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| Booting
from the Windows 7 DVD |
Starting
Installation from Inside Windows Vista |
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With the Windows 7 DVD in the drive, power
on the system and watch for the "Press any
key to boot from CD or DVD ..." message to
appear and press any of the keys on the
keyboard. The spacebar is the usual choice,
but 'any' key will suffice.
If you don't see the message appear, see the
Set BIOS to Boot from CD/DVD Drive page. |
There is no
equivalent screen when initiating the
installation of Windows 7 from inside
Windows Vista.
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Depending on the system and configuration,
you may or may not see the [Windows Boot
Manager] screen. If it appears just hit
[Enter] to continue.
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There is no
equivalent screen when initiating the
installation of Windows 7 from inside
Windows Vista.
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This screen is just to let you know Windows
files are being loaded and provide visual
confirmation the system hasn't locked up or
frozen.
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There is no
equivalent screen when initiating the
installation of Windows 7 from inside
Windows Vista.
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Another piece of eye candy to keep you
advised about what's happening in the
background.
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There is no
equivalent screen when initiating the
installation of Windows 7 from inside
Windows Vista.
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And yet another piece of eye candy to let
you know things haven't ground to a halt.
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There is no
equivalent screen when initiating the
installation of Windows 7 from inside
Windows Vista.
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The main [Install Windows] screen. If you
want to change the system [Language], [Time
and Currency] format, or [Keyboard or Input
Method] settings, this is the place to make
those changes. |
There is no
equivalent screen when initiating the
installation of Windows 7 from inside
Windows Vista.
Note: While it's true there is no equivalent
screen 'at this point' in the installation,
the option to make these changes does
present later in the process when doing the
initial operating system setup. |
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Basically these are the same point in the
installation process. When the installation
is started from within XP, the option to
Check Compatibility Online is available.
Booting from the DVD disallows compatibility
checking but does allow the [Repair Your
Computer] option not otherwise available.
In either case, clicking the [Install Now]
button will keep the process moving forward.
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There is no
equivalent screen when initiating the
installation of Windows 7 by booting from
the Windows 7 DVD.
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Yet another set of screens to provide a
visual confirmation that something is
actually happening in the background. |
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There is no
equivalent screen when initiating the
installation of Windows 7 by booting from
the Windows 7 DVD.
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The infamous [Microsoft Software License
Terms] screen where you're reminded that
even though you paid for the operating
system with your hard earned money, you
can't do a damn thing with it unless you
agree to Microsoft's license terms to light
up that little [Next] button. |
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Select the type of installation you want to
perform. In this scenario it's going to be a
[Custom] installation. |
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Select the disk and partition where Windows
7 will be installed.
In this example there is only one choice,
but be careful if you're installing to a
drive with multiple partitions. You can
easily select the wrong drive or partition
and wipe out data you wanted to keep.
Click the [Next] button. |
Note: Because the installation was started
from inside Vista, you are unable to make
any changes to the partitions in this
scenario. |
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This is the notice that the selected
partition may contain files from a previous
Windows installation, in this case Vista,
and notifying you about the Windows.old
folder that will be created. |
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That's it for the moment. The installation
program will work through each of the steps
along with a few system restarts.
No user intervention is required during this
phase of the installation. |
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There is no
equivalent screen when initiating the
installation of Windows 7 by booting from
the Windows 7 DVD.
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Eventually you'll be prompted for a user
name and computer name. The user name
doesn't make much difference, but give some
thought to the computer name, especially if
you have more than one computer and this
installation will be part of your network. |
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Countless times I've seen and heard it said
that if you are a home user you don't need a
password. That's just plain idiocy. If you
don't password protect your account you are
leaving it open and vulnerable to anyone and
everyone, even those people at home you
trust that just might accidentally wipe out
your entire system - or perhaps might not be
quite as trustworthy as you thought.
If you do use a password to protect the
account, a password hint is required. In
this case I suggest you do not enter a
password hint that is in any way relative or
germane to your actual password. Just enter
a string of garbage or type the word 'None'
to satisfy the requirement something be
entered. |
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I strongly
suggest you not enter your
product key at this point and uncheck the
box for automatic activation. At the minimum
you have 30 days to evaluate and test the
installation before activation is required.
Take advantage of it to test, modify, and
possibly even reinstall the operating system
if necessary. |
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I remain a huge proponent of not giving away
the keys to the update kingdom by giving
anyone the right to update your system
without you giving specific approval of each
and every update. Obviously my choice here
is going to be [Ask Me Later] when you can
give permission to be notified when updates
are available without committing to their
download and installation until you have a
chance to review them first. |
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Nothing to say here -- it's setting the
time and date for crying out loud. |
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Assuming the installation detects the
computer is connected to a network you'll
see this screen where you have the option of
selecting different network locations. |
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Once you select the location for the network
in the previous step the appropriate network
settings are applied. |
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Finalizing settings. Nothing to do but just
wait. |
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Once the personal settings have been entered
there are a series of screens welcoming you
to Windows 7, a notice the desktop is being
prepared and finally the Windows 7 desktop
appears. |
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