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How to Install Windows 7
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".
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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.
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Step 7 - Windows 7 starts the installation
process and starts copying all the necessary
files to your hard drive as shown on the
image below.
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.
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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 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. However Windows 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.
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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.
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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 19 - Finally you have the logon 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.
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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
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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.
This procedure demonstrates how to install Windows XP Professional. The procedure to install
Windows XP home edition is very similar to the professional edition. Since Windows XP Pro is
more advanced operating system, it will be used to demonstrate the installation procedure.
The best way install Windows XP is to do a clean install. It is not difficult to perform a clean
installation. Before you perform the installation I recommend that you check Windows XP
Compatibility List to ensure that your hardware is supported by XP. If your hardware is not on
the compatibility list you can check your hardware manufactures website to download the drivers
for Windows XP. Save all the necessary drivers onto floppy disks or CD before you start the
installation.
All versions of Windows XP CD are bootable. In order to boot from CD/DVD-ROM 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/DVD-ROM. You can then perform the following steps to install
Windows XP:
Step 1 - Start your PC and place your Windows XP CD in your CD/DVD-ROM drive. Your PC
should automatically detect the CD and you will get a message saying "Press any key to boot
from CD". Soon as computer starts booting from the CD your will get the following screen:
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Step 2 - At this stage it will ask you to press F6 if you want to install a third party Raid or SCSI
driver. If you are using a an IDE Hard Drive then you do not need to press F6. If you are using a
SCSI or SATA Hard drive then you must press F6 otherwise Windows will not detect your Hard
Drive during the installation. Please make sure you have the Raid drivers on a floppy disk.
Normally the drivers are supplied on a CD which you can copy to a floppy disk ready to be
installed. If you are not sure how to do this then please read your motherboard manuals for more
information.
Step 3 - Press S to Specify that you want to install additional device.
Step 4 - You will be asked to insert the floppy disk with the Raid or SCSI drivers. Press enter
after you have inserted the disk.
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Step 5 - You will see a list of Raid drivers for your HDD. Select the correct driver for your
device and press enter.
Step 6 - You will then get a Windows XP Professional Setup screen. You have the option to do a
new Windows install, Repair previous install or quit. Since we are doing a new install we just
press Enter to continue.
Step 7 - You will be presented with the End User Licensing Agreement. Press F8 to accept and
continue
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Step 8 - This step is very important. Here we will create the partition where Windows will be
installed. If you have a brand new unformatted drive you will get a screen similar to below. In
our case the drive size is 8190MB. We can choose to install Windows in this drive without
creating a partition, hence use the entire size of the drive. If you wish to do this you can just
press enter and Windows will automatically partition and format the drive as one large drive.
However for this demonstration I will create two partition. The first partition will be 6000MB
(C: drive) and second partition would be 2180MB (E: drive). By creating two partition we can
have one which stores Windows and Applications and the other which stores our data. So in the
future if anything goes wrong with our Windows install such as virus or spyware we can re-
install Windows on C: drive and our data on E: drive will not be touched. Please note you can
choose whatever size partition your like. For example if you have 500GB hard drive you can
have two partition of 250GB each.
Press C to create a partition.
Step 8 - Windows will show the total size of the hard drive and ask you how much you want to
allocate for the partition you are about to create. I will choose 6000MB. You will then get the
screen below. Notice it shows C: Partition 1 followed by the size 6000 MB. This indicates the
partition has been created. We still have an unpartitioned space of 2189MB. Next highlight the
unpartitioned space by pressing down the arrow key. Then press C to create another partition.
You will see the total space available for the new partition. Just choose all the space left over, in
our case 2180MB.
Step 9 - Now you will see both partition listed. Partition 1 (C: Drive) 6000MB and Partition 2
(E: Drive) 2180MB. You will also have 8MB of unpartitioned space. Don't worry about that. Just
leave it how its is. Windows normally has some unpartitioned space. You might wonder what
happened to D: drive. Windows has automatically allocated D: drive to CD/DVD-ROM.
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Select Partition 1 (C: Drive) and press Enter.
