Installing Windows 7 (Part Two: The Installation)
So getting ready to install was as easy as booting from the Windows 7 Professional CD. As soon as it booted, up came the selection for the settings:
Settings Selection (Click for bigger image)
So, I picked the settings and it asked me to install:
Install Now (Click for bigger image)
Once I chose to install, I was presented with the Windows 7 EULA:
EULA (Click for bigger image)
After I, *ahem*, read the EULA, I was given the options to choose an upgrade from Windows Vista, or a fresh install:
Fresh vs. Old. Hmm, tough decision! (Click for bigger image)
Obviously, I chose the fresh install! A menu came up to let me choose the partition on which I wanted to format and install Windows 7. The installation process began.
The entire installation was 100% complete in about 10 minutes! I was absolutely stunned! It cautioned that it might restart several times, but I never noticed it restart at all. So in no time, the install was complete:
Installation Complete! (Click for bigger image)
Finally, the installer asked for my username and a name for the computer. I entered that information in and, immediately, it went to a screen saying "Preparing your desktop" and logged me on. Now, the beautiful Windows 7!
Windows 7 clean desktop! (Click for bigger image)
And so there you have it! Windows 7 freshly installed!
The updater immediately installed the drivers for my audio, the Nvidia drivers, and everything else essential. It was the best installation I've ever done: all I had to do was install my beloved Google Chrome and Firefox, and a few other programs, and it was up and running. It runs extremely speedily, even seeming faster than Windows XP!
So, unbelievably, that's all there was to it. Leave me comments about anything you want to know and I'll write an article on it; I'm all yours!
Installing Windows 7 (Part One: Goodbye Vista!)
I couldn't wait to get Windows 7 to say goodbye to Vista! My PC has a dual-core 3 Ghz Intel processor and a great video card (I am a gamer, after all!), and Vista has always ran like a slug. Well, that is, if slugs could run, they'd probably be pretty slow!
So anyway, I got Windows 7 through the Microsoft Partner Program, and I've finally gotten time to install it. I'm going to completely overwrite Vista with a fresh install.
I already have multiple partitions: one for Vista, one for XP, and one for Ubuntu (go Linux!), so I'm going to have to restore the dual-boot with Windows 7 and Windows XP so that it launches after Grub. But otherwise, this should hopefully be a smooth-sailing upgrade.
Goodbye Vista! (Click for bigger image)