How to Install Windows 7 Using Bootable USB with PowerISO

When my laptop crushed I found out that there are simple guides in creating bootable USB for windows 7.

Before you install Windows 7, there are few things to remember:
1. Check system requirements
2. Make sure that your hardware and software is compatible
3. You need to have a USB drive of at least 4gb space in order to
   create a Windows 7 bootable USB drive.
4. You need to have a Windows 7 installer DVD and an optical 
   drive to read the DVD. If you have only the ISO file 
  (downloaded directly from Microsoft) or you can use Power ISO 
   to mount the ISO in your computer.

Create Bootable windows 7 

Download the Application PowerIso  Here 

Put in your Windows 7 installer DVD and plug in your USB drive.

Unzip the folder to your desktop and run the Poweriso.exe file

Open the PowerIso application then Choose the menu "Tools > Create Bootable USB Drive". Then dialog will popup. If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system, you need confirm the UAC dialog to continue. 

Then Select the correct USB drive make sure that you flash drive at least 4GB from the "Destination USB Drive".

Choose the proper writing method. "USB-HDD" is recommended.

Click "Start" button to start creating windows 7 bootable USB drive.

The copying process can take up to 15 minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your machine.

Now, you can proceed to installation:

1. Turn on the computer and keep pressing F2, F12 or Delete to enter the BIOS Set Up Screen then look for the boot sequence make sure that the first boot is set to USB Flash Drive save and exit.

2. Wait for a few seconds until the windows show up loading files.

3. Next screen show up will allow you to setup your language, time and currency format, keyboard or input method. Choose your required settings and click next to continue.

4. This time the screen gives you to option which is to install or repair Windows 7. Since you are doing a clean install you will Press "install now".

5. Read the license terms and press the Label box to accept license terms. Then press next to continue.

6. In The next screen you will have two options to Upgrade or Custom (Advanced). Choose Custom (Advanced) for a clean installation and If you are doing an upgrade then just press on the Upgrade option.

7. This is the important step as you need to select the drive would you like to install Windows 7.

 Note: Selecting a wrong partition will wipe out the data. Also note that Windows 7 creates another small partition of 200 MB if you are installing Windows 7 on an empty hard drive. If you have one hard drive you will get a similar option to the image below. If you need to format or partition a drive then click Drive options (advance) before clicking next.

8. On the next screen Windows 7 starts the installation process and starts copying all the necessary files to your hard drive. Windows also may restart few times during the installation and process could take   30 minutes depending on the speed of your computer.

9. The Windows 7 Setup will restart your PC and Do not press any key during the boot prompt so that Windows 7 will continue with the installation by booting from the hard drive. 

10. After the reboot your computer will be prepared for first use and Windows 7 is now loading drivers, checking to make sure everything has been setup properly.

11. After completing the installation Windows will give you to choose a user name and computer name. Then Click next to continue.

12. In the next step you will be asked to enter the Product key (License) that came with Windows 7 and Click Next. If you do not enter the product key you can still proceed to the next stage. However Windows 7 will run in trial mode for 30 days. 

13. Follow the instructions on your screen to complete Windows 7 Setup Choose “recommended settings”. Then Select Time Zone, date, time and Click Next. After that you need to select the type of Network. That is, choose between Home network, Work network and Public network. As show below

14. The next screen will now finalize the settings for your computer and nearly complete like adding icons to the desktop, prepare the start menu then your computer will restart.

15. The next screen is show starting windows complete,

Now you have successfully installed Windows 7. I hope you enjoyed the tutorial on How to install Windows 7 Using Bootable USB.

How to format USB Flash Drive

If you want to save money and doesn't want to buy a new USB Flash Drive, You can format your old to turn into new, fresh one and whether you are running Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7. It is the same process of formatting you’re USB. It is very basic and can only take you same minute to format.