Step 10 - Choose format the partition using NTFS file system.This is the recommended file
system. If the hard drive has been formatted before then you can choose quick NTFS format. We
chose NTFS because it offers many security features, supports larger drive size, and bigger size
files.
Windows will now start formatting drive C: and start copying setup files as shown on the two
images below :
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Step 11 - After the setup has completed copying the files the computer will restart. Leave the XP
CD in the drive but this time DO NOT press any key when the message "Press any key to boot
from CD" is displayed. In few seconds setup will continue. Windows XP Setup wizard will guide
you through the setup process of gathering information about your computer.
Step 12 - Choose your region and language.
Step 13 - Type in your name and organization.
Step 14. Enter your product key.
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Step 15 - Name the computer, and enter an Administrator password. Don't forget to write down
your Administrator password.
Step 16 - Enter the correct date, time and choose your time zone.
Step 17 - For the network setting choose typical and press next.
Step 18 - Choose workgroup or domain name. If you are not a member of a domain then leave
the default settings and press next. Windows will restart again and adjust the display.
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Step 19 - Finally Windows will start and present you with a Welcome screen. Click next to
continue.
Step 20 - Choose 'help protect my PC by turning on automatic updates now' and press next.
Step 21 - Will this computer connect to the internet directly, or through a network? If you are
connected to a router or LAN then choose: 'Yes, this computer will connect through a local area
network or home network'. If you have dial up modem choose: 'No, this computer will connect
directly to the internet'. Then click Next.
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Step 22 - Ready to activate Windows? Choose yes if you wish to active Windows over the
internet now. Choose no if you want to activate Windows at a later stage.
Step 23 - Add users that will sign on to this computer and click next.
Step 24 - You will get a Thank you screen to confirm setup is complete. Click finish.
Step 25. Log in, to your PC for the first time.
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Step 26 - You now need to check the device manager to confirm that all the drivers has been
loaded or if there are any conflicts. From the start menu select Start -> Settings -> Control
Panel. Click on the System icon and then from the System Properties window select the
Hardware tab, then click on Device Manager.
If there are any yellow exclamation mark "!" next to any of the listed device, it means that no
drivers or incorrect drivers has been loaded for that device. In our case we have a Video
Controller (VGA card) which has no drivers installed.
Your hardware should come with manufacturer supplied drivers. You need to install these
drivers using the automatic setup program provided by the manufacturer or you need to manually
install these drivers. If you do not have the drivers, check the manufacturers website to download
them.
To install a driver manually use the following procedure:
(a) From the device manager double click on the device containing the exclamation mark.
(b) This would open a device properties window.
(c) Click on the Driver tab.
(d) Click Update Driver button. The Wizard for updating device driver pops up as shown below:
You now get two options. The first option provides an automatic search for the required driver.
The second option allows you to specify the location of the driver. If you don't know the location
of the driver choose the automatic search which would find the required driver from the
manufacturer supplied CD or Floppy disk. Windows would install the required driver and may
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ask you to restart the system for the changes to take affect. Use this procedure to install drivers
for all the devices that contain an exclamation mark. Windows is completely setup when there
are no more exclamation marks in the device manager.
How to Install Windows 8
Windows 8 is Microsoft's latest operating system which is completely redesigned. It moves away
from the traditional interface to a completely new interface known as Metro User Interface. The
familiar start menu is now gone. Icons and windows are replaced with live tiles and magazine
styled interface. Unlike any previous versions, Windows 8 and its variation RT works across
multiple architectures and has been optimized for touch screen. So it will work on Intel based
PCs or an ARM based tablet.
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This step-by-step guide demonstrates how to install Microsoft Windows 8 Professional. You can
follow this guide if you have Windows 8 basic edition or any other version as the steps are very
similar.
The best way to install Windows 8 is to do a clean install. Before you start the installation
process I recommend that you check Windows 8 System Requirements to ensure that your
hardware is supported by Windows 8. If you don't have Windows 8 drivers for all your
hardware, it is a good idea to download all the drivers from the hardware manufacturers web site
and save all the necessary drivers on a CD/DVD or a USB drive before you start the installation.
