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Global Open Versity, Vancouver Canada Step-by-Step Windows 7 Installation v1.0

January 2008, Kefa Rabah, Global Open Versity, Vancouver Canada

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Global Open Versity

Systems Integration Hands-on Labs Training Manual

Step-by-Step Windows 7 Installation

Kefa RabahGlobal Open Versity, Vancouver Canada

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Table of Contents Page No.

STEP-BY-STEP WINDOWS 7 INSTALLATION 2

Part 1: Install & Configure Windows 7 2Step 1: Install Windows 7 2
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Global Open VersitySystems Integration Hands-on Labs Training Manual

Step-by-Step Window s 7 Installation

By Kefa Rabah, [email protected] Dec 19, 2009 SerengetiSys.com

Introduction

Windows 7 is stable, smooth, and highly polished, introducing new graphical features, a new taskbar that

can compete handily with the Mac OS X dock, and device management and security enhancements that

make it both easier to use and safer. Importantly, it won't require the hardware upgrades that Vista

demanded, partially because the hardware has caught up, and partially because Microsoft has gone to

great lengths to make Windows 7 accessible to as many people as possible.

It's important to note that the public testing process for Windows 7 involved one limited-availability beta

and one release candidate, and constituted what some have called the largest shareware trial period ever.

As buggy and irritating as Vista was, Windows 7 isn't. Windows 7 is a beast of an operating system. It can

run on old hardware wonderfully well, unlike its predecessor Windows Vista which required major

hardware upgrades for several organizations which were till then using relatively old hardware to give

them optimum performance. In this respect, you can look at Windows 7, as the successor to Windows XP

that Microsoft wishes Vista had been, and finally places it on competitive footing with other major

operating systems like Mac OS X and Linux.

Microsoft is offering six versions of Windows 7: Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, OEM, and

Enterprise. The three versions that Redmond will be promoting most heavily are Home Premium,

Professional, and Ultimate, although Starter will also be available to consumers.

Windows 7 will support both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. The bare minimum requirements for the 32-bitinclude a 1GHz processor, 1GB RAM, 16GB available hard-disk space, and a DirectX 9 graphics device

with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver. 64-bit systems will require at least a 1 GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 20GB

of free space on your hard drive, and a DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver. A

touch-screen monitor is required to take advantage of the native touch features. Do note that some users

have claimed to have limited success running the Windows 7 beta with less than 1GB of RAM, but that's

not recommended.

In this Hands-on Systems Integration Training Lab, were going undertake a step-by-step installation,

configuration of Windows 7.

This project was demonstrated entirely using VMware; however, once you perfect the setup and

configuration steps, you can migrate to physical servers to take advantage of the power of Windows 7.

Part 1: Install & Configure Window s 7

Step 1: Install Windows 7

To install Windows 7, perform the following procedure:

1. Grab your Windows 7 DVD and insert into your CD/DVD drive
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Restart your computer if installing on a physical machine or perform the pre-install configuration ifinstalling on a Virtual PC or VMware. In this step-by-step guide, were using VMware

Note: the installer for Windows 7 looks uncannily like Windows Vistas, and therefore if you had

installed Windows Vista before youll find the going easy.

2. Figure 1 shows the first installation screen, wait for the Windows loading files... to complete.

Fig. 1: Initial Install screen

3. Figure 2 shows the second installation screen, wait for the Starting Windows to complete.

Fig. 2: the second Installation screen


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4. Figure 3 shows the fourth installation screen, accept the default or change as desired, and click Next.

Fig. 3

5. On Fig. 4, click the Installnow button to start installing Windows 7 (Win7)

Fig. 4


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6. On Fig. 5, "Select the operating system you want to install", and then click Next.

Fig. 5

7. On Fig. 6, "Please read the license terms", and checkmark to accept, and then click Next.

Fig. 6


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8. On Fig. 7, "Which type of installation do you want", click Custom (Advance).

Fig. 7

9. On Fig. 8, "Where do you want to install Windows", click "Disk 0 Unallocated Space",and then click Next.

Fig. 8


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10. On Fig. 9, "Installing Windows", grab a cup of coffee & relax, it will take several minutes.

Fig. 9

11. After completing the "Setup is updating registry setting" process, the computer will

restart and you should see the information display, as shown in Fig. 10, again just relax as itcompletes the process & restarts the computer.

Fig. 10


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12. From Fig. 11, the Setup is starting service page will be displayed.

Fig. 11

13. On Fig. 12, "Installing Windows", were now in the final stage i.e., "Completing Install

ion..." again it will take several minutes. Once done the computer will restart to complete the

installation process.

Fig. 12: Completing installation page.


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14. From Fig. 13, Type a user name "krabah", and Type a computer name"computer01", changeas desired, and then click Next.

Fig. 13

15. From Fig. 14, Set a password for your account and hint, and click Next.

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16. From Fig. 15, Help protect your and improve Windows automatically, check as desired.

Fig. 15

17. From Fig. 16, Review your time and setting, and then click Next.

Fig. 16


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18. From Fig. 17, Select your computers current location, select as desired.

Fig. 17

19. From Fig. 18, Select your computers current location; wait for connection to be completed.

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20. From Fig. 19, Windows is finalizing your settings; wait for process to be completed, and thecomputer will restart.

Fig. 19

21. Once the installation is successfully completed, the computer will restart, and you should be able tosee the message shown on Fig. 20. Enter you password, and the Arrow icon to login.

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22. Figure 21, shows your newly minted Windows 7 Desktop.

Fig. 21: Windows 7 Desktop

You have now successfully installed Windows 7 Ultimate Edition. Go ahead and explore the vastpossibilities you can perform with Windows 7 to enhance you home office or enterprise network.

This guide will up-dated whenever there is new information, therefore, stay tuned and keep checking.

Enjoy working with Windows 7 Ultimate Edition.

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Kefa Rabah is the Founder and CIO, ofSerengeti Systems Group Inc. Kefa is knowledgeable in

several fields of Science & Technology, IT Security Compliance and Project Management, andRenewable Energy Systems. He is also the founder ofGlobal Open Versity, an e-Learning place to

enhance you career and educational goals.
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