Windows Vista Installation Guide

SoftwareTip'sPalace offer you full Guide for Microsoft Windows Vista Installation. First we will explain you few important things which you should know about Windows Vista before you start with Installation. Most important thing you should know is Windows Vista Requirements, so first read which Windows Vista Requirements are than you can start with Vista Installation.

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Windows Vista is the new operating system developed by Microsoft. After more than five years of development and several delays this new version arrives from shadow. What it more emphasizes when initiating this new version of Windows is its graphical surroundings denominated AERO. Adored by and criticized by others when saying that it is a copy of MacOS X, which is certain, is that it is a great step if we compared it with the previous versions of Windows. According to Microsoft, Windows Vista is the most important version that they have sent since left Windows 95.

Before anything, you have to know that Windows Vista requires quite powerful equipment so that it can work fluidly. Although Microsoft has given two data:

• Vista Capable (equipment that can run Vista but with the minimum) and,
• Vista Premium (equipment that will take advantage of all the power Vista).

Those of Redmon have created a tool to know if your equipment can or cannot run Windows Vista as well as which is the version that better adapts you computer. This tool can be downloaded from this link.

Note: Before you start with Windows Vista installation please read Requirements for Window Vista.

Start with Windows Vista Installantion

1. Now ignites your computer and put the DVD of Windows Vista in DVD-ROM. If the configuration of the BIOS is correct, the disc will begin automatically. If it does not start from the DVD it proves to enter the BIOS and looks for an option that puts “Default Values” to restore the configuration that brought of factory.
2. When first screen appears you have to select the language in which you are going to install Windows Vista, the format of date and currency and the language of the keyboard. Now press Next.
3. Now click on the button “Install now” to initiate the installation. In order to recover the system it selects the option “To repair the equipment”.
4. Insert the product key which you did get with Windows Vista,
5. If proporcionastes the installation key you will not have to select the version of Windows Vista that you are going to install. Care, selects the corresponding one to your key or otherwise you can lose data. Beam click in “I have selected the acquired version of Windows” and presses following.
6. Now accept the contract of Final License for User (CLUF), you click in “Acceptance the terms of license” and presses next.
7. Choose between a clean installation or an update according to if one settles in an empty hard disk or on an installation of existing Windows, in this case conserve all the data.
8. Select the partition in which you want to install Windows Vista. You can create a new one, format it, erase it, ect… If you do not want to complicate your life just press Next.
9. Now Windows Vista installation will begin. Be patient until last step is completed, it would not have to last more than 15 minutes.
10. Once completed last step, the computer will be reinitiated.
11. Now Windows is going away to prepare to initiate for the first time.
12. Finally the Windows Vista installation will be completed.
13. Again the computer will be reinitiated for the last time.
14. Now you have to write your name and a password. The password can be left in target but he is recommendable to write one. If you need to create more accounts, later you can do it from the Control Panel. It chooses in addition an image for your account, this image you can also change more ahead. After you finish with this step click Next.
15. It writes a name to identify the equipment within a network and chooses the bottom that you want to use. You can change it later. Again press Next.
16. It selects that type of updates you wish to install. I recommend selecting the first option but you are an advanced user. If on the contrary you want to install the updates by your account, selects the third option. Later the Following button presses.
17. Now select your hour zone. If you wish that Windows automatically changes the hour for the summer schedule it marks the square that there is underneath the hour zone. It verifies that the date and the hour are the correct ones and presses the Next button.
18. Thank You screen will appear, select Start button.
19. Windows Vista is the first operating system of Microsoft that adapts to each computer of different form. For it, once finished the installation, Windows equipment will carry out a series of test to determine the agreed optimal configuration to you.
20. Once finalized the test, Windows will begin.
21. The first time that you initiate Windows Vista it will appear the “Welcome Center” in which you will be able to find of fast form information on your equipment as well as the new characteristics of Windows Vista.
22. And finally, you have Windows Vista installed in computer.