jog your memory.
Step 14 - Help protect your computer and improve Windows automatically. Choose Use recommended settings.
Step 15 - Review your time and date settings. Select your time zone, correct the date and time and click next to continue.
Step 16 - Select your computer's
current location. If you are a home user then choose Home network
otherwise select the appropriate option.
Step 17 - Windows will now finalize the settings for your computer and restart.
Step 18 - After the final restart Windows 7 will start to boot up.
Step 20 - After you have logged
on to Windows 7 for the first time, you will see similar desktop to the
image below. At this point you can start using your computer. However it
may not be fully configured. You need to make sure that all the
hardware is detected correctly and the necessary device drivers are
installed. This can be done from the device manager.
Step 21 - To go to device manager click - Start Menu -> Control Panel -> System and Security -> System -> Device Manager.
You will see all your hardware listed as shown on the image below. You
need to check if you have any yellow exclamation marks next to the
name of the devices, similar to "Multimedia Audio Controller" on the
image below. This indicates that the driver has not been installed for
this device.
At this stage you can install the driver for this device. To do so, Right Mouse click on Multimedia Audio Controller -> Update Driver Software...
Step 22 - You can choose to
"Search automatically for updated driver software" or "Browse my
computer for driver software". If you have the driver CD or if the
driver is on a USB drive then choose "browse my computer for driver
software". Window 7 will search and install the driver from the CD or
you can locate the driver manually.
Once you have removed all the yellow exclamation
marks from the device manager your Windows 7 configuration would be
fully complete.
Step 23 - Finally check if you have successfully activated Windows 7. Click Start Menu -> Control Panel -> System and Security -> System.
You will get a window similar to the image below. Towards the bottom
you will see Windows is activated followed by your product ID. This
shows that your copy of Windows 7 is fully activated.
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