Installation of Operating System

In This Lesson:
 Things to consider before the installation
 System Requirements
 Types of File System
 Setting the boot priority
 Virtual Partition
 Reformatting & Installation Process
 Virtualization Overview
 What is Operating System

Operating system (OS) is the system software responsible for the direct control
and management of hardware and basic system operations. The OS is the most
important software on the computer, without it the computer will not run as well and
the user will not be able to run any program on the computer

Additionally, it provides a foundation upon which to run application software such

as word processing programs, web browsers and others.

 Windows (Microsoft)
 Mac OS X (Apple)
 Linux
 iOS
 Android
 Kinds Operating System

Windows (Microsoft) Mac OS X

Linux

iPad OS Android

COMPUTER WORKS WITH THE HELP OF OS

When a computer is turned on it searches for instructions in its memory. These

instructions tell the computer how to start up. Usually, one of the first sets of these
instructions is a special program called the operating system .
 Microsoft Windows XP & 7 editions

Windows XP Home Edition and

Professional

Windows XP Starter Windows 7 Starter

Windows XP Home Windows 7 Home Basic & Premium
Windows XP Professional Windows 7 Professional
Windows XP Media Center Windows 7 Enterprise
Windows 7 Ultimate
 Microsoft Windows 8

Windows 8 has four editions, with varying feature sets.

Windows 8
Windows 8 Pro

Windows 8 Enterprise

Windows 8 RT
What is File System ?

In computing, a file system (or file system) is

used to control how information is stored and
retrieved. Without a file system, information
placed in a storage area would be one large body
of information with no way to tell where one
piece of information stops and the next begins.
 FAT32 vs NTFS

 NTFS
1.Recovers Some disk related issues.
2.Support to larg disks
3.Better security
• Permission restrictions:
• We can provide read write and executable permission to files
and folders.
• Encryption:
• By Which we can provide security to data encryption.

 FAT 32
1.Any user can read your files who has access to your machine.
2.You can not create partition larger than 32 GB and can not store
file larger than 4 GB.
3.Does not have security in FAT32.
 Minimum System Requirements for Windows 7

Part Minimum Requirement

Processor (CPU) 1 GHz or faster CPU
Memory (RAM) 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
Hard drive free 16 GB available disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-
space bit)
Disc drive DVD drive
Graphics memory 128 MB or more
How to Install Windows 7 operating system
step by step procedure.
Setting the boot priority
Turn your computer on and then press Del or F2 (depend on your
computer’s mainboard) to enter the system BIOS
Go to Boot menu and choose Boot From CD/DVD.
Load your Windows 7 DVD and boot it. It will now load the setup files.
Loading process
Booting process is in progress
Select your language, time & currency format, keyboard or input method and click Next.
Click Install now.
Check I accept the license terms and click Next.
Click Upgrade if you already have a previous Windows version or Custom
(advanced) if you don’t have a previous Windows version or want to install a
fresh copy of Windows 7.
Select the drive where you want to install Windows 7 and click Next. If you
want to make any partitions, click Drive options (advanced), make
the partitions and then click Next.
Drive Options Menu: Windows warns that it may need to create a few partitions for
the system, Click "OK" to continue.
It will now start installing Windows 7. The first step,
(i.e. Copying Windows files) was already done when you booted
the Windows 7 DVD so it will complete instantly.
After completing the first step, it will expand (decompress) the files that it
had copied.
After that it will automatically restart after 15 seconds and continue the setup. You can
also click Restart now to restart without any delays.
After installation, Please do not press key this time
After restarting for the first time, it will continue the setup. This is the last step so it will
take the most time than the previous steps.
Type your desired user name in the text-box and click Next. It will automatically fill up
the computer name.
If you want to set a password, type it in the text-boxes and click Next.
Type your product key in the text-box and click Next. You can also skip this step and
simply click Next if you want to type the product key later. Windows will run only for 30
days if you do that.
Select your desired option for Windows Updates.
Select your time and click Next.
If you are connected to any network, it will ask you to set the network’s location.
Window is finalizing your settings
Welcome Screen
Preparing your desktop
And there you have a fresh copy of Windows 7 installed!
Windows update
Basic things or application to be install

1.Antivirus
2.Microsoft office
3.Browsers
4.Printers