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7 Install Guide |
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After many requests for this information,
I have drafted this general guide to help.
Take note: Regardless of flavor of Windows
7 or if it is 32/64-bit that you will be installing, the
steps listed here are the same. The only difference would
be which product key is entered to determine which flavor
of 7 is installed.
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| Important Information |
| This guide assumes a "clean"
installation and not an "upgrade" from a previous
OS. Ensure that you backup all of your important files (documents,
music, etc) to CD/DVD/another hard drive before following
these steps.
If you are using Hard Disks in a ACPI or RAID setup,
you will first need to download the latest Windows 7 compatible
(32-bit or 64-bit) for your particular hardware before
installing clean. Check with your chipset/hard drive controllers
manufactures web site for the latest drivers/information
before starting.
This guide is for OEM (purchased separately
from the computer) and retail versions of Windows 7. Installation
instructions specific to computers with "recovery
partitions" or recovery DVD's are very different.
Consult your manufactures instructions for details.
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Image 1.1 |
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1) Shall we begin? (Image 1.1)
After configuring the system for
booting from a DVD, the Windows Setup screen
appears.
At this point, Setup is loading the
driver files it needs to continue with installation.
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Image 1.2 |
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2) Progress Bar: (Image 1.2)
The next screen is a more graphical
progress bar indicating Windows 7 is still
working in the background.
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Image 1.3 |
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3) Option Selections: (Image 1.3)
The first options you will come across
are selections for Language, Time and currency
format, and Keyboard layout.
Make your selections by using the
pull down menus and press the Next
button.
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Image 1.4 |
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4) Install Now: (Image 1.4)
Here we have the option of repairing
a previous installation or "Install Now."
Since this is a clean installation of Windows
7 and not a repair, Install Now is the proper
choice.
Highlight the "Install Now"
button to continue to the next
screen.
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Image 1.5 |
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5)
Please Wait: (Image 1.5)
Windows 7 is working in the background.
This may take several minutes depending on
the system.
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