Windows Vista Performance Tweaks

In this post I provided the information for advanced users and IT professionals regarding Windows Vista If you are in problem by thinking about why your system is run very slowly, If you are looking for solutions for how to make window vista faster, follow the instructions given by me in this post, you no need to take help from any Microsoft technical support or any third party service provider regarding vista performance.

1. Turn off Unused features:-
There are several features in windows Vista that we don’t use. Disabling unused features in will help in speeding up windows Vista.
Steps to turn off unused features:-

• Click on START
• Go to Control Panel
• Then open programs and features
• After that click on Turn Windows features on or off
• Now uncheck the all features that you don’t use in the windows Vista.
• After that restart the computer to take effects

2. Clean up:-
A lot of unneeded extra files on the disk can slow down performance. Vista provides a disk cleanup tool.
Simple Steps to clean up:-

• Click on Start menu
• Then click on All Programs then select Accessories
• After that select System Tools
• Then Specify a drive you want to clean up, and the tool will estimate the amount of space you can recover by running the cleanup process.

3. Disk Fragmented:-
The Disk Fragmented improves hard drive performance and speed by piecing together parts of files that have been broken apart. As you use your computer, files are constantly added, changed and removed.
Simple steps to Fragmented hard drive:-

• Click on My Computer
• Right click on your C drive
• Select Properties
• Choose the Tools tab
• Click "Defragment Now" button under "Defragmentation"

4. Disable the visual effects:-
The most important step you need to do disable the visual e by using the Adjust Visual Effects option of Performance Information and Tools in Control Panel.
Simple steps to disable the visual effects:-

• Right click on my computer
• Then select properties
• After that click on advance
• Then click on performance
• Then click settings & choose "custum" option
• Now uncheck all the options & select only last four options
• After that restart your computer to take effects

5. Driver Update: -
In order to speed up windows vista performance you need to do driver update. For driver update you need to install Windows Vista-compatible drivers or you can download latest drivers from different websites including Microsoft official website.

6. Clean up your desktop:-
Remove unused icons, shortcut, unused file and other data from your desktop and as much as you can do that will help you make your windows vista boost up faster.

7. Disable unnecessary services:-
Your system might have a lot of services which you may not need. But identifying them may not be very easy.
Simple steps to disable unnecessary services:-

• Go to start menu
• Open up control panel
• Then click on administrative tools
• Then go to services and stop/disable services.
  

Note :-
* If you want to speedup Windows 7, you may follow the steps provided by me in previous post Make Windows 7 Faster.
* If you are facing problem with your computer, you can reach V tech-squad online technical support at their Toll Free No +1-877-452-9201 For US/CA.

How To System Restore Windows 7

In this post i described about the system restore windows 7. System Restore feature is available from Windows XP and it has been extended to Windows 7. System Restore utility in Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista are almost same. Microsoft has worked hard to come up with improved System Restore in Microsoft Windows 7.

System Restore is just like Undo for Microsoft Windows, numbers of software you install on your system, you make registry changes, you can also change some settings knowingly. Possibility are high that you system may become unstable or starts crashing, in such cases you have only method that is restore (undo) restore your computer to earlier time is System Restore Utility. Restore points are created when you create any significant changes. You can also manually create these Restore points.

Simple steps to system restore Windows 7:-

1. Click on the “Start” button
2. After that click on “All Programs” then click on “Accessories”
3. Then click on “System Tools program group”.
4. Click on the “System Restore program button”.
5. Then click “Next” on the Restore system files and settings window.
6. Then choose the restore point that you want to use.
7. After that click “next” to continue
8. Then click “Finish” on the Confirm your restore point window to start the System Restore.
9. Then Click “Yes” to the once started, System Restore cannot be interrupted. Do you want to continue? dialog box.
10. System Restore will now restore Windows 7 to the state that was recorded in the restore point.
11. Immediately after logging in to Windows 7 after the reboot, you should see a message that System Restore completed successfully.
12. Click Close.
13. Check to see if whatever Windows 7 problem you were troubleshooting has been corrected by this System Restore.

If the problem still persists, choose another restore point if one is available.
If this restoration caused a problem, you can always undo this particular System Restore.

