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Installing Windows7. Part 2

By: Kelvin Martin

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Before you follow this article please ensure that you have carried out what is written in part One.

It’s now time to install your old data, preferences and make drivers.

1. Install drivers for your hardware

Windows 7 will do a great job of downloading and installing the drivers that the system requires robotically. In fact, in the majority of installations I have performed I have not needed to download any drivers to make the computer work. But that doesn’t automatically mean that you will not! Every system is different.

Anyhow, although Windows 7 will most probably find drivers for the hardware, it doesn’t mean that it is the most up to date version. So, start by setting up your motherboard’s drivers. Then, download up to date drivers for the Graphics Processing Unit or GPU (if you have a separate one). Use Windows 7 drivers when they are available. If they’re not, you’ll most likely find that Windows Vista drivers will be fine.

2. Configure the User Account Control (UAC) settings

UAC is a security program that controls 3rd party applications accessing the operating system. In Windows Vista it loved requesting you to make all the decisions. Frequently prompting you to make a choice on programs you had in no way even heard of!

The UAC application in Windows 7 is much less intrusive and far better created.
You won’t see so many pop ups now and I advise you leave it on the default setting that only alerts you when a program attempts to install software or alter your settings.

However, if you are surfing the gloomy areas of the internet and need a higher level of security, you can open the UAC manager (Control Panel > Security) and raise the UAC to the maximum level. you will get a lot more alerts, but then where you are going you will probably need them!

3. Restore your old data

If you took my recommendation and bought a new networked hard drive, you just need to connect to your home network to locate your old data.

Don’t copy whole folders though. Search for individual files and copy them to new folders on your local hard drive. Locate the AppData folder. This is usually hidden. Nevertheless, it contains useful files that will enable your software to run appropriately and your Outlook data.

4. Be brutal

Installing a new Operating System always gives you a great chance to clean your data and delete the junk that we all inevitably collect on our computer systems over time. Back up everything you are not sure about onto the network hard drive. And be brutal with everything else!

Enjoy Windows 7. It’s a good Operating System.

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I previously wrote about installing Windows7 onto your computer. Here is the second part to that article and I hope at least some of you will find it useful. It really isn't that difficult to install windows 7.

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