How to format Windows 7?

Windows 7 is far better than previous windows versions (XP and Vista). The install process is plain simple and easy to follow. Big Bravo! for Microsoft for this. Now, just follow these steps and you will install windows 7 in no time

You can Install Windows 7 via DVD Disk you’ve purchased or with bootable USB.

This post explains installing windows 7 with dvd disk.

- 31 steps total, every step is screen-captured

First, insert your Windows 7 Boot Disk into your dvd drive and reboot your PC

• While the PC is rebooting, you will be prompted ” Press any key to boot from CD…” Just press any key here

• After you press a key, windows will load installation files.
• Windows 7 setup will start
• Select your language, time and currency format and keyboard input (US)
• Click Install Now to proceed
• Setup will load for a min or two
• If you do, select I accept the license terms and click Next
• If you are upgrading from Windows Vista select Upgrade, if you had Windows XP you have to select Custom (Advanced). Upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 is not available. Click Custom (Advanced)
• Select the Partition where you want to install Windows 7 and click Next. You will need at least 5716mb free space.
• If you don’t have enough free space to Install Windows 7, you will receive the following warning
• If that’s the case, you will need to format the partition where you previously had Operating System installed. WARNING: Formatting a partition will erase all existing data on the partition, proceed only if you have backed up all your files!
• If you want to format the partition, go to Drive options

  and format the partition where you want to install windows 7. Again, do this only if you have backed up your documents/files!

  click format and then yes

• After you press Next, Windows 7 Installation will begin. Approximately takes about 30 min to 1 hour to finish, depending on your computer speed.
• After half an hour, setup is complete and windows 7 installation is almost finished. Few more minutes
• Now your computer will reboot, since the Windows 7 DVD boot disk is still in the drive, the message press any key to boot from DVD will appear. We already did that, so this time DO NOT press anything. Just wait 5 sec and your PC will continue booting and finish installing your operating system.
• Windows will continue booting and installing, almost there!
• Finally!

  Insert your name (this will be your windows username)

• If you want to, insert password for your computer. ( Hey….you won’t forget it, right? :) )
• Insert your Windows 7 product key and press Next
• Do you want Microsoft Updates for your new operating system? It is highly recommend you know…! Select use recommended settings
• It’s time for Time zone, select yours from the drop down menu
• Depending on your location, select the appropriate network location.
• If you have more than 1 computer, type homegroup password for sharing files. Make sure to remember it
• Windows is finalizing your settings
• Can you see the finish line ? Yup, we’re there
• That’s it. Now insert your computer manufacturer drivers CD and install drivers. Also FYI, Windows 7 has great driver support, go to Start –> Control Panel –> Select View By = Small Icons –> Click Windows Update
• Check for updates and click on optional updates, to see which drivers windows 7 found for your computer automatically.

Source:howtoformatacomputer.com

Get the complete version of this tutorial with screenshots and detailed instructions here (link)

How to format Windows Vista?

In this tutorial we will be installing clean version of Windows Vista.

Usually people format windows vista in try to fix their system, repair some functionality or upgrade from windows XP. Recommended: If you are not sure about your computer hardware compatibility with Windows Vista, get thisUpgrade Advisor and check your system compatibility. Next make sure that you have the Drivers CD (that came when you’ve purchased your PC), or if you don’t have them, download the latest Vista drivers for your hardware (you can find them at the support section of your hardware manufacturer, remember to save them to different partition than “C:” (don’t save them in MyDocuments folder, it will get deleted with the formatting), safest way is to store them in other partition than C: (ex. D: , E: , removable drive like USB or burn them on a CD/DVD)

Now after you are sure that your PC is compatible with Vista, and you have all the drivers saved, you can proceed with Formatting Windows Vista.

• Step 1. Insert your Windows Vista DVD. The DVD is bootable so after you restart your PC (with the DVD inside) the Windows Vista Setup will begin loading ( if the setup doesn’t start automatically, make another restart and press F2, or F8 after the boot screen and select boot from DVD ).
• Step 2. The first screen of the Format Windows Vista sequence will show up. At this point you need to select your Language and Time and currency format (click the image to enlarge). Press Next.

Step 3. Press Install Now

• Step 4. After a min you will be asked for your Product Key.

