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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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