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Boot From the Windows 7 DVD or USB Device
To begin the Windows 7 clean install process, youll need to boot from the Windows 7 DVD if youre using a Windows 7 DVD, or boot from a USB device if your Windows 7 installation files are located on a flash drive or other external USB drive.
Tip: See my Windows Installation FAQif you you have Windows 7 as an ISO image that you need on a flash drive or disc, or a Windows 7 DVD you need on a flash drive.
1 . Restart your computer with the Windows 7 DVD in your optical drive, or with the properly configured Windows 7 USB flash drive plugged in.
2. Watch for a Press any key to boot from CD or DVD... message similar to the one shown in the screenshot above. If youre booting from a flash drive, the message may be phrased differently, like Press any key to boot from external device....
3. Press a key to force the computer to boot from the Windows 7 DVD or USB storage device. If you do not press a key, your computer will attempt to boot to the next device in the boot order, which is probably your hard drive. If this happens, chances are your current operating system will boot.
Note: If you existing Windows installation begins to boot or you see a "No Operating System Found" or "NTLDR is Missing" error here instead of the screen above, the most probable reason is that your computer is not setup to boot first from the correct source. To correct this problem, youll need to change the boot order in BIOS to list the CD/DVD/BD drive, or External Device, first.
Note: Its perfectly fine if, instead of the screen above, the Windows 7 setup process begins automatically (see the next step). If this happens, consider this step complete and move on!
Minimum hardware requirements for Windows 7
| Component | Operating system architecture | |
|---|---|---|
| 32-bit | 64-bit | |
| Processor | 1 GHz IA-32 processor | 1 GHz x86-64 processor |
| Memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Graphics card | DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver model 1.0 | |
| Free hard drive space | 16 GB | 20 GB |
| Optical drive | DVD-ROM drive[99] (Only to install from DVD-ROM media) | |
Additional requirements to use certain features:
Windows XP Mode (Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise): Requires an additional 1 GB of RAM and additional 15 GB of available hard disk space. The requirement for a processor capable of hardware virtualization has been lifted.
Windows Media Center (included in Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise), requires a TV tuner to receive and record TV.
Your graphics card needs to support DirectX 9 if you plan to utilize Aero. Also, if you intend on installing Window 7 using DVD media, your optical drive will need to support DVD discs.