  Scenario 1: If you don’t have your product key, you can skip this step and at the next step you will be asked to pick Vista Package that you want to install : Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate. If you install windows vista without providing product key, after 14 days you will have to enter a valid product key, or if you don’t, you’ll be forced to format windows vista again. This is good if you want to test which windows vista version is best for you, before your purchase.

  Scenario 2: You enter your product key (keep it handy!), and at the next screen your purchased version will be auto-recognized.

• Step 5. Accept the Microsoft Windows User License Terms and press Next
• Step 6. Dialog – “Which type of installation do you want ?”

  Scenario 1: If you already have another operating system installed (ex. Windows XP) you will have the Upgrade option enabled. It’s up to you to decide if you prefer “clean” install or upgrading from previous Windows Installation. Clean install is recommended for improving system performance, and Upgrade Setup is recommended if you have some files in your C: , My Documents, or Desktop folders that you don’t want deleted.

  Scenario 2: You already have operating system installed but you want to format your drive, deleting the old system and installing fresh Windows Vista copy. In that case select the C: drive and press Format ( don’t format all drives! only the primary where we are installing Windows Vista – ” C: “. The setup will do the rest.

• Step 7. Select Disk 0 and click Next
• Step 8. The copy process will begin. This process can take some time, so relax a bit, make a coffee or something :D . Your input won’t be required here for some time.
• Step 9. After Windows Vista Setup finishes, the computer will reboot.
• Step 10. Windows Vista files are copied , and now setup will configure Windows Vista for your PC. This step will take some really good time.
• Step 11. Installing Windows Vista finishes, insert your User Name and Password here.
• Step 12. Give your PC a name! and select one of the colorful backgrounds
• Step 13. Select your preferred security settings. If this computer is not behind a firewall, the best option is the ” Use Recommended settings”. If you are using firewall then you can select “Install important updates only” (Windows Update). If you want to be protected and your Windows Vista to have the latest updates from Microsoft , select the first option.
• Step 14. Select your time zone and location.
• Step 15. Network Configuration – Select your computer location. This settings sets your network permissions.
• Step 15. This is self explanatory :) Welcome to your new Windows Vista Operating System
• Step 16. After you press Start, some Windows Vista settings will be upgraded automatically.
• Step 17. You now need to install some drivers that the system will not install automatically.

Thats it! You’ve finished installing Windows Vista.

Source:howtoformatacomputer.com

Get the complete version of this tutorial with screenshots and detailed instructions here (link)

How to format Windows Xp?

This explains step-by-step how to format hard drive partition using the Windows XP installation CD.

Before you continue, make sure you have backup of all documents you may need that are saved in C:, My Documents folder or your desktop.

Tip: Click the images to enlarge.

• Step 1- Installation CD Insert your Windows XP installation disc into your CD or DVD drive.
• Step 2 – Restart your computer and start Windows setup using Microsoft Windows bootable XP disk
• Restart your computer. As you computer boots, a screen with message “Press any key to boot from CD..” will show up counting from 9 to 0, here you need to press any key to start the setup. Note: If your computer doesn’t display the “Press any key to boot from CD..” message (by default it should), check your motherboard manual for info where to enable the “Boot from CD” setting, after you enable “Boot from CD” option from your BIOS, the message will show.
• Step 3 – System Loading

  After you enter the setup, the CD will load up a blue screen and will start loading operating system files (this make take few minutes). When it finishes, it will list a few options, “Press ENTER to set up Windows XP now” is the one we need. Click it.

• Step 4 – Accept Windows usage agreement

  Second screen is “The windows usage agreement”. It should be displayed now, showing that you need to press F8 to accept the agreement. Press F8 to accept.

• Step 5 – Setup start

  If an existing Windows XP installation is detected by the system, you are prompted to repair it. We will bypass this step

• Step 6 – Delete old partition and format

  At this point you need to select the partition where you prefer to install Windows Xp. This is where you will delete your partition and format drive C. The box in the lower half of the screen shows all your drives and the partitions that currently exist on your hard disk. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to highlight/select your “C:” partition and press the “D” key (pic 6.1). On the next screen press the ‘L’ key (pic 6.2) to confirm that you want to delete partition “C:”, and finalize the deleting of the partition. (if you have only “Unpartitioned space” and you have no C: or D: partitions, skip this step) How to format a computer

• Step 7 – Create installation partition

  Now you should be back on the screen prompted to choose where to install Windows. The box on the lower half of the screen should no longer show a partition, instead of “C:” you should see “Unpartitioned space xxxxxMB”. Select/highlight this with the arrow keys and press the “C” key to create a partition on the drive (this is where you will install windows). Now setup tells you the minimum and maximum sizes the partition can use and lets you pick the size. The default size is the maximum available, leave the default value and press Enter.

