Installing Windows 7 with a USB Flash Drive
Windows 7 installation is not very hard, all you need is just a DVD-ROM and an installation disc. However, if your DVD-ROM is out of order or you don't have one then you can install Windows 7 through a USB drive. When you'll install Windows 7 from USB drive, it takes less time compare to DVD-ROM.
STEP 1. Formatting the USB Flash Drive is an important factor that more or less, lays the foundation of the whole installation process. It enables a computer to read a bootable drive. So connect your flash drive into a system.
STEP 2. Open up Command Prompt which is usually located in Program Files and type a number of commands. Usually the operation starts by entailing the following commands in the order given; Diskpart-List Disk-Clean-Create Partition Primary-Primary 1-Active-Format FS-Assign-Exit.
STEP 3. After the stage is clear and with all the formatting and compatibility options taken care of, now the part for installing the Windows 7 CD comes into play. Quickly insert the CD and browse or simply open your Windows 7 ISO and browse the folders that are located within it.
STEP 4. Now to enable computer to 'think' that this is an installation CD, you need to spoof your flash stick arises. Quickly respond and open up the Command Prompt as Administrator and browse to program files and also the accessories. Then simply, right click on CMD and go to "Run as Administrator". Now if you fail to live up to the last step or if your UAC is enabled, then there is a high chance running into the risk of receiving an error message.
STEP 5. We are finally nearing the end of the installation process. Now the flash drive needs to be filled in with all the contents of the Windows 7 CD or ISO. Once through with this, reboot the computer with the flash drive plugged in and hit the boot key and select the boot device.
STEP 6. For the last time, boot this to your flash drive and it will automatically go to the Windows 7 Setup screen. There, and we are through with installing the Windows 7 from a Flash Drive/USB Stick.
Speed up the windows 7 boot process with Dual Core or Quad Core Processors.
Follow these easy steps to make your PC boot faster:
STEP 1: Click Start Menu and select the 'Run' command.
STEP 2: Type 'Msconfig' and press OK to run the System Configuration Utility.
STEP 3: Open up the 'Boot”' tab and press the 'Advanced options' button.
STEP 4: Under Number of Processors select 2 for a dual core or 4 if you have a quad core processor.
STEP 5: Click 'OK' button and then before you close the System Configuration Utility, make sure the check box besides 'Make all boot settings permanent' is checked.
STEP 6: Now click OK, reboot your system to bring these changes into effect.
Save space
Another way of optimizing your system is by saving space. In case you have upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows 7, your system will have a huge folder, C:Windows.old, containing the full contents of your old Vista system. Scan the folderfor any files that you intent to save in your new OS, and then delete the entire folder from your drive.
You can increase performance by changing the location of the system's paging file from the drive involving the C: partition to a separate hard drive, if your PC has multiple hard drives.
Follow these steps to perform this task:
STEP 1. Open Control Panel and choose System.
STEP 2. From there, click Advanced System Settings. Select the Advanced tab, and then click the Settings button under the Performance category. On the new window that pops up, choose the Advanced tab. Finally, click Change.
STEP 3. Uncheck the box labeled Automatically manage paging file size for all drives. Select C: from the Drive box and switch it to the No paging file option.
STEP 4. Next, select a different hard drive and choose System managed size.
STEP 5. Click OK and restart your computer.
Save your resources.
You can save the resources by disabling the unused applications that are started every time during the operating system's startup process.
Follow these steps to perform this task:
STEP 1. Click on the Windows Start button and type msconfig into the 'Search programs and files' field. Then press Enter.
STEP 2. Select the Startup tab in the System Configuration window. Then move your mouse between the headers of the Manufacturer and Command columns. Then shrink the Manufacturer column down.
STEP 3. Click Start, type services.msc into the search field, and press Enter.
STEP 4. Double-click on any service in the Startup type listing. Then switch among the Automatic, Manual, and Disabled modes, depending on the recommendations of Charles Sparks under the alias Black Viper.
Delete temporary files.
User can also speed up your system by removing unused temporary files from the drive frequently. For this purpose, you can use Revo Uninstaller utility, an application that removes programs using their default uninstall routines.
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