Disable Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft Security Essentials(MSE) is the free antivirus software providing by Microsoft at free of cost for genuine Windows 7, genuine Windows Vista & genuine Windows XP users. Microsoft Security Essential (MSE) is Microsoft’s latest antivirus software. It is particularly designed for individual consumer computer using the nominal resource footprint possible to provide complete anti-malware protection and it also includes a firewall to protect you while browsing the Web Microsoft Security Essentials(MSE) regularly downloads updates to the virus definition files that are used to recognize virus, malwares, spyware, and other potentially unwanted software.

In few conditions we may need to disable Microsoft Security Essentials(MSE) in order to install other software.

Simple steps to disable Microsoft Security Essentials(MSE):-

• Click on start button
• Then open Microsoft Security Essentials(MSE)
• When the application opens, go to the "Settings" tab.
• Then select “Real-time protection” (on the left side of the window).
• Click the check box next to "Turn on real-time protection (recommended)."
• Then click Save changes button.

Note:-

• 1. Disabling your antivirus software is that it’s a very bad idea. It might be a disaster for your system. I suggested to Re-enable Microsoft Security Essentials as soon as possible to safeguard your computer.

• 2. If you want to update MSE manually, you can get steps in my previous post How Update Microsoft Security Essentials Manually

How Update Microsoft Security Essentials Manually

In this blog post I described about Microsoft security essential manual update. It is useful for those who have disabled Microsoft Security Essentials automatic updates. You can not update your MSEs definitions automatically if the Windows Update service is disabled. If you want to install Microsoft Security Essentials(MSEs) you can follow the steps provided by me in a previous post Simple Steps to install Microsoft security essentials

Keeping Microsoft Security Essentials(MSEs) up to date is one of the ways to make sure that you are always protected against Malware, viruses, spyware. It is always good to keep things good by always being linked to the internet since Microsoft Security Essentials(MSEs) updates its definitions automatically.

Although at some instances and due to the type of the internet connection setting that you may have this can become complicated and you may need to update it manually. Nevertheless, Microsoft provides consumers with another way to keep Microsoft Security Essentials(MSEs) updated by providing instructions for you on how to do a manual update.

Now a days you can update Microsoft Security Essentials(MSEs) without having a any special internet connection with your computer. It is not so difficult, you just need to download the right version of virus definition for your computer according to your Windows version. Here I am sharing the links for both 32 bit Windows version & 64 bit Windows version.

You can download updates from the links given below according to your windows version:-

* To download MSEs Virus Definition 32bit Version
* To download MSEs Virus Definition 64bit Version

To install the update save the above link anywhere on your system and then click the file, when the update file runs, a file extraction dialog box open. The dialog box indicates that the update is installing. After the file extraction dialog box closes, you can verify that the virus and spyware definitions have been updated. Now open MSEs, then click on “Update”, and then examine the virus and spyware definitions status.

Note:- If any of the above steps will not help in the manual update of Microsoft Security Essentials, you may take help from Microsoft technical support service at their Toll Free No. +1-877-452-9201.

How to upgrade windows 7 from windows vista

In this blog post I described the how to upgrade Windows 7 from Windows Vista without affecting anything(data, program, software etc). I suggested you to make a minor backup just in case of upgradation. To check the Windows 7 compatibility with your computer hardware, please visit Windows 7 System Requirements.

Simple steps to upgrade upgrade windows 7 from windows vista:-

1. Put your windows 7 DVD in the DVD drive. Once run the set up by click on “install now” button(If you have disabled autor

un button, open the root of DVD drive & run setup.exe file).

You can also use a Pendrive to upgrade/install windows 7.

2. In the next screen, you will see two options:-

* Go online to get the latest update for installation

* Do not get the latest updates for installation

If you have the latest version of Windows 7, then you need not to check for updates.

3. If you have the latest version of Windows 7, then you need not to check for updates. You can select Do not check for updates if you wish to check for updates post upgrade process.

4. Accept the license agreement (I accept the license agreement) and click Next to continue the procedure.

5. In the next screen again you will see two options:

* Upgrade

* Custom

Here you need to select Upgrade option to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7. Click Next.

6. Once again, Windows will check for the compatibility and will generate the report. If Windows finds any compatibility problems, it will display the problem and will save the report to the desktop. If no incompatibilities are found, Windows 7 Setup will proceed without further interaction.

* From here onwards, you need to follow the default windows installation procedure. You can visit How to clean install windows 7 for more details.


Note:- If any of the above steps will not help you to upgrade windows 7 from windows vista, you may take help from Microsoft certified technician at Toll Free No. +1-877-452-9201.

