Sooner or later every gadget user on the Windows operating system faces various problems that can be solved by reinstalling the OS.Often such a need arises when infected with viruses, cluttering the device with programs, even after uninstallation leaving their mark. The problem with reinstalling Windows 7 from USB media is solved with the help of a professional wizard, but for the sake of economy, you can do it yourself without third-party help, using the instruction below.
Preliminary preparation of the computer for the installation of
To properly prepare a netbook, computer or laptop to reinstall Windows 7, it is necessary to perform a number of preparatory actions:
- To save data, all information from the hard disk where the system will be installed must be transferred to another digital mediuma flash drive, a DVD-disk).
- It is often necessary to save links to websites, bookmarks, online information. The process of storing such data differs in different browsers:
- Internet Explorer( explorer).In order not to lose data, save the folder "Favorites" to another drive, which is located at: Local disk - Users - User name.
- Opera. In the AppData folder, find the bookmarks.adr file and save it.
- Google Chrome. Find and save the User Data folder, which is located at: AppData - Local - Google - Chrome.
- Next, find the operating system that you will install on your computer or laptop. You can do this: buy a license disk or download a paid analogue from the official site;free to find a "pirate" version on the Internet and download to the USB flash drive.
- Before reinstalling it is important to check whether the data of the computer or laptop matches the OS requirements. For Windows 7 they are: RAM - 1 GB;physical - at least 16 GB;the processor clock speed is 1GHz.
Preparing a USB stick with Windows 7
To start reinstalling Windows 7, it is important to properly prepare a bootable USB flash drive, then the process of updating the operating system will pass without problems. It should have a memory capacity of at least 4 GB, ideally - 16 GB.Digital media should be formatted to begin to delete all data and prepare for recording the OS.Here's a step-by-step instruction on how to prepare a USB flash drive for recording Windows 7:
- On a home computer or laptop, install a special utility to work with the images of the operating system. For such purposes, the Ultra Iso or Daemon Tools is suitable, the algorithm of installation and operation with which is almost the same.
- Download an image of Windows 7 on the network or buy a license disk at the point of sale? Which are in the major cities of Russia( St. Petersburg, Moscow, Rostov).
- Pre-formatted USB flash drive inserted into USB-2( USB-3 for such purposes does not work, the program may simply not recognize the presence of connected devices through this port, so be careful).
- In the downloaded program, open the OS image.
- Press the "Self-loading" button and from the menu items select the option: "Burn the hard disk image".
- In the opened window from the presented options, where to download the image, select the formatted USB flash drive.
- Then confirm the test and select the recording method - USB-HDD +.
- Click the "Save" button.
- Confirm your choice to delete all files from the media( a warning occurs even if the formatting was done).After that, automatic recording will begin.
- The appearance of the inscription "Recording completed" indicates the end of the download. As soon as this happens, go to the next step - reinstall the system.
- To reinstall the OS, reboot the device and enter the BIOS.
BIOS setup
You can reinstall windows 7 from the flash drive via bios after you have created simple settings that will allow the device to boot from the digital media. Such changes are made in the BIOS, which you should get into when you turn on your computer or laptop. To enter Bios, you can use a certain key or a combination of them. To get a hint about the combination, the line at the bottom of the screen will help: "Press Del / F12 Esc /F8/ to enter setup".Combinations of buttons to enter the BIOS of different manufacturers look at the photo:
Once you have entered the BIOS, select the USB flash drive as the source from which the system will boot. Do this in the "Load Mode" tab, and then reboot the device. If all the settings were made correctly, next time the laptop or computer will boot from the USB flash drive. After reinstalling the system, be sure to return the previous settings, otherwise the download will be performed each time from a digital medium, and not from the hard drive.
Installing the Windows 7 operating system
If the Windows 7 image( 32 or 64 bite) is written to the USB flash drive correctly and all Bios settings are entered correctly, the next time the boot is started, the download will start from the digital media. Let's take a look at the instructions how to perform the OS reinstallation step by step:
- When you load a laptop or desktop computer from a USB flash drive, the phrase "Press any key to boot from CD or DV" appears on the black screen. After that, press any key on the keyboard. If such an inscription was not available, go back to BIOS settings or image recording on the media.
- The next step is to select the interface language.
- To start the download, click the "Install" button.
- In the drop-down list, select the version of Windows to which you have the keys. It can be: maximum( Ultimate), home base or advanced, professional, initial. If you want to expand the capabilities of the system, install a newer, full version of the system.
- Confirm your agreement with the license conditions and click on the installation to continue.
- Choose the type of installation - update or full. Preferably give the second option. This will ensure a complete update of the system, which will contribute to the normal functioning of the computer or laptop. Windows Installer can be used for updating.
- Specify the location where you want to install the operating system. As a rule, this is a "C" disk.
- The next step is formatting the disk for the system( so all valuable information needs to be previously stored on other media).
- After formatting, the installation of Windows 7 will start, which will take some time( from 15 to 35 minutes).
- After the installation is completed, a new window will appear for entering the login and password. Fill them in and enter the activation key, which is listed on the label of the laptop.
- Set the usual settings: time and date, security mode.
- After installing the classic settings, reboot the device. Then check for sound, network connection and other settings. If necessary, install the missing drivers and programs necessary for operation, directives.
- Restore BIOS settings to the previous ones so that the system boots from the hard disk. Reboot the device. This completes the reinstallation.
Installing
drivers Often, after reinstalling the system, users have a number of problems. For example, there is no sound, the computer or laptop does not see the connected devices or the video does not load. Such problems occur if an unofficial, incomplete version of the OS is used. To fix these troubles is simple - you just need to install drivers that are designed for a particular device. You can download them from the official website of the manufacturer( for example, for the laptop "Asus" they are available on asus.com/ru).
To find and install the drivers, perform a number of simple actions:
- Enter the required query in the search bar, including the model name of the device and the phrase "download drivers".
- Having opened the official website of the manufacturer, find a specific model of the laptop and the driver for it.
- Download the necessary programs on a laptop or computer and alternately download everything to the device. This procedure does not require much effort, and even a novice computer technician can cope with the task.
- After installing all components, restart the laptop if the system did not do it yourself.
- Sometimes drivers need only be updated through the "Device Manager" or activate them.
Video instructions: how to reinstall Windows 7 from USB flash drive
Downloading Windows 7 from the installation flash drive does not require special skills and experience. To work, you need only a digital medium with a loaded operating system, the correct preparation of the device for manipulation( saving data to other disks before formatting), a little patience and free time. To install as quickly as possible, without losing information, look below the video from YouTube. This will help you familiarize yourself with the secrets of reinstalling Windows 7.