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- Overview
- Using a Windows 7 installation Disk
- Upgrading to Windows 7
- Installing Using a Flash Drive or External Drive
- Setting Up Windows Post-Installation
- Windows 7 System Requirements
- Resources Needed
As of January 14, 2020 Microsoft is no longer supporting Windows 7, which means it will no longer receive essential security fixes. It is highly recommended that you consider upgrading to a newer version of Windows, such as Windows 10, or Windows 11, as they actually run well even on old machines.
Are you installing Windows 7? You don't need to be a professional or refer to a confusing manual in order to do so. You can install Windows 7 from a disc or flash drive. You can also upgrade to Windows 7 from an older version of Windows. Doing a clean install will wipe all the data off your computer and install Windows 7 as if it's a new computer. Doing an upgrade will keep all your data and replace an older version of Windows with Windows 7. You will need a Windows 7 product key, or purchase Windows 7 within 30 days.
The installation process will delete all data on your hard drive. It is recommended that you back up all files you want to keep before installing a new operating system. You can backup your files to another hard drive, an external hard drive, a flash drive, or a cloud-based service like Google Drive, or Dropbox.
Press the power button on your computer and then click
in the power options menu.
Depending on the make and model of your computer, pressing one of these buttons immediately after you power on your computer will enter the system BIOS.
Some computers tell you which button to press to enter the BIOS as the computer starts up.
Find your BIOS's boot options menu.
Boot up your computer as normally into your current operating system.
Check to see if your computer is compatible with Windows 7.
scans your computer to see if you can upgrade it to Windows 7.
In order to upgrade to Windows 7, you must upgrade to the same version of Windows you already have. For example, if you have Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, you can only upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium Edition. You cannot upgrade from Windows Vista Home to Windows 7 Professional.
Prepare your computer to install Windows.
Use the following steps to prepare your computer for a Windows installation:
Connect a USB flash drive to your computer.
Use a free USB port to connect a USB flash drive to your computer. The USB flash drive needs to have a minimum of 4 gigabytes of disc space.
Move any personal files off of the drive.
Make sure the flash drive has no other files on it before copying the Windows ISO file.
Download the Windows 7 Setup ISO.
An ISO file is the raw data from a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray drive. It is also known as a disk image.
Type your username and computer's name and click
The first time you start your computer after installing Windows 7, you will need to go through a setup process.
Type your password and click
If you don't want a password, leave the text boxes blank and then click
This is the password you will need to sign in to Windows using your account.
Enter your product key then click
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
USB Drive (4 GB minimum size)
Internet Connection (to download the ISO and USB extraction software)
A computer to extract the files to the USB drive on.
An existing installation of Windows (Windows XP or Vista recommended)
USB Drive (4 GB minimum size)
Internet Connection (to download the ISO and USB extraction software)
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- To begin insert the Windows 7 installation media in your computer and restart. When the your computer is booting up you’ll be asked to press any key to continue, do so to start the installation wizard.
- Choose the operating system version if you are asked to, click Next; then accept the license terms and click Next.
- Answer the question: Which type of installation do you want? Because you used an external media to start the process the upgrade option will look like is available, but it is not, if you try to select it, you’ll get an error.
- Choosing location: select the hard drive where to install Windows 7, just click Next. For this Windows How-To, I am using a new hard drive without a partition on it and I am going to be using all the unallocated space available.
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- Steps: Order a Microsoft Windows XP Setup CD from the vendor. Put the Setup CD into the drive, and press the Restart button on the computer case. Make sure the computer prompts you to press a key to start the Setup.
- Installing Windows: After your computer reboots, a Black screen will appear showing the message 'Press any key to Boot from CD...'. Press any key. Wait for a few seconds until the a Blue Screen pops up with the Title Windows Setup.
Jun 17, 2017 · Install Windows 7 on an empty disk. On a new PC or a new disk, we just need to select the disk, which should be characterized as "Unallocated Space". If we want Windows to create a single partition, we just click next. If we have a large hard drive and want to split it into two or more partitions, we must click on "Drive options (advanced)"...
Apr 28, 2010 · Beginning the Installation Process. When installing on a physical computer insert your Windows 7 DVD media into your DVD drive and reboot your computer. If you’re asked to press a key to boot ...
To create installation media, go to the software download website, where you'll find step-by-step instructions. On that website, you can select a version of Windows and create your own installation media using either a USB flash drive or a DVD. To go directly to one of the versions, select one of these links: Windows 10 (Then select Download now.)