Windows Vista Minimum Requirements

In this blog post i described the recommended minimum hardware requirements for basic functionality for the different releases of Windows Vista. Hardware requirements will vary, depending on system configuration and on the programs and the windows features that you install. If you install Windows Vista over a network, extra hard disk space may be required.

Windows Vista System Requirements and Windows 7 System Requirements are almost similar.

Windows Vista Home Basic

• 800 (MHz) 32-bit (x86) processor .
• 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM
• DirectX 9-class graphics card
• 32 MB of graphics memory
• 20-gigabyte (GB) hard disk that has at least 15 gigabyte (GB) of free hard disk space
• Internal or external DVD drive
• Internet access capability
• Audio output capability

Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, and Windows Vista Ultimate

• 1-gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86) processor or 1-GHz 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 GB of system memory
• Windows Aero-capable graphics card
• 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)
• 40-gigabyte GB hard disk that has 15 GB of free hard disk space.
• Internal or external DVD drive
• Internet access capability
• Audio output capability

How to clean install windows 7

In this blog post i explained the step to install Windows 7. If you are using windows XP on your computer, you must choose the windows 7 custom installation. If you are running version of windows 7(Windows 7 Beta or Windows 7 RC) then you may choose upgrade option.

The best way to install Microsoft Windows 7 is clean install. It is very easy to perform a clean installation. Before the installation I recommended you to check Windows 7 System Requirements to make sure that your hardware is supported by Microsoft Windows 7 or not.

Simple steps to clean installing windows 7:-

• To boot computer from the DVD you need to set the boot sequence. Under your BIOS set up make sure that the first boot device is set to CD-ROM /DVD-ROM.

• Put Windows 7 DVD in your DVD-ROM drive and start your computer. Windows 7 will start to boot up.

• Now choose language, time and currency format, keyboard or input method and click next to continue.

• As we are doing a clean install so we will click on "install now".

• Accept license terms & conditions and click next to continue.

• For a clean install we will select Custom (Advanced).

• Choose where you would like to install Windows 7. If you want to format or partition a drive then click Drive options (advance) before clicking next.

• Now Windows 7 installation process starts and copying all the necessary files to your hard drive.

Note :- During this process your system goes through various stages and will reboot few times.

• Now choose a user name and computer name then click next to continue.

• After that choose your password, password hint and click next.

• Now type the Windows 7 product key that came with Windows 7 and click next to continue.

• Choose Use recommended settings. Review your time and date settings. Select your time zone and computer's current location. If you are a home user then choose Home network otherwise select the appropriate option.

• Windows will now finalize the settings for your system and the final restart Windows 7 will start to boot up.

• Finally you have the logon screen. Just type your password and press enter. After that you have logged on to Windows 7.

• Finally check if you have successfully activated Windows 7. Click Start Menu -> Control Panel -> System and Security -> System. Towards the bottom you will see Windows is activated followed by your product ID. This shows that your copy of Windows 7 is fully activated.

Windows 7 System Requirements

If your PC can run Microsoft windows vista, then your PC will be able to run Microsoft windows 7.
As per latest released of Microsoft, minimum system requirements for windows 7 are given below:-

• 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 gigabyte (GB) RAM (64-bit)
• 16 gigabyte available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 gigabyte (GB) (64-bit)
• DirectX 9 graphics processor device with WDDM 1.0 or higher internet access.

Note:-
* If you plan to use in Windows XP Mode, you will need at least 2 gigabyte (GB) of RAM and 15 gigabyte (GB) of extra storage space along with a processor that supports hardware virtualization.

* Windows 7 minimum system requirements are generally applied to all editions of Windows 7 operating system.

Hardware requirements for Windows 8
Additional requirement:-

• Internet access.
• For some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and extra hardware may be necessary.
• Windows Touch and Tablet computers need specific hardware.
• Home Group requires a network and computer running Windows 7.
• DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive.
• Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware.
• Some games and programs might require a graphics card compatible with DirectX 10 or higher for optimal performance.
• Windows XP Mode requires an extra 1 gigabyte of RAM and 15 gigabyte of available hard disk space. 
• Music and sound require audio output.

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How to Install Windows 7 From XP

Microsoft windows 7 can not upgrade a computer running Windows XP, which complicates things for XP users.

To install windows 7 from windows XP Follow these simple steps:-

1.Run Windows Easy Transfer on your Windows XP computer.
*The free Windows Easy Transfer lives in the Support\Migwiz on your Windows 7 DVD. To start the program, double-click the file called MigWiz.

