Windows 7 and it's Installation

Windows 7 is computer operating system developed by Microsoft and released on October 22, 2009. Microsoft released Windows 7 after failure of windows Vista in the market. Microsoft released Windows 7 with lot of new features in Windows 7 that made it as one of the most successful Operating System from Microsoft. Windows 7 is widely used in Industry as well as on personnel computer. 

Windows 7 have three version which is commonly called as "Service Packs". Windows 7 released 3 service packs. For detailed information on Windows 7 service packs Click here

Windows 7, a major release of the Microsoft Windows, is available in six different editions: Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate. Only Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate are widely available at retailers. For detailed information on Windows 7 editions Click here.

For installing Windows 7 there are minimum hardware that is to be needed. Minimum requirement for installing windows 7.

The table below lists common ways to install Windows 7, and links to more information on the Windows Website.

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Install Windows 7 on a computer running Windows XP.	Go to Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7.
Install a 32-bit version of Windows 7 on a computer running a 32-bit version of Windows Vista.	Go to Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7.
Install a 64-bit version of Windows 7 on a computer running a 32-bit version of Windows Vista.	See "Installing a 64-bit version of Windows 7 on a computer running a 32-bit version of Windows" later in this topic.
Install a 32-bit version of Windows 7 on a computer running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista (less common).	Go to Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 (custom installation) .
Install a 64-bit version of Windows 7 on a computer running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista.	Go to Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7.
Install Windows 7 on a computer and format the hard disk during installation.	See "Using the Custom installation option and formatting the hard disk" later in this topic.
Install Windows 7 on a computer without an operating system.	See "Using the Custom installation option if no operating system is installed" later in this topic.