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Monday, 23 July 2012
HOW TO INSTALL WINDOWS 8
How to Install Windows 8
In 7 Simple StepsMicrosoft has released the Windows 8 Consumer Preview so that everyone can get a sneak peek at the newest Windows operating system. Installing the Windows 8 OS to run side-by-side with your current OS can seem tricky, so we’re here to help. It’s easy to install Windows 8 if you follow these 7 simple steps.-
Step 1: Ingredients
Before you can get a first taste of Windows 8, you’ll need to prepare the following ingredients: 1 PC,
Internet connection, Windows 7, 1 blank DVD and 1 DVD burner.
Step 2: Create a Partition
To run Windows 8 side-by-side with your current operating system, you need to install Windows 8 on a separate hard drive. If you don't have a spare drive, you can divide your existing hard drive into sections and install Windows 8 on a new section. These sections of the hard drive are called “partitions”.
To create a partition, go to the Start Menu, right click on Computer, and select Manage to open the Computer Management window.
Select which hard drive to split up into partitions. Pay close attention to where you click. Click on Disk Management under the Storage category in the sidebar menu on the left. Next, right click on the hard drive you’d like to partition and select Shrink Volume. On the picture above you can see we chose to partition drive C:
Choose the amount of space to shrink for your new partition and click Shrink. We recommend having 40,000MB of space in the new partition.
Now you’ll see the new partition you created, labeled as “Unallocated”. You will soon install Windows 8 onto this Unallocated drive. Your existing OS will remain unharmed on the first partition.
Step 3: Download + Burn
Now it's time to download the Windows 8 image file (“.iso”) from the Microsoft website . Click the download link next to your language and PC architecture. If you are unsure of your PC’s architecture, choose x86. Download the image file.
To install, you’ll need to burn the image file you just downloaded onto a DVD. Insert a recordable DVD into your disc drive.Don't forget the product key
In order to install Windows 8, you'll need a valid product key. You can find it on Microsoft’s website, under the download link you used to download the image file. It'll look like this:Product Key: xxxxx- xxxxx - xxxxx - xxxxx - xxxxxWrite it down, you'll need it later.
Go to the folder where you saved the download. Right click on the .iso file you downloaded, and then click “Burn disc image”.
Check the “Verify disc after burning” check box and click Burn. It may take a few minutes until the burn is completed.
Step 4: Starting the Installation
To start the installation, you'll need to boot up from the disc you burned. Normally when a PC boots up, the operating system (e.g. Windows 7) takes charge after a few seconds and starts loading itself. During those first few seconds before your operating system loads, you typically see a text-based screen with a black background. When that screen is up, you have a chance to intervene in the normal boot up process. To boot from a disc, you’ll have to do just that. Most PC vendors have a very simple trick to achieve this, as detailed below.
But before you go interrupting the boot up process, put the disc containing the Windows 8 image into your computer drive.
Now restart your PC. While the PC is booting up, you will have to press a key to force the PC to boot from the disc before Windows loads.
Each PC vendor asks you to press a different key, but it is easy to figure out the right key for you. If you do not see a prompt on your screen during boot up directing you to a boot menu (the text-based screen described above), these are some common keys:
HP [F9], Lenovo [F12], Dell [F12], Acer [F12], ASUS [Esc] and Sony [F10].
If your vendor is not listed here, try to find the instructions on your PC before the operating system takes charge. Sometimes it disappears too quickly so you may need to restart several times to catch it.
Once your PC boots up from disc, Windows 8 installation process will begin.
Select your language preferences, and press Next.
Press Install Now.
Enter the product key you wrote down earlier and click Next.
Read the License Terms, check the “I accept” box, and press Next. We know this part can be boring and you'll be tempted to just accept it without reading. Most people probably skip it. But we checked with our lawyers and they told us we must tell you to read it, so please do. Thanks.
Select the Custom Install option (this is because you’re installing Windows 8 alongside your current OS).
Tip
If you have trouble booting from a disc, or do not see a screen with instructions on which key(s) to press, for help.Step 5: Choose a Destination
It’s time to use the partition you created in step 2. Select the drive and partition where you want to install Windows 8. This will be the “Unallocated Space” partition you created earlier. Be careful! Do not choose the partition where your old OS is installed. Install only on the newly created “Unallocated Space” partition.
Step 6: Installation Process
Windows 8 is installing.
You can watch the installation progress, it’s pretty.
The computer will automatically reboot.
Tip
From now on, when you restart your PC, you’ll have a choice of whether to log into Windows 8 (which will be the default) or into your previous operating system. Switching between them is easy - just restart your PC and choose the operating system.Step 7: Personalization
Now it’s time to personalize the Start screen. Choose a color and a name for your PC.
To keep it simple, select the Express settings option. You can always change your settings later.
