This article will tell you how to burn Windows 7 to disk. After all, the installation disk is a new image of your operating system. Its value is significant enough, especially if you cannot log in because you forgot your password, or you need a “clean” operating system.
We return everything to its place
The recovery disk "Windows 7" makes it possible to roll back the system to the desired recovery point. This procedure is performed using the Windows PE environment.
It is also possible to
roll back the system using the Windows 7 operating system image.
A boot disk with the OS will easily help to cope with certain problems that arise with the system.
Download
The first step is to download the Windows 7
disc image .
In order to make an image of the system on disk, you can use several methods, but the easiest and most convenient way is to simply download it. You can find many different builds of Windows 7 on the net.
It is desirable that the assembly be official, but since it is rather difficult to find, it is recommended to use at least assemblies of the Windows 7 system image that are similar to it. The easiest way is to download the system image from any torrent, without unnecessary problems and nerves.
Check
Now we proceed to the main stage before recording the image of the Windows 7 operating system: you need to check the checksums, or the hash of the image.
This is an important stage that should not be skipped, because ignoring this step can lead to a lack of understanding of many problems that have arisen. For example, due to the mismatch of the checksums, the Windows 7 operating system cannot be correctly installed on your PC, or it cannot be installed at all. That is why the checksums for 32-bit and 64-bit systems are presented below.
- 32-bit: ISO: F5F51A544E3752B60D67D87A8AC82864;
- 64-bit: ISO: EA5FE564086214FCCF953354E40CE7C3.
Most likely, when downloading the image of the Windows 7 system will be presented in the ISO format. For verification, use the hash above, taking into account the bit depth of your PC.
There are several options for high-quality software that will allow you to easily check the checksum. For example, you can use MD5 FileChecker.
- Open the program, select "Overview".
- We load the ISO file, and clicks “Checksum calculation”. To do this, you need to copy the checksum that is presented in the assembly you downloaded.
- Click "Check".
Make sure that the result that the author of the assembly gave and the result you obtained match.
How to burn Windows 7 to disk: let's get to the point
Now you can create an installation disk for Windows 7. So, you already have the "Windows 7" image, in addition, the checksums are the same. The next step is to create the installation disk.
We take a new DVD-R or DVD-RW disc, insert it into the drive of a laptop or PC.
For greater convenience, it is better to use a rewritable disc. If there was any information on it, you need to erase it. But to create an installation disk, it is better to take a completely new one.
If you nevertheless erase the information, you must select this disk in the explorer and right-click "Erase Disk". After that, you need to wait until the data disappears and a message appears stating that everything is ready.
Now we’ll finally figure out how to burn Windows 7 to disk.
We take a new or prepared rewritable disc, select the downloaded image and left-click on it twice. To burn the image, you can use either a program for burning Windows disks , or a third-party one, for example NERO.
We open the means of recording, agree by clicking the "OK" button.
Working with the program
After the program opens in front of you, you need to select a recorder. Choose a writer. If there are several of them on your PC, select the one into which the disc is inserted. If there is only one drive, then just skip this step without doing anything.
The next step will be ticking so that after writing the image to disk, this removable media has been checked.
Now click "Record".
The program will ask you to delete all the information on the disk, you agree and wait.
The disc is burned, now you can install the Windows 7 operating system on your PC.
Next, we’ll figure out how to record a Windows 7 image using a program that Windows 7 itself offers. The program is called USB / DVD DownloadToolWindows 7.
This utility is officially introduced by Windows 7 to facilitate writing the image to disk and create an installation disk. We go to the official site of Windows 7 and download the utility. After that we launch it. Select the "Install" button. We wait until the installation of the program is completed, and click "Finish."
After the program shortcut appears on the desktop, run it. Click the "Download" button and select the downloaded "Windows 7" image. Click the "Next" button. There are times when the utility does not accept images and an error message appears. In addition, if there is not enough disk space, a warning message will also appear. In this case, you need to check the hash and try to use other programs that will help create the installation disk. It should be noted that in most cases, USB / DVD DownloadToolWindows 7 successfully creates the installation disk.
After you have verified the checksum, and it matches, we proceed to the last step in creating the recovery disk "Windows 7". Remember that for recording the utility from Windows, it is better to use a new blank DVD-RW or DVD-R.
Now you can press the “Start recording” key and wait until the process of creating the installation disk is completed. The process was successful, the recording of the disc is completed.
Finish
The operating system is ready for a new installation. It should be noted that a more universal way to create an installation image of Windows 7 is a bootable USB flash drive, especially if there are no drives on your PC. One way or another, the choice is yours. In this article we figured out how to burn Windows 7 to disk. Read this article carefully. You will surely succeed. Have a good installation!
Finally, let’s say a few words about Windows 7. It is developed using NT technology. The system hit the shelves in 2009. Currently, the share of Windows 7 as a means of accessing the Internet worldwide is about 55 percent.