(Windows 7: Lesson 1)

{ Installing Windows 7 }

• Windows 7 
  • Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, and reached general retail availability worldwide on October 22, 2009, less than three years after the release of its predecessor, Windows Vista.
  
  
  • Windows 7's server counterpart, Windows Server 2008 R2, was released at the same time. Unlike Windows Vista, which introduced a large number of new features, Windows 7 was intended to be a more focused, incremental upgrade to the Windows line, with the goal of being compatible with applications and hardware with which Windows Vista was already compatible.

   

1. Create a New Virtual Machine. (See Below)
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2. New Virtual Machine Wizard
   • Instructions
     1. Select the radio button "Installer disc image file (iso):"
     2. Click the Browse Button
        • Navigate to where your Windows 7 iso is located.
        • Select the Windows 7 iso
     3. Click Next
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3. New Virtual Machine Wizard
   • Instructions:
     1. Guest operating system:  Microsoft Windows
     2. Version: Windows 7
     3. Select Next
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4. New Virtual Machine Wizard
   • Instructions:
     1. Windows product key: Enter your key that your purchased.
        • Note: If you don't enter a key, then you have a 30 day evaluation.
     2. Full name: Security Student
     3. Password:  Make sure you passwords match.
     4. Select Next.
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5. You did not enter Product Key
   • Instructions:
     1. Click Yes
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6. New Virtual Machine Wizard
   • Instructions:
     1. Virtual machine name: Windows 7
     2. Location: In my case I saved it to my USB drive, located in H:\Windows 7
     3. Select Next
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7. New Virtual Machine Wizard
   • Instructions:
     1. Maximum disk size (GB): For lab purposes, all you really need is 15 GB.
     2. Radio Button:  Store virtual disk as an single file
     3. Select Next
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8. New Virtual Machine Wizard
   • Instructions:
     1. Click on the "Customize Hardware..." button
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9. New Virtual Machine Wizard (Memory)
   • Instructions:
     1. Click on Memory (which is highlighted in blue)
     2. Recommended is 1024 MB.
     3. DO NOT Click the Close button
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10. New Virtual Machine Wizard (Network)
    • Instructions:
      1. Click on Network Adapter
      2. Select the Bridged radio button
      3. Click the Close Button
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11. Finish Customizing Hardware
    • Instructions:
      1. Click on the Finish button
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12. Windows is loading files...
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13. Setup is starting...
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14. Installing Windows
    • Note:  Depending on your system's resources this process could take between 15 and 45 minutes.
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15. Installing VMware Tools
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16. Logging off...
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1. Login
   • Instructions:
     1. Enter Password
     2. Click the Blue Arrow
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1. Bring up Command Prompt
   • Instructions:
     • Start --> Command Prompt
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2. Proof of Lab
   • Proof of Lab Instructions
     1. systeminfo | find /i "install date"
     2. date
     3. echo "Your Name"
        • Replace the string "Your Name" with your actual name.
        • e.g., echo "John Gray"
     4. Do a <PrtScn>
     5. Paste into a word document
     6. Upload to Moodle
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