Hello my dear readers!
Today we will install/reinstall Windows 7. Unfortunately, nothing lasts forever and sooner or later there comes a time when, apart from reinstalling Windows, nothing helps and does not lift your spirits. And it often happens that you have changed your computer to a new one, but still want to work in your familiar environment.
But, before reinstalling, I consider it my duty to draw your attention to several important points. And today I will give some practical tips on how to reinstall Windows as comfortably as possible.
In what cases is it necessary to reinstall Windows 7 on a computer?
Installation, and most often reinstallation of the operating system is necessary only in two cases:
- the computer began to work poorly, and no other means helped fix the problem;
- installing Windows on a new (different) computer;
Remember that when you reinstall Windows, programs, games, information, passwords, documents, photos, settings, and accounts will be deleted from your computer. Before you begin the reinstallation, you can save your data and transfer it to your new installation. How to do this - read this article.
How to connect a laptop to Wi-fi
- Click on the icon in the lower right corner with a yellow ball.
- Select the name of our Wi-fi connection.
- Click the “Connect” button.
- Enter the network security password and confirm by clicking “OK”.
- After your laptop connects to the network for the first time, you will see this window.
- You must select “Home Network” and click “OK”.
- The computer will save the settings, and after that you can safely proceed to activation by the Windows 7 operating system.
What types of Windows 7 are there and what are the differences between each edition? What to put?
It just so happened that “Seven” (like many other similar products from Microsoft) has several editions. Why is this done? And it was done in accordance with the licensing policy, in such a way as to cover the maximum possible number of devices and get maximum sales. For example, I have a laptop, and I’m writing this article on it now. And you have a small netbook, you sit in the evenings and read my articles... And your neighbor has a powerful computer with a multi-core processor, the maximum possible memory and a bunch of bells and whistles. He's a gambling addict. Accordingly, if you install, for example, Windows7 Maximum x32 on all these devices, then it will work fine on a laptop, but on a netbook it will be very slow, and a powerful gaming computer will not use its full potential on it.
Hence the conclusion that there is no universal edition, and for your device it is best to take the edition that worked well on it before reinstallation. Or factory. Having installed the maximum edition on an (old) device that is not suitable for its technical parameters, after a couple of weeks you will find that it starts to slow down even “better” than before.
First I'll tell you about it
Finding and installing drivers
So. Windows . Now you need to start installing drivers.
Since this guide is intended primarily for beginners, we need to say a few words about what a driver is and what it is needed for. I think it’s no secret to anyone that a laptop, computer or other similar device consists of a great many components such as a motherboard, network card, video card, sound card. In order for the operating system to fully work with them, some kind of connecting link is needed. This link is the driver. In Windows , like many other operating systems, many devices already have drivers. Yes, they work somewhat, but they will not allow you to fully utilize the capabilities of the various devices in your laptop or computer. To fix this, you need to install drivers on the same video card, sound card and other devices.
As you can see, drivers are a necessary and useful thing, but a completely logical question arises: where can I get them? This is why a whole Drivers section was created. General information about its contents is presented here: Drivers for laptops.
For your convenience, guide pages have also been created with links to sets of drivers and applications for a wide variety of laptop models:
- Lenovo:
Drivers for Lenovo laptops - Asus:
List of drivers for Asus laptops - Acer, Packard Bell and eMachines:
Drivers for Acer, eMachines and Packard Bell laptops
In general, you should start searching for a driver for your laptop or computer here: Finding and installing drivers on Windows. There is a whole article on drivers for webcams: Finding and installing a driver for a webcam. The article is short and quite useful.
Also, the following forum topics can greatly help you in finding a driver for your laptop or computer:
- Solving problems with finding and installing drivers;
- Solving problems with video card drivers;
- Solving problems with sound card drivers;
- Solving problems with drivers for network cards and Wi-Fi. The first message contains a small guide on finding and installing the required driver;
- Solving problems with drivers and operation of the Bluetooth adapter;
- Solving problems with web cameras. Pay special attention to the first message of the topic;
- Problems with additional software, Description of utilities for Samsung laptops and Description of drivers and utilities for Asus laptops
When searching for a solution to a problem on the forum, pay special attention to the first messages of various topics. They usually contain typical solutions to the most common problems, and also have extensive collections of drivers and instructions on what to do with them.
Answers to frequently asked questions can help you resolve problems. Answers to the most frequently asked questions are collected there.
What is the system bit size (32 bit or 64 bit) in Windows 7
Information also has a unit of measurement - the bit.
8 bits is 1 byte, 1 kilobit is equal to 1024 bits, and so on. Just like milligrams, grams, kilograms... The first American device that landed on Mars in the seventies of the last century had a processor that processed only eight-bit instructions. His “brains” were like that of a Dandy game console... Now it’s hard to believe. But he managed it. Then 16-bit (Sega game console) appeared, and later 32- bit systems familiar to all of us. Modern processors are already entirely 64-bit with support for 32-bit applications. Simply put, the higher the processor bit rate, the higher the computer’s performance, the more efficiently it can use and distribute its RAM.
For example, you have 4 GB of RAM. And 32-bit WindowsXP is installed on the device, which can only use a maximum of 3 GB of RAM. In this case, the potential of your device is not used to its full potential. But it happens the other way around. Netbook with 2 GB of RAM running 64-bit Windows 7
Maximum, which with its services clogs up the already small RAM, which again causes the device to slow down. And in addition to the services, they also install antiviruses and other mandatory things.... We get a hang-up in the end...
Another conclusion is that the system capacity must match the hardware. If you want to install a 64-bit system from a flash drive, the hardware must have the minimum technical specifications for this system. The installed RAM should not be less than 4GB.
The more RAM you add, the better. This is one of the most important points that you should pay attention to before reinstalling.
Go ahead. I will not give detailed differences between the capabilities of the Windows 7 editions, there are many of them and this is the topic of another article. I will list them conditionally in order of increasing sense of “comfort” and functionality. Again, everything depends on the “ability” to allocate memory, the number of services running simultaneously, additional service and security options and “tricks”. And on the price
