This step-by-step guide demonstrates how to install Windows Vista. The best way to install Windows Vista is to do a clean install. It is not difficult to perform a clean installation. Before you perform the installation I recommend that you check Windows Vista System Requirements list to ensure that your hardware is supported by Vista. Creation of the USB stick Windows installation: Start Windows 7 USB DVD download tool. Click Browse. Search and select the iso of Windows Vista. Click on Next. Click on USB device if you use an USB stick or DVD of you use a DVD-ROM. Selection you device, then click Begin copying. A window will appear, click Erase USB Device.
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If you’re ready to take the leap from Windows Vista to Windows 7 on your computer, the process is fairly simple. When you upgrade your computer from Windows Vista to Windows 7, first make sure you have a Vista service pack and use Windows 7’s Upgrade Advisor, which tells you what software or gadgets won’t run after you install Windows 7. Windows Vista usually fares the Upgrade Advisor’s exam pretty well.
1To find out what version of Vista you’re running, click the Start button, type winver into the Search box, and press Enter.
When the About Windows box appears, the words Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 should be listed on the box’s second line.
2If no service pack is listed, then grab it through Windows Update by clicking the Start menu, choosing All Programs, and clicking Windows Update.
Keep downloading all the updates marked “Important” until Microsoft slips you a copy of Service Pack 1.
3Visit Microsoft’s Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Web site and click the Download the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor button.
In Microsoft’s traditional sleight of hand, your click fetches a more complicated Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor page.
4On the second Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor page, click the Download button.
When asked whether you want to Run or Save the file, Choose Save. This step saves the file on your Desktop or in your Downloads folder.
5When the download completes, install the program by double-clicking the downloaded program’s name, Windows7UpgradeAdvisorSetup.![]()
Click through the approval screen, if you see one.
6Click I Accept the License Terms, and click the Install button.
When the program finishes installing, click the Close button.
7Launch the program by clicking the Start button and choosing Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.
If not on the Start menu’s first page, it’s in the All Programs area. If asked, click Yes to allow the program to make changes to your computer.
8When the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor program appears, plug all the equipment you want to use with Windows 7 into your computer’s USB or FireWire ports, turn on everything plugged into your computer, and then click the Start Check button.
The program begins examining your computer, its software, and all the parts you’ve plugged into your computer. After a bit of brow furrowing, the program displays its findings.
9Read Windows Advisor’s results, which explain which parts need updated drivers or must be replaced.
You can print the report and take it with you to the store while you shop for updated parts and software.
10Insert the Windows 7 DVD into your DVD drive and click Run Setup, if necessary.
You may also need to click one of Vista’s permission screens before Windows 7 begins examining your computer.
11When the installation program finally comes up for air, click Install Now.
Windows 7 begins installing temporary files.
12Choose Go Online to Get the Latest Updates for Installation (Recommended).
This step tells Windows 7 to visit Microsoft’s Web site and download the latest updates — drivers, patches, and assorted fixes for your particular computer — that help make your installation run as smoothly as possible. (Your computer must remain connected to the Internet for the downloads, of course.)
13Scour Microsoft’s 44-page License Agreement, select the I Accept the License Terms check box, and click Next.
Okay, you don’t actually have to scour it. Skimming works, too.
14Choose Upgrade, read the consequences, and click Next.
Choosing Upgrade preserves your Windows Vista computer’s old files, settings, and programs.
15Read the Compatibility Report, if offered, and then click Next.
The upgrade, a process that could take several hours, begins.
16In the Type Your Windows Product Key dialog box, type your product key and click Next.
The product key usually lives on a little sticker affixed to the CD’s packaging.
17Choose Use Recommended Settings.
This selection allows Windows to visit the Internet to update itself with security patches, warn you of suspicious Web sites, check for troubleshooting information, and send technical information to Microsoft to fine-tune Windows’ performance.
18Confirm the time and date settings, and then click Next.
Windows 7 usually guesses these correctly.
19If you’re connected to a network, choose your computer’s location.
Windows 7 gives you options: Home, Work, or Public. After rummaging around inside your computer for a few more minutes, Windows 7 appears on the screen, leaving you at the logon screen.
20Log on and run Windows Update.
This step downloads any security patches and updated drivers issued by Microsoft.
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