Windows 7 is the most recent of microsoft’s operative systems. There are mixed reviews about windows 7’s performance on the internet but all of them seem to agree with one point: it’s better than windows Vista.

So if you have windows vista just go ahead and install win 7. If you have XP it depends, windows XP still performs better on old computers and netbooks.

1. Insert the installation DVD and reboot your computer, press any key to boot from CD/DVD.


2. It should start loading windows files, and when it’s done you will see this:

3. Select your language and click next

4. Click “install now” and accept the license terms in the next screen.

5. Select Custom (advanced) installation, if you already have a previous windows version installed you could select upgrade, but a clean install is always better.

6. Select the disk to install windows to. Here I’d suggest going to “advanced”, delete every partition and creating a new one, your disk should look something like this:

7. In the next screen windows will copy all the necessary files, and “install features”.

8. After completing the “installing updates” step, windows will restart.

9. After restarting the computer the “completing installation” step will show up and when it’s done it will restart the computer again.

10. Almost done, windows will ask you for a few configuration options:

Enter you user name and a computer name

You can set a password for your account, this is optional as it’s not a safe way to protect your data. If you want safety you should encrypt your HD.

You can type your windows key if you have one, or leave it blank if you want to activate windows later, or hack it :6

The next step is really up to you, you can see my choice…

Set the date and time zone

And chose your loaction in order to apply a security profile

Finishing the settings…

11. Done!

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