Installing Windows 7 involves 16 steps: 1. Enter the BIOS and select booting from the Windows 7 DVD. 2. Insert the Windows 7 DVD and start up the computer to begin loading files. 3. Select language and other preferences then click next to continue installation. 4. Accept the license terms and select whether upgrading or fresh installing Windows 7.

1. INSTALLING WINDOWS 7

2. 1. Turn your computer on then press Del or F2 (depend on your computer’s 75 mainboard) to enter the system BIOS.
2. Go to Boot menu and choose Boot from CD/DVD.
Figure 87. Boot Menu

3. 3. Press F10 to save the configuration and exit BIOS then reset your computer. 84
Figure 88. Save configuration settings 87

4. 4. Insert Windows 7 DVD into your DVD drive then start up your computer,
Windows 7 will be loading files.
Figure 89. Windows 7 loading files and Start up

5. 5. Select your language, time & currency format, keyboard or input method and 103 click Next.
Figure 90. Language, Time and Currency Set- up

6. 7. Check I accept the license terms and click Next.
Figure 92. License Terms Agreement

7. 8. Click Upgrade if you already have a previous Windows version or Custom (advanced) if you don’t have a
previous Windows version or want to install a fresh copy of Windows 7.
Figure 93. Windows 7 Options for Installation

8. 9. (Skip this step if you chose Upgrade and have only one partition) Select the drive where you want to install
Windows 7 and click Next. If you want to make any partitions, click Drive options (advanced), make the partitions
and then click Next.
Figure 94. Drive Options

9. 10. It will now start installing Windows 7. The first step, (i.e. Copying Windows files) was already done when you
booted the Windows 7 DVD so it will complete instantly.
Figure 95. Windows 7 Starts Installation

10. 11. After completing the first step, it will expand (decompress) the files that it has been copied.
Figure 96. Expanding Windows Files

11. 12. The third and fourth step will also complete instantly like the first step.
Figure 97. Installing Features and Updates

12. 13. After that it will automatically restart after 15 seconds and continue the setup. You can also click Restart now to
restart without any delays
Figure 98. Restart to Continue Installation

13. 14. After restarting for the first time, it will continue the setup. This is the last step so it will take the most time than the
previous steps.
Figure 99.Completing Installation

14. 15. It will now automatically restart again and continue the setup. You can click Restart now to restart without any
delays.
Figure 100.First Start Up

15. 16. Type your desired user name in the text-box and click Next. It will automatically fill up the computer name.
Figure 101.Software Personalization

16. 6. Click Install now.
Figure 91. Install Now