What to prepare before installing the Windows 7 system

1, understand the hardware requirements

Official recommended configuration: 1GHz frequency 32-bit or 64-bit processor, 1GB memory (based on 32-bit) or 2GB memory (based on 64-bit), 16GB free hard disk space (based on 32-bit) or 20c3b available hard disk space (based on 64-bit), A DirectX9 graphics device with WDDM1.0 or later drivers.

User recommended with swear: 1.5Ghz and above 32-bit or 64-bit multi-core processors, 2GB and above available physical memory, 30GB and above hard disk space, DirectX10 graphics device with WDDM1.0 or later driver, DVD disc drive.

2, WINDOWS7 upgrade consultant testing System

Windows7 Upgrade Advisor is a utility that scans the user's computer hardware, whether the software is ready to upgrade Win7, whether the hardware matches the minimum requirements, whether the 64-bit version can be installed, whether the existing hardware and software are compatible, and if it is not enough to upgrade, The test results can also be exported as MHTML format reports. This tool supports Windowsxp/vista, such as running under Windows XP, which needs to be installed first. NETFramework2.0. The details of how to use the Windows7 Upgrade Advisor are described below.

Step 1: Run the Win7 system Upgrade Advisor

Download and install the Windows7 Upgrade Advisor first, start the Windows7 Upgrade Advisor after installation, and click the "Start Check" button, as shown in the following figure.

Step 2: Check for compatibility

Start checking for compatibility at this point, as shown in the following figure.

Step 3: Generate reports

32-bit and 64-bit reports are generated after detection, listing whether the current computer hardware and software configuration is suitable for installing the Win7 system and giving recommendations as shown in the following illustration.

Step 4: Detect the Windows XP mode feature

To see if the current computer location can start the Windows XP Mode feature, click the "see if your computer supports Windows XP Mode" hyperlink, as shown in the following illustration.

Step 5: Generate 32-bit reports

The 32-bit report is generated after the detection is complete, as shown in the following figure.

Step 6: Generate 64-bit reports

The 64-bit report is generated, as shown in the following illustration.

Step 7: Save the report

Click the "Save Report" hyperlink in the upper-right corner, as shown in the following illustration.

Step 8: Set the file name

pops up the Save Report dialog box, type the name of the file in the file name: Drop-down list box, and click the Save button, as shown in the following illustration.

Step 9: Generate report files

Finally, the MHT file report is generated, as shown in the right image.