2. Rename your Windows XP drive.
*This step isn’t necessary, but it helps you identify the correct drive a few steps later. Open the Start menu,
*Then choose My Computer and right-click your C drive.
*Then Rename, type in XP, and press Enter.

3. Now insert the Windows 7 DVD into your DVD drive and restart your computer.
After that your Computer restarts, but loads from the Microsoft Windows 7 DVD.

4. Click Next.
Now choose menu language, keyword layout, currency symbols after that Click Next.

5. Now click on Install now button.
This tells Windows 7 to start installing itself on your computer hard drive.
If asked, go online to obtain the latest updates to make your installation go easily.

6. Read the License Agreement, select the I Accept the License Terms check box, and click Next.

7. Then Choose Custom (advanced).

8. After that click on Windows XP drive.

9. Then click Drive Options (Advanced).
Clicking Drive options, (advanced) lets you get ready your hard drive to create room for Windows 7.

10. Click Format, & click OK to agree the format process. After that click next.

11. Enter your user name, and a name for your PC, and click next.

12. Then type & retype in a password, then type in a password hint, then click next.

13. Type your product key and click next.

14. Choose Use Recommended Settings.

15. Confirm the time and date settings and then click next.

16. If you’re connected to a network, choose your PC’s location.
*Windows 7 gives you options: Home, Work, or a Public.
*If you select Home or Work, Windows 7 eases up on the security a bit, letting the PCs on the network see each other. If you’re in a public setting, though, choose Public. Windows 7 keeps your computer more protected by not letting other PCs share any of its files.

After rummaging around inside your PC for a few more minutes, Windows 7 appears on the screen.
*Windows Update to download any security patches and updated drivers issued by Microsoft.
To run Windows Update, click the Start button, choose All Programs, and click Windows Update.
*Windows Easy Transfer.
Copy your backed-up files and settings from your portable hard drive back into your old computer.
*Reinstall your old software from their original discs.

Windows 7 Performance Tweaks

Windows 7 is much faster operating system than windows Vista, but still everyone wants to speed-up Windows 7, as sometime it can be very annoying when you want to start your windows quickly for some urgent work and it takes forever to boot.
Given below performance tweaks are very simple and quite effective, try these step to speed up your windows 7 performance.

1. Disable Search Index Feature:-
Search index feature keeps track of your files so that they can be founds easily. Most users do not perform searches often so they can disable this feature otherwise skip this tweak.
Simple steps to Disable Search Index Feature

1. Right click
2. Click on my computer
3. Then click manage
4. Now click on Services and Applications
5. Computer Management
6. Now click on “Services”. In “Services” search “Windows Search” and right on click it and select Properties.
7. The “Windows Search Properties Window” will open up;
8. Select “Disabled” from “Startup Type”.
9. Click “Apply” and then OK.

2.Disable the User Account Control Feature:-
If you are the only user of a computer then you can Disable the User Account Control Feature, otherwise don’t. User Account Control feature in Windows 7 says it can protect you from viruses and things like that but its not worthy of using.
Simple steps to disable Windows 7 User Account Control Feature.

1. Go to “Control Panel"
2. Then click User Accounts and Family Safety
3. User Account Click the “Change User Account settings” link Drag the slider towards “never notify”
4. Then “Windows Search Properties Window” will open up, select “Disabled” from “Startup Type”.
5. Click “Apply” and then OK.

3. Fragmented hard drive:-
The Disk Fragmented improves hard drive performance and speed by piecing together parts of files that have been broken apart. As you use your computer, files are constantly added, changed and removed. A defragmenter is an application that reorganizes the data on your hard drive's partitions in such a manner that the files are stored in as much contiguous space as possible.
Simple steps to Fragmented hard drive

1. Click on My Computer
2. Right click on your C drive
3. Select Properties
4. Choose the Tools tab
5. Click "Defragment Now" button under "Defragmentation"

4. Set Up the Ready Boost Service
Ready Boost service allows you to use your Flash Drive as Ram. For this you need a High speed Ready Boost compatible USB/Flash.

1. Open “Computer” right click the USB Drive
2. Then click on Properties
3. Ready Boost Tab and tick the “Use this device” check box.
4. Space used as Ram can also be configured here.

