How to install Windows 7

According to foreign media reports, for netbook users, the following content is good news: even without an external DVD drive, users can still pass a reasonable and simple method Go to install Windows 7 RC.

The following is the normal way to download and install Windows 7: Users can download the ISO file of Windows 7 from Microsoft's official website, and then extract it to a DVD for installation.

However, netbooks don't have a DVD drive, which means you have to find another viable solution. Below we will introduce you how to install Windows 7 from an external hard drive.

First of all, your netbooks must have a 5GB free space. The entire installation process takes less than an hour. Here are the specific steps:

Download 32-bit from the Microsoft website. Windows 7 RC;

Connect your external hard drive to your PC (not netbooks). Ideally, your external hard drive is preferably empty. The worst case is also 5GB of free space for Windows 7 installation files;

If your PC system is Vista, click "Start", "Type", "press"; if yes For XP system, go to the control panel, open the management tool, and then open the computer management.

Click Disk Management and locate your external hard drive (in the upper pane) from the list on the right. Right click on the drive, mark the partition as active, and allow any warnings from Windows issues;

The next thing to do is to extract the Windows 7 ISO file into your drive (Nero, MagicISO, WinZip, etc.) The software can help you). Click File, Open, browse to the folder containing the ISO file, and open the ISO file. Click on Image, Extract, and navigate to the root folder of your external hard drive. Click Extract, then wait a few minutes to complete the process;

Safely remove your external drive, connect it to your netbook, and launch it. In the process, it may involve using BiOS to change the boot order and then discover the USB drive. Of course, in many netbooks, there are function keys that open the function menu. For example, in Acer ASPire, when you hold down the F12 button, the boot drive will appear on the computer screen for you to choose.

After the USB drive is properly booted, the installation of Windows 7 can be fully expanded. You only need to follow the instructions to install it step by step.