Step on How to Format a USB in Windows:

1.Connect or plug in your USB flash drive in your PC then

2.Click start > My computer

3.After that the next screen will show the location of your USB

4.Next is choose the USB you want to format then click format

5.The format option will pop up on your screen choose fat32 and check the quick format option and click start

6.The next message will be confirmation that you really want to erase the data on your usb

7.Click "ok" and wait for a few second until the pop message show complete

Now. you can use your new USB Flash Drive.  

How to format USB Flash Drive with CMD

Last time we learn formatting USB Flash Drive using windows well. This time The Command Prompt (cmd) is on the go. It is very basic to used cmd and can only take you same minute to format.

Format USB using Prompt command (CMD):
1.Connect or Plug in your USB flash drive in your PC then

2.Click Start > Type Run... and CMD Press Enter

                           

3.The command prompt window appear.

4.On your command prompt screen type cd..

5.Until become this as show in the image below

6.Then type the word "Windows" > C:\>cd Windows

7.Follow by this "C:\Windows>cd System 32"

5.Then C:\Windows\System32>format j: and will ask you to insert a new disk then press enter

6.If you want to format it as FAT32 type:"format J:/FS:FAT32"

7) After typing one of the above commands, press Enter

8) When it asks for pressing Enter again, just press it to confirm.

9) It will prompt you to enter a name for the drive, write it and hit Enter.

Now you have it, you can now use your USB flash Drive.

How to Install Windows Xp From CD

Before you install Windows XP, there are few things to remember:
1. Check system requirements
2. Make sure that your hardware and software is compatible 
3. Make sure you can boot with your CD drive
4. Backup your data After Installation

Now, you can proceed to installation:
1. Turn on the computer and keep hitting f2, f12 or delete to enter the bios set up screen and make sure that the first boot device is set to CD/DVD-ROM then save and exit.

2. Insert your Windows XP CD in your CD/DVD-ROM drive. Then your PC should automatically detect the CD then the computer starts booting from the CD. The black screen message appear the following “Press any key to boot from cd” Press enter. 

3. Wait for a few seconds until the  Blue Screen show up with the Windows Setup.

4. Next step is the welcome message that will give you the option of Continuing Setup, Repair a previous installation, or Quitting. Press enter to Setting up your computer for install and you may also choose R to Repair or F3 to quit then reboot the system. Since you are doing a new install you just press Enter to continue. 

5. The next screen, which contains the Microsoft license agreement or EULA and if you agree press "F8" to continue, press "ESC" if you disagree. If you disagree setup will finish.  

6. The next screen you encounter, allows you to add or remove partitions, and decide where XP is going to install. Select the partition you wish to install to using the UP arrow and DOWN arrow keys.  F3 to Quit and reboot the system.       

7. Now you are presented with several formatting options. Choose format the partition using NTFS file system. This is the recommended file system. If the hard drive has been formatted before then you can choose Quick NTFS format.

8. This time the Windows will now start formatting drive C:

9. Then once the installer has formatted the C: partition or drive, it will begin to copy all the files which XP needs onto the hard disk.

10. This installation process can takes a few minutes once the file copy has completed, your computer will reboot.  It is not necessary to remove the installation CD at this point. Then you will be prompted ‘Press any key to Boot from CD” just Ignore the displayed. Wait for a few seconds setup will continue. Windows XP Setup wizard will guide you through the setup process of gathering information about your computer.

11. after the Collecting information and finalizing your computer. Follow the instructions on your screen to complete Windows XP Setup then you will see a screen message that says "thank you" now finished installing Windows XP and Press finish.

Now you have successfully installed Windows. I hope you enjoyed the tutorial on how to install Windows XP Professional. 

Common Computer Problem and Solutions

Now a days,people rely on their computers for daily basis task and looking for IT Support team to be able to configure out the problem of their desktop whether it is small or big issues. The good news is every situations you have has simple solutions that might you will learn to fix it for yourself and you will save money at the same time you learned a new stuff. These are the following common computer Problem and solutions.