Make Windows 7 Faster

You must have come across many tips to increase the performance of Windows 7. There are several Reasons of Windows 7 Slow Performance, It could be that your computer runs too many programs automatically at start-up, some hardware-related and others directly related to operating system contains hard disk issues causing low memory problems or is infected with a virus or spyware. Here are the some of the top tips that can speed up your Windows 7 without any help of technician, for this you require only few minutes of your time.

I guarantee that after following this post and implementing the recommendations on your system, you will really get the better performance.

Windows 7 System Requirements that you will need to run

• 1GHz processor (32- or 64-bit)
• 1GB of main memory
• 16GB of available disk space
• Support for DX9 graphics with 128MB of memory (for the Aero interface)
• A DVD – R/W drive

Note:- Before following the steps below, I do not recommend you doing this unless you are comfortable editing the Windows Settings. I will not responsible for any damage that may be caused to your PC after editing the settings by following the steps below. You proceed at your own risk or may take help from Microsoft Certified Technician        Below are Steps to Make Windows 7 Faster

Keep your PC Virus-free:-

It is inevitable to avoid virus, spyware, or Trojan among other malicious infections while browsing the internet or downloading your favorite music or video content from websites. These infections can slow down your PC, crash it, or steal confidential information from it without your knowledge and consent. It is always recommended that you have an active security software protection like anti-virus or anti-spyware etc. on your PC. Besides, update your security program regularly in order to avoid security loopholes that may occur without latest updates. These updates are latest virus, security definitions that help protect your PC from everyday mushrooming infections.

Note:-There are many reasons that can cause a slow windows 7 such as a virus, spyware, Registry errors, or hard drive fragmentation. To fix of all these problems and get your computer back in shape, you can reach Microsoft Technical Support

Clear up Startup Programs:

• Click on ‘Start’, click on ‘Search’ and type in ‘msconfig’ (without quotes) and hit ‘Enter’.
• Click on the ‘boot’ tab, and click on ‘Advanced’
• Under the ‘Number of processes’, choose no. of processes as 2 or 4 from the list, and click on ‘OK’. This will speed up the boot time and make the OS run faster.

Change Thumbnail Preview:

• Click on ‘Start’> go to ‘Search’ and type in ‘regedit’ (without quotes) in the box, and hit ‘Enter’.
• Go to ‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER’> ‘Control Panel’> ‘Mouse’. Double click on ‘MouseHoverTime’ on the right-hand side window.
• Reduce the value to something lower such as 100, if you want you can reduce it further.
• Click on ‘OK’ and exit the window.

Add More RAM:

We aren’t suggesting you to buy more hardware pieces that may enhance your PC’s performance. However, if you are running heavy and/or large applications for your office work or projects, then you certainly need to attach more RAM (random access memory) to your computer. Low memory is one among the common reasons that cause slowdown in your PC. You can also use Windows ReadyBoost to optimally use the existing space and avoid slowdown problem. It is safe and reliable.

Fix Disk Errors: -

Clean the disk errors atleast once in a week time. These errors are created on the PC’s hard disk due to the unexpected program crashes or power outage, resulting into slow performance. The Windows OS has several inbuilt tools that detect and remove these errors and make the PC maintain its optimum performance. Follow the tips below:

• Click on ‘Start’, and click on ‘Computer’
• Right click on the hard disk/drive you may want to check and then click on ‘Properties’ from the list of options
• Click on ‘Tools’, and then click on ‘Check now’ in the ‘Error-checking’ section
• Click to choose ‘Automatically fix file system errors’ before clicking on the ‘Check now’ option. The option will scan and repair the problems automatically. But if you don’t select this option, it will simply show the problems but not repair them.
• If you want a complete disk checkup, choose ‘Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors’. This will detect and fix all the errors including those on the hard disk. Remember, this may take good amount of time.
• If you want to check for physical errors and files errors both, then choose both the options viz. ‘Automatically fix file system errors’ and ‘Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors’
• Click on ‘Start’. Remember, disk checking may take sometime, so be patient
• If you choose ‘Automatically fix file system errors’, you will be asked to re-schedule your next disk checkup whenever the PC is restarted

Run Disk Cleanup Utility:

• Click on ‘Start’, and click to choose ‘All Programs’
• Click on ‘Accessories’> ‘System Tools’> and ‘Disk Cleanup’, this will automatically start scanning and cleaning the disk
• If a box like ‘Disk Cleanup: Drive Selection’ comes up, choose the disk you may like to cleanup and click on ‘OK’.
• Select the boxes of the files that you may like to remove, click on ‘OK’, and then click on ‘Delete Files’ to confirm the deletion. This will remove all the unnecessary files that clogged your PC and slowed it down.
• If you want to clean up files from other/all users, then you can choose ‘More Options’

