October 2009
Beginner
208 pages
4h 41m
English
Content preview from Windows 7: Up and Running
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Installing Windows 7
Netbooks are all the rage nowadays, with manufacturers rolling out new netbooks at an incredible rate. Windows 7 is a popular choice for installing on netbooks, as it is designed and optimized for low-powered computers like netbooks. However, one limitation of netbooks is that they do not have DVD drives, and this makes installing a new OS on them a bit challenging. Fear not: armed with a computer running Vista or Windows 7 and a USB hard disk or thumb drive, you can install Windows 7 on a netbook easily. Here’s how.
Installing Windows 7 Using a USB Hard Drive
You can install Windows 7 using a USB hard drive. The following steps show you how to prepare your existing USB hard drive for installing Windows 7:
Connect your USB hard disk to your computer.
Launch the Disk Management application available in Windows.
Note
In Windows Vista, the Disk Management tool is found under Control Panel→Administrative Tools→Computer Management. In Windows 7, type “disk management” in the Start menu to launch it.
Locate the USB hard drive and right-click it (see Figure 8-33). Select Shrink Volume....
Figure 8-33. Shrinking an existing hard disk
You will be asked the size in MB to shrink. Enter an amount greater than 3,000 (3 GB). For my example, I used 15,000 (15 GB; see Figure 8-34). Click Shrink.
Figure 8-34. Specifying the amount to shrink
When the shrinking is done, right-click the new ...
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