ఆదివారం, సెప్టెంబర్ 25, 2011

WINDOWS 7,INSTALLATION METHOD


ALL ABOUT WINDOWS 7


WINDOWS 7

 Windows 7: is the latest release of Microsoft Windows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, net books, tablet PCs, and media center PCs. Windows 7 was released on July 22, 2009 and reached general October 22, 2009

Windows 7 features: touch and handwriting recognition, support for virtual hard disks, improved performance on multi-core processors, improved boot performance, Direct Access, and kernel improvements. Many new items have been added to the Control Panel, including Clear Type Text Tuner, Display Color Calibration Wizard, Gadgets, Recovery, Troubleshooting, Workspaces Center, Location and Other Sensors, Credential Manager, Biometric Devices, System Icons, and Display.

Windows 7 for developers: new networking API with support for building SOAP-based web services in native code

WINDOWS 7 EDITIONS:  AVAILABLE IN SIX (06) DIFFERENT EDITIONS

Ø      Starter edition has been designed and marketed for lower cost notebooks,
Ø      Home Basic for emerging markets,
Ø      Home Premium for normal home users,
Ø      Professional for businesses,
Ø      Enterprise for larger businesses and corporations, and
Ø      Ultimate for enthusiasts

WINDOWS 7 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:                  

Architecture
32-bit
64-bit
Processor
1 GHz x86 processor
1 GHz x86-64 processor
RAM
1 GB – 2 GB
2 GB – 200 GB
Graphics Card
DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver model 1.0
DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver model 1.0
Hard Disk
16 GB of free disk space
20 GB of free disk space
Optical Drive
DVD drive
DVD drive

Windows 7 designed: to work with today's multi-core processors. All 32-bit versions ofWindows 7 can support up to 32 processor cores, while 64‑bit versions can support up to 256 processor cores. Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate allow for two physical processors, providing the best performance on these computers. Windows 7Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premium will recognize only one physical processor.

Step by Step Installation of Windows 7


HOW TO INSTALL WINDOWS 7

Step-by-step guide how to install Windows 7

Note: The best way to install Windows 7 is to do aclean install. 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 manufacturer’s 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(02) 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. 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 7 - Windows 7 starts the installation process and starts copying all the necessary files to your hard drive 

Step 8 - It will go through various stages of the setup and will reboot your system few times. 

AFTER SYSTEM RESTARTS 

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. ClickNEXT 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 in case you forget your password and need to jog your memory.

Step 13 - You can now type the product key that came with Windows 7 and click next. If you do not enter the product key you can still proceed to the next stage. HoweverWindows 7 will run in trial mode for 30 days. You must therefore activate Windows within 30 days otherwise you can not access your computer after 30 days.
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. 

WINDOWS 7 LOG ON SCREEN 
Step 19 - Finally you have the log on screen. Just type your password and press enter or click on the arrow to logon to Windows 7 for the first time.

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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