Run Registry Repair Tool:

• If the registry entries are corrupted, run a registry repair/cleaner tool. You can download from a range of free versions including Registry Clean Expert, TweakNow Registry Cleaner, Auslogic registry cleaner, and GlaryUtilities registry cleaner etc.
• Manually Edit Registry Entries:
• It is not recommended to tweak the registry entries manually if you are not a trained expert or professional technician. Tweaking the registry entries may result into full or partial system breakdown.
• Accelerate Shutdown Time:
• Click on ‘Start’, click on ‘Search’, and type in ‘regedit’ (without quotes) in the field and hit ‘Enter’ on the keyboard
• On the left-hand window, click on ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE’> go to ‘SYSTEM’> go to ‘CurrentControlSet’> and to ‘Control’
• On the left-hand side where it shows the default value 12000, reduce the value to less such as 2000 or something of your choice. Save changes and exit the window.

Run Automatic Windows Update:-

• Click on ‘Start’, select ‘All Programs’, and click on ‘Windows Update’
• Click on ‘Change settings’, in the left-hand side pane
• Click to select ‘Install Updates automatically (recommended)’ under the ‘Important Updates’ section
• Put a checkmark in the box that says ‘Give me updates the same way I receive important updates’ under the ‘Recommended updates’ section. Click on ‘OK’ to close the windows.

System requirements for the intallation of Microsoft Security Essentials(MSE)

The Microsoft Security Essentials(MSE) provides protection for your computer against malware, spyware, viruses and other types of malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials(MSE) is a free download from Microsoft website that has simple steps to install (Simple Steps to install Microsoft security essentials), and very easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assure your computer is protected by the latest technology.

To install Microsoft Security Essentials(MSE), the user have to go through the genuine validation check. If the genuine validation passes, the installation continues but if failed, the user cannot go on with the installation viewing the error “This copy of Windows did not pass genuine validation. You might be a victim of software counterfeiting” and will be either asked to close up the setup or get a genuine Windows.

System requirements for installation:-

1. Operating System: Genuine Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3); Windows Vista (Gold, Service Pack 1, or Service Pack 2) or Windows 7
2. For Windows XP, a computer with a processor clock speed of 500 MHz or higher, and and 256 Mega Byte RAM or higher .
3. For Windows Vista and Windows 7, a computer with a processor clock speed of 1.0 GHz or higher, and 1 Giga Byte RAM or higher.
4. Video Graphics Adapter display of 800 × 600 or higher.
5. Need 140 Mega Byte space available on hard disk.
6. An Internet connection is necessary for installation and to download the latest malware, virus and spy-ware definitions for Microsoft Security Essentials(MSE).
7. Need internet Web Browser: Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later etc.
8. Microsoft Security Essentials(MSE) also supports Windows XP Mode in Windows 7.

Simple Steps to install Microsoft security essentials

Microsoft security essentials is one of the decent antivirus and antimalware application provided by Microsoft for free to Windows XP, windows Vista and windows 7 users. In other words Microsoft Security Essentials is the free virus removal offers by Microsoft for free of cost. It offers protections to your PC against malware, spyware, viruses and other types of malicious software. It has very good quality detection against virus and malware. Microsoft security essential is a very light free which takes up very little system resources.

Microsoft security essentials can be installed very easily and you can configure it without any help of Microsoft Technical Support. Moreover, Microsoft security essentials l is an update and available with the latest definitions.

Steps to install Microsoft Security essentials:-

1. Open your web browser.
2. Open Microsoft’s official website: "www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials"
3. Click on "Download now" It supports Windows XP (32-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit), and Windows Vista (64-bit), Windows 7 (64-bit).
4. Now click on downloaded file.
5. User Account Control will prompt you if you are installing on Windows Vista or Windows 7. Click "Yes" to allow the program to make changes.
6. Then click "Next" on the Welcome screen.
7. Accept the End User License Agreement.
8. Now click "Validate" to make sure Windows is a genuine.
9. Click "Install." After the install completes, Microsoft Security Essentials automatically updates your malware, spyware, viruses definitions to the latest release and performs a scan to make sure your computer is virus free.

Note:- If any of the above steps will not help in the installation of Microsoft Security Essentials, you may take help from Microsoft certified technician at Toll Free No. 1-877-452-9201.