Microsoft has licensed the software-download site Digital River to distribute Windows 7 ISO files for installing from a DVD or USB drive. The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool enables you to create an ...

Installing Windows from a USB flash drive is more convenient and faster than optical discs. Plus, if you have a netbook or another type of computer without an optical drive, you don't have any other ...

I am building a fresh system, and trying to install Windows 7 on a 3tb SATA drive. The board is an Asus P8Z77-V. The problem is that whenever I install windows, it converts the drive back to MBR and I ...

Microsoft today confirmed that users can apply a workaround trick to do a clean install of Windows 7 on a blank hard drive as long as they toe the licensing line. In a blog post earlier this week, ...

With the Windows 7 DVD in your optical drive, reboot and "press any key" to boot from the disc when prompted. The installation wizard that will greet you is pretty straightforward. Despite that, there ...

Microsoft issued a friendly reminder in a blog post earlier this week that if you installed Windows 7 on a blank hard drive using an upgrade disc, your Windows installation is illegal. Well, maybe… ...

I have a friend who at my suggestion loaded a second operating system on an SSD for use on a laptop. This would let him go from a corporate desktop to another desktop for testing. The increased speed ...

PC users know that reinstalling Windows is just one of the things that come with the territory. Maybe you’re performing a clean install on your own PC to fix nagging issues, or maybe you’re bringing ...

It seems like a worst-case scenario: Windows 7 gets to the boot screen and stops loading. You just tried to run a restore point, but it didn't work and now Windows won't load at all. You don't have to ...

We love it, but there has been a lot of frustrated twitter chatter about the install experience for Windows 7, so it seemed like a good idea to ask—how has your ...

This may sound like it could be the shortest tutorial ever, but if you were planning on just sticking the Windows 7 DVD into your PC come 22 October and hoping for the best, it's a good job you're ...