• Step 8 – Format the computer (the hard disk)

  This screen lets you choose the file system you prefer the drive to be formatted with. Choose NTFS “Quick” (recommended because NTFS is faster and more secure). Use the arrow keys to select and hit Enter. How to format a computer

• Step 9 – Start Windows XP Setup Setup will start to and will auto-format the “C:” partition, and start with Windows XP installation. From here you are all set and the installation of Windows will proceed. This will take a while. The computer will reboot several times, and will continue with installation. Don’t remove the Windows XP setup CD, and don’t press a key when prompted (we already did that).

Source:howtoformatacomputer.com

Get the complete version of this tutorial with screenshots and detailed instructions here (link)

Know who used your computer in your Absence

Follow these steps and find who used your computer in your absence.

• Click on Start > Run
• In Run type eventvwr.msc
• All the events are stored in 3 logs (Application, Security and System)
• Click on system in the left-column
• Check the date and time and you can find if anyone used your computer in your absense

Improve windows xp shutdown speed

• Go to Start then select Run
• Type Regedit and click Ok
• Find HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\
• Select WaitToKillAppTimeout
• Right click and select Modify
• Change the value to 1000
• Click OK
• Now select HungAppTimeout
• Right click and select Modify
• Change the value to 1000
• Click OK
• Now find HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
• Select WaitToKillAppTimeout
• Right click and select Modify
• Change the value to 1000
• Click OK
• Now find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\
• Select WaitToKillServiceTimeout
• Right click and select Modify
• Change the value to 1000
• Click OK

Thats all. Now your computers shutdown speed is increased...

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How to boost your internet speed?This Pc trick helps you ti boost your Internet speed upto 20% and browse fastly.

• First click start then run and type gpedit.msc in run window
• Group plicy editor will open
• Then goto Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > QOS Packet Scheduler > Limit Reservable Bandwidth
• Enable the reserve bandwidth and set it to 0
• Then Apply it
• Now your Internet speed is 20% improved
  

How to change FAT or FAT32 into NTFS?

NTFS (New Technology File System) has more feautures than old FAT or FAT32 file system. But if you convert FAT or FAT32 into NFS you cannot roll back into FAT or FAt32 again.

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  First go to Start button then click on Run option.


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  Now type here “CMD” and press Ok to open command prompt.


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  At the command prompt type convert drive letter name: /fs:ntfs


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  For example if you want to convert drive E to NTFS then the command will be “convert e: /fs:ntfs”.


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  Now restart your computer and enjoy NTFS features, but keep in mind you cannot covert back it to FAT or FAT32 again.

Create Your Own Customized Run Commands

This trick explain you to create your own customised Run commands.

1. Right click on your Desktop and choose New -> Shortcut.
2. You can see a “Create Shortcut” Dialog box
3. Click on “Browse”,then goto: Program Files -> Internet Explorer from your Root drive (commonly C:\) and select “iexplore” and click on “OK”.
4. Click “Next” and type any word for your shortcut. You can choose any name as you wish; this will be your customized “Run command”. In this case I name my shortcut as “iex”. Click on “Finish”.
5. You can see a shortcut named “iex” on your desktop.Copy this shortcut and paste it in your Windows folder (Commonly “C:/Windows”). Once you have copied the shortcut onto your Windows folder, you can delete the one on your Desktop.
6. Now on, just open the Run dialog box, type iex and press Enter to open the Internet Explorer.

How to load Applications Faster?

Do you know how to start up applications much faster just like Microsoft's Windows Media Player.

1) Select an application that you want to start up quicker.

2) Create a shortcut and place it on the desktop.

3) Right click the shortcut item and click properties.

