Some Tips to Help You Install Windows 7 on a New Computer
First Retrieve A Copy Of Some Important Files
Before you install a new Windows or reinstall, you must make copies of important data files that are in the Windows directory or in the Documents and Settings in Vista for example. Among those which were most likely to fail, in addition to personal data in personal folders, in Outlook or Outlook Express, Favorites in Microsoft Internet Explorer and fonts. Otherwise, it is up to each individual to determine what he does not want to lose, for example all files with extensions of Doc, Txt and Xls. Of course, the most essential is always to make regular backups of all data files, which will help you in case a recovery process is required, for example if they are crashed on the hard disk by mistake. Of course, we must make copy of the recovery files on drive other than C which contents may be overwritten by the new installation of the operating system. The best is a USB memory key or external hard drive.
The Export Wizard In Outlook
For message files, in Outlook, you can simply go to File, then Import and Export and choose Export data in a pst file type. In Windows Mail, you can go to File and choose Export, then Messages. As the mail file of Outlook earlier is usually called Outlook (dot) Pst file, you can also find with the search files function. Once you have located the files, you make a copy which would place in another directory. Later, after reinstalling Windows and Outlook, Outlook and leave it in the File menu, you select Import from another program, then Personal Folder File (. Pst) you will select the file to import and then indicate the data you want to be imported into the personal files.
For Internet favorites, you go into Internet Explorer, then clicking on File and Import / Export. From here, you can export a copy of the favorites that will be helpful for recovery later. You can also do the same thing in Mozilla Firefox or other browsers. For Firefox, the easiest way is to go to the Bookmarks menu, then to Organize Bookmarks and choose Import and Backup.
For fonts, you start by creating a special fonts directory on a USB drive or an external hard drive, then transfer all the font files that are in the Fonts sub-directory of Windows. This will later retrieve all the fonts that are already used in documents and from which to avoid a headache.
Installing Windows 7 Multi-Lingual
When you start the installation, Windows 7 multilingual will ask you to select the language and the keyboard. The language is English or French while for the keyboard, there is a choice between keyboard English (USA) and English multilingual standard. The keyboard English (USA) is the one that was installed by default (and still is) on most PC computers and one which accords with the special keys on the keyboard normally provided. Everyone can choose the keyboard he prefers or which he is accustomed. While we are in the section Region and Language Control Panel, you are given the options to indicate in what format you prefer the date and time to appear.
Configuring The Keyboard Language
The installer will also ask to choose a name for the computer and a password, but in general it is not necessary to have a name or password very long. Just a few sets of letters and numbers that is meaningful to the user and which will be easy to remember and not too long to write. Like a machine, it is best not to give it a name. Once you reach the desktop of Windows 7, you can click the right button and check the properties if the graphics drivers are updated. You may, indeed, whether the computer is manufactured in recent months and that new drivers are released in the meantime. We can take the opportunity to customize the wallpaper by clicking Customize on the shortcut menu screen.
Then, if you have a local network, you can recover the configuration on another device on the network by going to Network and Internet. Manage wireless networks, then clicking the right button on the network that you are interested in the list. In Properties, you can see the option Copy this network profile to a USB flash drive. Clicking on this option and the information is immediately copied to the stick or USB flash drive. Just go on the new device and plug in the key being proposed in the options list, configure the network on this device. Just to agree and it is done. That’s a lot easier than configuring the network manually. Be careful, when using the local network, apply the same network name as other devices in accordance with the lowercase and uppercase.
As you need to connect to the Internet for various automatic updates, the next step is to install antivirus software in the full version if possible to be at peace that you are fully protected. For better online protection, it is better to go to an online Anti-virus suite instead of just a simple anti-virus. Once the installation is done, it is best to do an upgrade of the anti-virus software to retrieve the latest virus definitions and the latest additions to the software.
A Proper Organization
The next step, it is advisable to get rid of the pre-installed software. If you are not prepared to buy the software that offered to you for testing, it is easier to delete them now than later. Simply go to Control Panel and uninstall what you do not want to use. Otherwise, you can install and keep the free software such as Microsoft Works 9.0 and some utilities supplied by the computer manufacturer. Finally, we will start to execute “msconfig” and to check whether some unnecessary program would not be removed at the start-up. In case of doubt, do not touch anything.
Computer Management
The next stage is to partition the hard drive to be a primary partition with the operating system, the Program Files and
the Documents and Settings, then a second with the data, which will make things easier when making backups of safety or even reinstalling Windows 7 in case of serious problems. To manage the computer’s hard disk, click on Start with the left button and Computer with the right button of the mouse or pointing device, and then click Manage with the left button. You can reach the same page by clicking Start, then giving the command (compmgmt.msc). In storage, then you click on Disk Management. You select the partition where you want to take up disk space to create a new logical drive. You click on Shrink Volume and Windows shows the maximum space that can be used for the new partition. You choose a suitable volume and then a letter and a name for this partition.
After that, you can proceed with the installation of various software applications such as email, text editing software, the PDF reader, etc. When the entire base is in place, it’s time to use the software provided by the manufacturer of the computer to create CD or DVD collection that will reinstall Windows, and basic essential software applications.
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