How to Install Windows® Vista® OS
Get to know more about installing Windows Vista OS
Microsoft introduced Windows Vista in order to overcome some of the limitations of Windows XP. Windows Vista offers new and improved features than Microsoft’s previous Operating System (OS). One of the best advantages of Windows Vista is its new security features that help to prevent people from hacking into your system. If you try to do certain system sensitive actions, it would ask you for a password and this would help to prevent people from entering your system without permission. The new version of Internet Explorer in Windows Vista has new filters and parental controls to keep you safe while you are surfing online. It also features a new robust anti spam guard called Windows Defender which help keep you safe from spyware and adware that could slow down your system. If you need a better performanced computer, then you should upgrade to Windows Vista.
The following are some of the tips that you should keep in mind for installing Windows Vista:
- Back up of valuable files
- Check hard disk
- Minimum system requirements
Back up of valuable files
Before making any changes to your computer, it is always a good idea to back up your valuable data and files. By using Vista compatible backup programs like Acronis True Image, Novastor’s Novaback or Symantec Ghost, you could take the back up of your computer. This back up would help you to restore all the data if any data loss occurs due to power loss or wrong installation during the Windows Vista installation.
Check hard disk
Before installing Windows Vista service pack, check your hard disk drive for errors. To check whether any issue is there, double click on the Computer icon on your Desktop to view the hard disk drive, right click on it to make the context menu pop up, and select Properties to open the properties window for the hard disk drive. The command to check the hard disk drive for errors is located on the Tools tab. If any error is detected, remove all those errors before installing Windows Vista.
Windows Vista OS works based on the capabilities of the installed hardware.Before installing Windows Vista, you must check the hardware configuration so that the computer is actually capable of running Windows Vista. There are certain minimum system requirements for running Windows Vista. The minimum requirements are 1 GHz processor, I GB of RAM memory, and 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space.
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