User manual MICROSOFT VISTA HOME BASIC QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] No association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, e-mail address, logo, person, place, or event is intended or should be inferred. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Without limiting the rights under copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), or for any purpose, without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft may have patents, patent applications, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document. [. . . ] You want to install Windows Vista on a specific partition. partition A partition is part of a computer hard disk that functions like a separate disk. Separate formatted partitions share your computer's storage space. Partitions allow you to install more than one operating system on your computer. 1. Turn on your computer and insert the Windows Vista installation disc into your computer's CD or DVD drive. Important: If you have an upgrade copy of Windows Vista, you must start the installation while running your existing version of Windows. You can still perform a clean installation by choosing Custom during the installation process. Do one of the following: · If your computer already has an operating system installed and you don't want to create partitions, go to step 3. Getting started · troubleshoot installation For resolutions to some common problems with installing Windows, go to Windows Online Help and Support (windowshelp. microsoft. com) and search for "troubleshoot Windows installation. " If your computer has no operating system installed, or if you want to create, extend, delete, or format partitions, you need to restart your computer while the installation disc is inserted in the CD or DVD drive. Note that you cannot do this if you have an upgrade copy of Windows Vista. If you are asked to press a key to start from CD or DVD, press any key. If the Install Windows page is displayed, go to step 3. If the Install Windows page is not displayed and you're not asked to press a key to start from CD or DVD, you might have to specify that your computer use its CD or DVD drive as the startup device. To learn how to do that, go to Windows Online Help and Support (windowshelp. microsoft. com) and search for "start Windows from CD or DVD. " 3. On the Install Windows menu, follow any instructions that are displayed, and then click Check compatibility online to run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor. If Upgrade Advisor shows that your computer can run Windows Vista, on the Install Windows menu, click Install now. page, do one of the following: · If you don't want to install Windows on a specific partition or create partitions on your hard disk, click Next to begin the installation. If you do want to install Windows on a specific partition and have an existing partition with enough free space, select the partition you want to use, and then click Next to begin the installation. If you want to create, extend, delete, or format a partition and you have started Windows from the installation disc, click Drive options (advanced), click the option you want, and then follow the instructions. security checKlist 1. (Click the Start button , click Control Panel, click Security, and then click Security Center. ) · · 7. When you finish the installation, you'll see the Windows desktop and the Welcome Center on your screen. To learn more, see the chapter titled "The Welcome Center" in this guide. Be sure to re-enable your existing antivirus software or install new antivirus software after the installation is complete. Getting started The Welcome Center The first time you see the Windows Vista desktop, you'll see the Welcome Center. [. . . ] close and options buttons The Close and Options buttons appear when you point to a gadget. open sidebar from the tasKbar If you close Sidebar, you can open it from the taskbar. Right-click the Sidebar icon, and then click Open. What's new Getting help Make Help and Support your first stop for answers to questions about Windows. Windows Help is all new--it's easy to read, provides quick answers to questions, and gives you the tools you need to fix problems quickly. [. . . ]