How to Install Windows 7 for Beginners

This article is to demonstrate the basic steps for installing Windows 7 and is aimed at beginners and above. You should check the disk does not contain valuable data before formatting or installing. Recommend to backup any data if of importance.

1 Turn your computer on then press Del or F2 (depend on your computer’s mainboard) to enter the system BIOS

2 Go to Boot menu and choose Boot From CD/DVD.

3 Press F10 to save the configuration and exit BIOS then reset your computer.

4 Insert Windows 7 DVD into your DVD drive then start up your computer, Windows 7 will be loading files.

5 Select these parts: Language to Install,Time and currency format, Keyboard or input method. Then click Next.

6 Choose Install Now if you want to install Windows 7. Choose the Windows 7 version that you want to install in 'Select the operating system you want to install' . Here we choose Windows 7 Ultimate then click next (depending on your Windows DVD, this step is an option).

7 Click 'I accept the license terms' in 'Please read the license' then click Next.

8 Choose 'Upgrade' in 'Which type of installation do you want' if you want to upgrade from an older Windows version to Windows 7, 'Custom (advance)' if you want to install a new version of Windows.

9 Choose Partition for installation, if your computer has only one hard disk, it will be easy for selection, but if it has some Partition, you will have to consider which Partition to choose.

10 Wait for Installing Windows to progress. Your computer might be restarted during the process.

11 Type you’re a user account and computer name. After click Next.

12 Type a password for your account, you can also Type a password hint to help in case of forgetting the password in the future, and then click Next.

13 Type in activation code or key for your license in Product key box if you have any. Click Next.

14 Choose how to protect your Windows. Here we choose Use recommended settings.

15 Set up your Time zone then click Next.

16 Choose an option from 3 choices: Public Network, Work Network, Home Network. Choose Home Network for using Internet at home.

Method 1 of 2: Hardware requirements

• This is minimum hardware that you need to have on your computer and should be checked in advance of installing.
  • 1 GHz CPU with 32 bits or 64 bits.
  • 1 GB Ram for 32 bits or 2 GB Ram for 64 bits.
  • 16 GB empty space hard disk for 32 bits or 20 GB for 64 bits.
  • DVD drive (if installing from a DVD).

Method 2 of 2: Some errors during Windows 7 installation

• After Windows 7 installation, if you cannot connect to Internet, please check these troubleshooting:
  • Make sure Internet cable and the modem are working properly, the connection points are not getting loose.
  • Check the network drive (normally Windows 7 automatically detects drivers).
  • Set up Windows IP if the modem doesn’t analyze it automatically (searching on Internet for how to set it up)
  • Some devices might not work such as: USB 3.0, Webcam, Bluetooth etc. then you should check the driver ok to see if it has been installed properly.