TIPS: How to Install your Window 7 (CLICK HERE)

For many users, setting up Windows 7 will be a simple case of slotting in the installation disc and following the prompts. But according to www.pcmag.com, there are a few steps you should take and decisions you need to make before and during the process.
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Check your machine’s specs
The first thing to do is check whether your desktop or laptop PC is capable of running Windows 7. If it’s already running Vista with acceptable performance, then the answer is yes. Officially, you need at least a 1-GHz CPU and 1GB RAM, but testers of the OS have successfully got it running on machines as out of date as a 266-MHz Pentium II with 96MB of RAM. Go ahead and try that kind of thing if you want; just don’t use your licence key on that type of machine. It may run, but you’ll spend a lot of time waiting for it, and it won’t display the glassy new Aero interface and enhancements.
If you’re unsure whether your current system can run Windows 7, download and run Microsoft’s Upgrade Advisor to assess your hardware’s capabilities. The advisor actually checks a lot more than the basic system requirements, and it lists every piece of hardware and software you have installed at the bottom of its report.

Choose an edition
There are lots of different editions of Windows 7, but there are only three you can buy: Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate. For most people, Home Premium will make the most sense. If your company decides to upgrade, Professional supports domain joining, network backup, and XP emulation. Ultimate includes everything in both other versions, and adds BitLocker encryption.
The key thing to consider here is that you have to do a clean installation—without the ability to carry your apps along—if you move from one level of Vista to another level of Windows 7, say from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional. The exception is Windows 7 Ultimate, which will let you perform an in-place upgrade from any level of Vista—as long as you don’t change whether you’re using the 32- or 64-bit version.

Choose 64-bit or 32-bit
Any computer manufactured in the last few years will probably have a 64-bit capable CPU. The rule of thumb is that if you have, or intend to install, more than 3GB of memory on your PC, you have to choose 64-bit Windows.
And don’t worry about your old 32-bit programs—compatibility features inside Windows allow most of these to run in the 64-bit OS, the exceptions generally being antivirus software and hardware drivers. One significant holdback, however, is Adobe’s Flash: If you run the 64-bit version of Internet Explorer that comes with Windows 7, you won’t be able to view Web sites that use Flash. But there’s an easy fix: Run 32-bit IE for those sites until Adobe gets with the programme.


Back up your data
 You have to back up your data because if the power should go out, you could end up losing a lot of stuff.
Choose upgrade or custom
 The Upgrade option will only be available if you’re moving from Vista. If your machine has never had Windows installed on it before, just go ahead and choose Install.
Choosing Custom gives you a lot of options not available from Upgrade, like formatting and partitioning your hard disk. Custom is the same thing as ‘clean installing’ and you will have to reinstall your apps when you choose this option.   You must start up from the installer disc; you cannot run the installer from within Windows for this type of installation to work.


Run Windows easy transfer
 If you’re not choosing the Upgrade option, then run Windows easy transfer. This will copy and later restore documents, media such as digital photos and videos, and settings, but not programmes.


Update, run, and disable your antivirus software
To be on the safe side, update your antivirus.


Make sure you’re connected to the Internet
At one point, the installation process will attempt to retrieve any updates from Microsoft’s servers—it’s a good idea to be connected to the Internet.


Start installation
After the backup, start the installation. If you’re doing an upgrade from Vista, you insert the disc while the PC is running. But if you’re doing a Custom install, restart the system with the disc in the drive. Make sure you’ve chosen the correct 32- or 64-bit disc and power up the system. You may need to hit a function key and then hit any key in order to boot from the DVD drive. On some machines, like netbooks, if you’re installing from an external drive, you may have to run Settings to get the computer to boot from it.

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