Windows 8 Professional 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 8 DVD in your dvd-rom drive and start your PC. Windows 8 will start
to boot up and you will get the following screen with a rotating 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 8. Since we are doing a clean
install we will click on "install now".
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Step 4 - The setup process starts as shown.
Step 5 - At this stage you need to type your product key that came with your copy of Windows
8. Click next once you have entered the product key correctly.
Step 6 - Read the license terms and tick I accept license terms. Then click next to continue.
Step 7 - Choose the type of installation you want. Since you are doing a clean install you need to
click on custom.
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Step 8 - Choose where you would like to install Windows 8. If you have one hard drive you will
get an option similar to the image below. You can click next to continue then go to step 12.
If you have more than one drive or partition then you need to select the appropriate drive and
click next. At this stage you can go to step 12.
If you want to partition a large drive then do not click next. Go to step 9.
Step 9 - If you want to partition an existing drive then click new. Choose the size of the partition
and click apply.
Step 10 - Click OK to create the partition. Windows will create additional system partition which
you don't have to worry about.
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How to Install Windows 8
Step 11 - You will notice that you have 3 partitions. Partition 1 is system reserved. Leave this
partition alone. Partition 2 is 30GB primary partition that was created in the last step. The third
partition is unallocated which means it is not being used. You can however format it and use it as
a second storage drive. This can be done after windows installation is finished so I will leave it
for now.
Choose partition 2 (Primary Partition). This is where I will install Windows 8. Click next to
continue.
Step 12 - At this stage Windows starts to copy files to your hard drive and begins the
installation. This process might take a few minutes depending on your computer specification.
Now is a good time to grab yourself a coffee.
Step 13 - When all the necessary files are copied Windows 8 will automatically restart as shown.
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Step 14 - You will go through various progress bar and information messages as shown on the
following images. Windows might restart automatically second time.
Step 15 - You are now presented with "Let's go through a few basics" screen. It will
automatically select personalize option.
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Step 16 - Choose your PC name and personalize the color.
Step 17 - Here you can choose express settings or choose customize. I will choose customize to
make further customization.
Step 18 - Choose Yes, turn on sharing and connect to devices.
How to Install Windows 8
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Step 19 - Help protect and update your PC. Choose your preferred option and click next.
Step 20 - Send Microsoft info to help make Windows and apps better. Choose your preferred
options or leave the default settings. Click next to continue.
Step 21 - Check online for solutions to problem. Choose your preferred options or leave the
default settings. Click next to continue.
Step 22 - Sign in to your PC. Here you can login to your PC using a Microsoft email account
such as your hotmail account.
If you do not have a Microsoft account you can create one by clicking Sign up for a new email
address. Go to Step 23.
If you don't want to create an email account and prefer to create a local user name, click Sign in
without a Microsoft account. Go to step 24.
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Step 23 - Sign up for a new email address. If you want to create a new email account you need to
complete the form below.
Step 24 - Click local account
Step 25 - Here you can choose a local user name and password. Choose finish to continue.
Step 26 - At this stage Windows starts to finalize your settings. You will get the following
information screen as the installation moves forward.
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How to Install Windows 8
Step 27 - As Windows 8 setup progresses you are given a presentation of the new interface. Its
shows you how swiping the edge of the screen brings up the Charm bar. Using the Charm bar
you can do a search or change your settings. It also demonstrates how you can hover your mouse
on the bottom or top left corner to access the switch list. This list shows all open applications and
allows you to switch between them.
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Step 28 - Soon as the demonstration finishes windows moves into the final stages of the setup.
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Step 29 - Finally the setup process is finished and you are presented with a completely new and
unfamiliar Metro user interface. You have your most common application right in front of you.
Clicking on any tiles will launch that application. 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 30 - To go to device manager click search on charm bar on the right. Then type
devmgmt.msc. Click on the devmgmt icon on the left.
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Step 31 - 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 "Base
System Device" 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 Base
System Device -> Update Driver Software...
Step 32 - 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 8 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 8 configuration would be fully complete.
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