4) In the target field you will have it pointing to the location of the application. For Example it will say "C:\Program Files\Washer\washer.exe"

5) Add /prefetch:1 right after the last " marks in the target field. So you will have something that looks like this..

"C:\Program Files\Washer\washer.exe" /prefetch:1

6) The application will start up quicker.

Use Boot Defragment for fast booting...

Microsoft Windows XP has the ability to do a boot defragment.By default this option is enabled but some upgrade users have reported that it isn't on their setup.

1. Start Regedit.
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction
3. Select Enable from the list on the right.
4. Right on it and select Modify.
5. Change the value to Y to enable and N to disable.
6. Reboot your computer.

Decrease Graphics and Boost your Computer Speed

Showing all visual elements may slow down your computer. Use less graphic to improve the speed of your computer.

1. Click start

2. Click run

3. Type sysdm.cpl in run window

4. Click on OK

5. In the Performance box click Settings

6. Leave only the following ticked

- Show shadows under menus

- Show shadows under mouse pointer

- Show translucent selection rectangle

- Use common tasks in folders

- Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop

- Use visual styles on windows and buttons

7. Click OK

Your computer is more faster now!

Forget Administrator Password?

Don’t worry, we will help you. Here is the best method for removing administrator password. Follow these steps…

Turn on your computer

Press F8 repeatedly when the computer is booting. Then windows advanced option menu will appear.

In that option, choose Safe Mode. Then select your operating system.

After that choose Administrator.

Then go to control panel>User Accounts

Then select your account and click Remove password.

Your password is removed and you can access your account now!

How to speed up the computer?

Sometimes
the computer may take more time than earlier to work. My computer also
became very slow to work. I tried these tricks and my computer is much
faster than earlier. Here are the tricks I used…

Decompress Compressed Files

• Click start
• Select Run
• In run window type COMPACT /U /S /A /I /F C:\*.*
• Then click Ok
• The DOS window will appear and it will close automatically after decompressing
• Restart your Device

Check How old is your computer?

Did you know how old is your computer? This is a simple trick to check your computer’s age...
Steps

• Click Start
• Select Run
• In run type cmd
• Then click Ok
• Command prompt window will open
• In command prompt type DEBUG
• Click Ok
• The cursor will move to a new line, then type this without leaving any space
• df000:fff5
• Hit enter and you can see the production date of BIOS

Computer Frozen? Use this trick

When I am doing an important work on my computer, it became frozen, and I can’t do anything. I used this trick at that time.
Note: Any unsaved data will be lost during the application of this trick.
Program not Responding
If any program is not responding use this trick

• Press Alt+Ctrl+Delete
• Task Manager will open, in task manager choose the non responding program, right click and select go to process
• Then you will get into the process tab, highlighting the non responding program’s process.
• Right click it and select End process tree
• Click yes to the confirmation message

Windows not responding

If the whole computer is not responding use this trick

• Press Alt+Ctrl+Delete
• Task Manager will open, in task manager click the process tab.
• In that tab, find explorer.exe
• Right click it and select End process tree
• Click yes to the confirmation message
• Windows start menu and desktop icons will disappear, no need to worry.
• Click File>New Task (Run…) in the task manager.
• Type explorer and hit enter key

Your computer is okay now..

1. Click on Start
2. Click on Run
3. In Run window type regedit
4. Then click Ok
5. Then the Registry Editor will open, In Registry Editor Follow this path

HKEY_LOCAL_USER–>Software–>Micrsoft–>Windows–>CurrentVersion–>Policies–>Explorer

How to install windows xp fastly?

This trick help you to install windows xp fastly (You can save up to 10-15 minutes).

1. Boot through windows xp cd
2. When all the files are loaded you will get the option to select partition.Select 'C'. ( If you dont know to install an OS Read my E-book)
3. Then format the partition using NTFS file system (not quick)
4. When the formatting and copyinf files are computer the computer will restart
5. After rebooting, you got a screen while it takes 40 minutes to complete the OS installation
6. Them, press Shift + F10 key
7. It opens CMD (command prompt)
8. In CMD enter "taskmgr", then the taskmanager will open
9. In task manager select process tab
10. In Process tab find "Setup.exe"
11. Then right click on setup.exe > set priority > High
12. Then close task manager and command prompt. Thats all...