Additional Preparations for Installation

Wanna have a smoooooth operating system installation? Do the following first:

  • Add enough RAM to the system to meet (good) or surpass (much better) the minimum requirements. More RAM also helps improve the speed of installation, especially after the graphics mode portion of the install starts.
  • Disable antivirus settings in the system BIOS; sometimes this is referred to as write-protect boot sector. These settings can stop your upgrade in its tracks when it's time to change the boot sector. Re-enable them after installation (see Figure 16.3).
    Figure 16.3. BIOS options that might need to be changed in some systems before installing Windows. This system's options are configured correctly.
  • Change the boot order ...

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