Windows 7 can be installed on personal computers that meet the minimum hardware requirements. The installation process involves booting from the Windows 7 DVD, selecting language and time preferences, accepting license terms, selecting the drive to install to, and completing setup over multiple restarts that include file copying, expanding, and configuration. The full installation process takes some time but guides the user through each step.

1. Windows 7
Installation
By.Mark lyster M.Monsanto

2. As a technician you must be able to know the variations or options in
installing 69 an operating system that is compatible with the hardware
requirement of a personal 70 computer. Another operating system available
in the market now is the Windows 7 71 version. Now, take a tour through the
procedures in installing a Windows 7 operating 72 system. I believe, the
procedures will be very easy for you. 73
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1. Turn your computer on then press Del or F2 (depend on your computer’s
75 mainboard) to enter the system BIOS. 76
2. Go to Boot menu and choose Boot from CD/DVD.

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

5. 4. Insert Windows 7 DVD into your DVD drive
then start up your computer, 88 Windows 7
will be loading files

6. 5. Select your language, time & currency format, keyboard
or input method and 103 click Next

7. 6. Click Install now.

8. 7. Check I accept the license terms and click
Next.

9. 8. Click Upgrade if you already have a previous Windows
version 117 or Custom (advanced) if you don’t have a
previous Windows version or want 118 to install a fresh copy
of Windows 7.

10. 9. (Skip this step if you
chose Upgrade and have
only one partition)
Select 126 the drive
where you want to install
Windows 7 and click
Next. If you want to 127
make any partitions, click
Drive options
(advanced), make the
partitions and 128 then
click Next.

11. 10. It will now start
installing Windows
7. The first step,
(i.e. Copying
Windows 134 files)
was already done
when you booted
the Windows 7 DVD
so it will 135
complete instantly.

12. 11. After completing the first step, it will expand (decompress) the files
that it has 141 been copied.

13. 12. The third and fourth step will also complete instantly
like the first step.

14. 13. After that it will automatically restart after 15 seconds
and continue the setup. 153 You can also click Restart now
to restart without any delays.

15. 14. After restarting for the first time, it will continue the setup. This is
the last step 176 so it will take the most time than the previous steps.

16. 15. It will now automatically restart again and continue the setup. You can
181 click Restart now to restart without any delays.

17. 16. Type your desired user name in the text-box and click
Next. It will 203 automatically fill up the computer name.

18. 17. If you want to set a password, type it in
the text-boxes and click Next.

19. 18. Type your product key in the text-box and click Next. You can also
skip this 214 step and simply click Next if you want to type the product
key later. Windows 215 will run only for 30 days if you do that.

20. 19. Select your desired option for Windows
Updates

21. 20. Select your time and click Next.

22. 21. If you are connected to any network, it
will ask you to set the network’s 233
location.