Using a Windows 7 installation Disk

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Backup your files. The installation process will delete all data on your
hard drive. It is recommended that you back up all files you want to keep
before installing a new operating system. You can backup your files to
another hard drive, an external hard drive, a flash drive, or a cloud-based
service like Google Drive, or Dropbox.
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Restart your computer. Press the power button on your computer and
then click Restart in the power options menu.
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Immediately press  Del ,  Esc ,  F2 ,  F10 , or  F9  when it
restarts. Depending on the make and model of your computer, pressing
one of these buttons immediately after you power on your computer will
enter the system BIOS.
 Some computers tell you which button to press to enter the
BIOS as the computer starts up.
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Find your BIOS's boot options menu. The boot options menu of your
BIOS may vary in location or name from the illustration, but you may
eventually find it if you search around.
 If you can't find the boot options menu, search the name of
your BIOS (most likely located in the BIOS menu) online for help.
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Select the optical disk drive as the first boot device of your
computer. Although this method may vary among computers, the boot
options menu is typically a menu of movable device names where you
should set your CD, DVD or Blu-ray drive as the first boot device. It can
also be a list of devices that you can set the order of their boot on.
Consult a manual or the internet for help if you're stuck.
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Place the Windows 7 Installation disc in the disc drive. Press the
button on your CD, DVD, or Blu-ray drive. Then place the Windows 7
installation disc in the disk tray and push it back in the drive.
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Save the changes in the settings. Press the button indicated on the
screen or select the save option from the BIOS menu to save your
configuration.
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Shut off your computer. Either turn off the computer by choosing the
shut-down option in your current operating system, or hold the power
button until the computer powers off.
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Start your computer from the disc. After you have placed the disc into
the disc drive, start your computer. When the computer starts, press a
key if you are asked if you would like to boot from the disc by pressing
any key. After you choose to start from the disc. Windows Setup will begin
loading.
 If you are not asked to boot from the disc, you may have done
something wrong. Retry the previous steps and make sure you
have selected the correct drive in the BIOS boot menu.
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Choose your Windows Setup options. Once Windows Setup loads,
you'll be presented with a window. Use the drop-down menus to select
your preferred language, keyboard type, and time/currency format, then
click Next in the lower-right corner.
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Click the  Install Now  button. It's the blue button in the center of the
screen.
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Accept the License Terms. Read over the Microsoft Software License
Terms. Then click the checkbox next to I accept the license terms, and
click Next in the lower-right corner.
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Select the  Custom  installation. This option allows you to do a clean
install of Windows 7. This will erase all your files on the installation drive.
 If you do not want to erase all your files,
select Upgrade instead. This option requires an existing Windows
installation. You can only upgrade from one Windows edition to
another. For example, if you have Windows Vista Home Basic
Edition, you can only upgrade to Windows 7 Home Basic Edition.
You would not be able to upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium.
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Select a hard drive and partition you want to install Windows
on. A hard drive is a physical part of your computer that stores data, and
partitions "divide" hard drives into separate sections. Click the hard drive
or partition you want to install Windows 7 on.
 If the hard drive has data on it, You'll need to use the following
steps to Delete or Format the drive. Be aware that this will
permanently erase all data from the disk.
 Select the hard drive from the list of hard drives.
 Click Drive options (advanced).
 Click Delete or Format from Drive options.
 If your computer doesn't have any partitions yet, create one
to install Windows on it.
 Select the hard drive from the list of hard drives.
 Click Drive options (advanced).
 Select New from Drive options.
 Select the size, and click OK.
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Install Windows on your preferred hard drive and partition. Once
you've decided on where to install Windows, select it and click Next.
Windows will begin installing. Your computer may start and restart several
times during the installation process.[1]