If you have a Microsoft Live ID account, you can enter your email address here to link your PC to your account. By linking a Microsoft account to your PC, you will be able to sync your apps, files, and settings across all of your Windows 8 devices, which is cool.
If you don’t have an account, or you don’t have an internet connection, you can link your PC to a Live ID account later. For now, click the “Don’t want to sign in with a Microsoft account?” link at the bottom of the page.
Unlike the Microsoft account, a Local account is a user profile stored only on this PC, similar to the account you have on your current OS. Select the Local account option to continue.
Create the login information for your user account in Windows 8 on this PC. Enter a User name, Password (optional) and Password hint. Then press Finish.
The PC is finalizing your settings. Congratulations! You’ve installed Windows 8.
All Done!
Welcome to your new Windows 8 Start Screen! Want to add more tiles? Go to the Windows Store and download the free Soluto app. Explore the Soluto app to get a first taste of the amazing new Windows 8 experience.
Thursday, 10 May 2012
WINDOWS 7 INSTALLATION GUIDE
Windows 7 Installation Guide / Tutorial
Setting up your Computer & BIOS changes ( If required)
Now reboot your computer after popping in the all new Windows 7 DVD you just created in to the DVD Drive. In most cases if you do this you'll automatically boot in to the Windows 7 Installation DVD. But in some cases if the Boot device order is changed in the BIOS it may boot in to your older OS, instead of our DVD. In that case you'll need to change the BIOS settings to gt it done ( More details in a different tutorial).
Booting Up and First Installation Steps
Steps from here are pretty straight forward. Read the descriptions in each pages before clicking the Next button to avoid any disasters. IF there is options to choose in these steps you may find them with each images.
You may choose your Language options by selecting the dropdowns 'Language to install', 'Time and Currency format' and 'Keyboard or input method' here. I decided to leave everything to 'US' but it would be better for selecting the correct settings here for non-english users.
This screen is where the installation wizard begins. The install now options will leads to the advanced install options. For repairing a corrupt installation the 'Repair your computer' button located at the bottom-left can be used. For fresh installs just click the Install now button.
Tick the 'I accept the license terms' checkbox and click 'Next' to proceed.
Which type of installation do you want?
This screen provides two options, Upgrade and Custom (advanced). The upgrade option is for those who wish to upgrade an existing installation of older version of Windows to Windows 7. It is confirmed that Windows Vista can be upgraded to Windows 7 with out any issues, but Windows XP is still a problem.
We will opt for the second option here, the Custom install.
Where do you want to install Windows?
Clicking on the 'Custom' button brings the install location selection screen. In the test machine we have an un-partitioned empty disk. But in the case of a normal installation all your hard drive partitions (e.g. C:\ , D:\ etc.) will be listed here. Choose the drive as you like (a 15 GB size is recommended). Make sure the drive don't have any important data or the Windows 7 installation will wipe-out the contents of that partition. You can backup the data to another partition (e.g. for installing in D:\ drive move important files from there to say E:\ drive or to an external usb drive) for safe keeping.
Partitioning /Creating or Modifying Partitions
Click the Drive options (advanced) for advanced partition management options like 'Delete', 'Format', 'New' and 'Extend'. To create a new partition click the New button. But if you have list of partitions in the previous screen, choose the one where you are planning to install windows 7 and clickFormat. Then click 'Next' to proceed.
The 'New' option provides a text box to enter the size of the partition you wish to create in MBs. A 15 GB (15*1024 = 15360 MB) is recommended. In this case I opted for the full size of my virtual drive, i.e. 9216 MB. Click the Apply button to continue. You may be greeted with a message To ensure that all Windows features work correctly, windows might create additional partitions for system files. . This is a new feature in Windows 7 to have a small boot partition for system files. Click Okto continue.
So here we are, A new primary partition of 8.8 GB is created along with a System type partition of 200 MB. Select the partition you just created and click Next to continue.
All right, we are all set. The Windows 7 installation begins. time to grab a cup of coffee for and wait for 15 - 30 minutes for the all new OS!
Windows 7 Installation Guide / Tutorial - PART 2 (Installation)
We discussed the initial steps of Windows 7 installation in the first part of this tutorial. In this session the instillation proceeds though the series of screen shots which involves a reboot. No user interaction is required for this Part.
Windows 7 Installation Guide / Tutorial - PART 3 (Post Install Setup & Configuration)
This part of Windows 7 installation guide covers the Windows Product code (Serial key) input, Computer name setup, user account and password setup, time zone selection, Windows update configuration, location selection, Home group setup etc.
Windows 7 Installation Guide / Tutorial - PART 4 ( Windows 7 Desktop - First look, Activation, Windows update)
The Windows 7 installation is now complete and we are presented with the all new Desktop. In this session of the tutorial we are exploring a few programs, login screen, start menu, command prompt, the product Activation, Internet Explorer 8 and Windows Update.
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