1. Computer Won’t Turn On
A computer that won't start or suddenly shuts down don't panic it might be a failing power supply or hardware failed. Check the computer if plugged into a properly place and if doesn't work, try another working connection cable, It might be the plugged in. If still doesn't work maybe the hardware failed is causing a problem it is the part of your computer inside the CPU, Turn off the computer, try to look at it maybe the device hardware is loosen then tight it and turn on the computer.

2. Slow Computer Performance
There are several reasons why your computer is slowed. Computer is like your home it need to clean up because if not your computer is going down. If your computer is slower than the normal range, you can easily fix the problem simply by cleaning or removing the hard disk of unwanted files, fragmented data, corrupted registry, spyware tools and other services can surely affect your PC speed and boost performance speed up. You can also install anti-virus and schedule regular registry scans for your computer maintenance.

3. The Black Screen
Many people is panic when they see the black on there screen. To be honest, there is lot of reasons why that is happen but I wish your problem will come out with basic. If the computer is On but the screen is still blank, There may be a problem with the connection between the computer and the screen. Check to see if the monitor is plugged into a proper connection and the connection between the monitor to computer. Then look for the video card it might be not on properly tight on-board. This might be the simplest computer black screen you can get.  If still not fix the problem, then you may need to get a professional technician to fix it.

4. Software and Abnormal Applications Behavior
If your operating system (O.S) is acting strangely or other software application is either unresponsive, then try restart your computer. To avoid having this happen to you, I suggest install reliable anti-virus software.

5. Computer Strange Noises
If you hear noise coming from your computer it is certainly a sign of hardware malfunction issue or a noisy fan but whatever the reason is it you should try to fix it. First unplug your computer then remove the case and turn on your computer to see where the noise coming from. Usually it is due to the fan being dirty but on other hand it can be due to the hard drive or other components that loosen wire this is very easy to replace.

6. The Windows Won’t Boot
If you are having troubles in booting Windows or Operating System (O.S), then you may have to re-install it with your windows recovery disk.

7. The Screen is Frozen
This is often problem that you might encounter when computer freezes, you may have no other option than to reboot and take a risk of losing any unsaved work. Freezes can be a sign of insufficient ram, registry faulty, corrupted/missing files, or spyware. Scan your computer using Anti-virus or Update your anti-spyware immediately to avoid this kind of problem to see if the virus occurred and If you find that your computer is free from spyware then updating your hardware drive or other hardware components is the next thing to do. If that doesn't work try to increase your computer ram to help avoid computer freezes and find time for your computer maintenance.

8. The Overheating
Normally the computer overheats with this two reason first If a computer has Poor Cooling System, causes of clumps of dust that gather inside the computer. Dust can reduce the airflow that slow down the fans And causing the heat to increase. I suggest clean up the fans or use air pressure to remove the dust. Other one is over performance of components inside the computer like processor, power supply and hard drives.  To avoid your computer overheating or burning it out, turn off and let it rest for a while if it’s getting hot.

9. Network and Internet Connections Issues
Internet is the main sources to get information but this is also the common problem that also comes out. If your signal is weak or wireless network is dead, your router, DSL modem or cable probably crashed. Reboot the device or gadgets by unplugging them for 30 seconds, then plugging them back in. That usually solves the problem. Check all the cable, phone line, will also fix the problem.

10. The Blue Screen of Death
The blue Screen of death (BSoD or error) is one of the scariest computer problems you'll come across or that you might encounter. This kind of error appears on your computer screen for lot of reasons: bad memory module, damaged software, corrupt dll files, failing hardware, driver’s component and more. The remedy for a blue screen of death depends on the appearance problem and the screen will provides you with codes that can help you to configure and fix problems. The computer may need is for you to reboot it. You can avoid these problems if you are aware of the various needed for computer maintenance.


Being aware to identify your computer problem and troubleshooting is not an easy task to do. If you don’t understand anything on your computer. You might get some manual or books to read for your own good, then it is a better idea to consult a computer technician.Off course try to do some research about the problem that you might encounter and the internet will help you to find the solutions to various problem.