Introduction
Tiny7 x86 Rev. 01 is a Windows 7 installation of 700 mb. The creator ‘Experience’ has removed many items from the installation that are not necessary for home use. This results in a super fast Windows environment. With this installation even an old Pentium 4 laptop or desktop will be fast enough for home use!
In this manual we will explain step by step how to install Tiny7 from a USB drive of 1Gb.
Requirements
- Tiny7 x86 Rev. 01
- Rufus [link]
- USB drive of minimal 1Gb
Step 1.1: Copy Iso to USB drive
First we need to copy the downloaded .iso file to an usb drive. It is recommended to check if the target computer is modern enough to boot from usb drive. If the target computer cannot boot from usb, you should burn the .iso to CD or DVD with the free burn program CdBurnerXP.
Connect the USB drive to the computer with the downloaded .iso. After connecting you can start the (portable) tool Rufus. The connected USB drive should be viewed as “Device”. Please double check if you have selected the right USB drive. At the option “Creëer een opstartbare disk met” we select “ISO image”. Then we click on the icon next to it for selecting the right .iso. Other settings are correct by default so we leave those. We can now create the USB drive by hitting “Start”. Normally this 700mb should take about 1 minute to write.
Step 1.2: Boot the computer from USB drive
Now we are going to boot the target computer from the USB drive. If you have an Asus computer you can temperarily change the boot order by pressing F8. Many other brand computers like Acer use F12 or ESC for this. If this does not work, you can try changing the harddisk priority in the bios.
As soon as the computer does start from the USB drive, this screen will be viewed. You should hit any key quite fast to confirm booting from USB drive.
Step 1.3: Windows is loading files…
If booting from the USB drive has succeeded this screen will appear.
Step 1.4: Setup is starting…
As soon as the starting files are loaded correctly, this screen will appear.
Step 1.5: Creating Partitions
Now the partition screen will appear. We advise to remove all old partitions first. (Caution: Do not remove partitions that contain important data!). When all partitions can be safely removed, we can select those partitions and remove them by clicking “Delete”. Ideal would be as viewed here when the entire harddrive is shown as “Unallocated Space”.
Step 1.6: Create New Partitions
Now we are going to create new (clean) partitions by clicking the “New” button. Windows will show the maximum size at “Size:”. In most cases this will be ok. If you also want additional partitions (like D: drive for storage), you should substract the size of the desired extra storage partition at the “Size:” input field.
Step 1.7: Extra System Partition
After confirming step 1.6 with the button “Next”, this notification will appear.
“To ensure that all Windows features work correctly, Windows might create additional partitions for system files.”
This notification needs to be confirmed by clicking “OK”. This indicates that Windows will create a small system partition of 100mb for several boot and system files. When this system partition is cancelled, the computer might not boot properly!
Step 1.8: Partitions Created
When the settings in step 1.7 are confirmed, this screen will appear. De largest partition will be selected. This is the partition on which Windows will be installed after we click “Next”.
Step 1.9: Copying Files
Now this screen will appear. The copying and installing of the Windows components will take about 10 minutes (due to the reduced size of Tiny7!).
Step 1.10: Restarting
After the installing of step 1.9 the computer will restart as this screen shows.
Step 1.11: Computer starts for first time
Possibly after restarting the screen of step 1.9 will be displayed again for finalizing several settings. After the next restart this screen will appear.
Windows is configuring some graphic settings.
Step 1.12: Preparing Desktop
Next this screen will appear. Windows is configuring some settings, like desktop settings.
Step 1.13: Tiny7 Tweaks
Once the desktop is loaded, Tiny7 will apply several tweaks. It is important not to start anything during this process! This process could take several minutes
Step 1.14: Windows Installation Ready
As soon as the process of step 1.13 is ready, the computer will be rebooted and after that this screen will appear. The installation of Tiny7 is now complete. We will adjust some settings in the next steps for optimal performance.
Step 2.1: Adjust Taskbar
We adjust several settings. Go to the start menu at the left-bottom and press your right mouse button on it. Select “Properties”.
Step 2.2: Adjust Settings
Here we select tab “Taskbar” and untick the “Use small icons”. This will display normal sized icons in the taskbar. Next we select option “Combine when taskbar is full” in the “Taskbar buttons:” menu. This will make the taskbar more convenient by displaying names of its contents.
Confirm these settings by pressing “OK”.
Step 2.3: Select Navigation Pane
Next we navigate to “Computer” on the desktop to open the explorer. We press the button “Organize” and select the option “Layout”. In this menu we select (tick) “Navigation Pane”.
Step 2.4: Navigation Pane Set
After activating the “Navigation Pane” in step 2.3, the explorer will look like this. The navigation pane will be displayed on the left side of the explorer.
Step 3.1: Correct Internet Connection
Next, the internet connection needs to be reset. Tiny7 applied some tweaks that will result in bad internet connection (for Holland). We go to start menu at the left bottom and select “Internet Explorer” in the “Programs” area.
Step 3.2: Display IE Menu bar
For accessing the options of Internet Explorer, we have to set the menu bar to show. By clicking right mouse button next to the tab, the following menu will appear. We select (tick) option “Menu Bar” in this menu.
Step 3.3: Select Internet Options
After executing step 3.2 we can access the menu of Internet Explorer. In this menu we select tab “Tools”. In the “Tools” menu we select the bottom option “Internet Options”.
When you don’t wish to view the menu bar in IE, you can skip step 3.1 till step 3.3 and get to the next step by going to the control panel and selecting “Internet Options” from there.
Step 3.4: Reset Internet Explorer Settings
To reset the internet connection settings we press the button “Reset”.
Step 3.5: Internet Explorer Settings herstellen
In the this screen we tick the option “Delete personal settings”. Next we select button “Reset” to execute the reset.
Step 3.6: Internet Exporer Settings reset
The internet connection settings will now be reset to default settings.
Step 3.7: Restart Internet Explorer
When settings are restored to default, Internet Explorer will be restarted by pressing the “OK” button.
Stap 3.8: Tiny7 Installation done
Congratulations! You now have a fully functioning installation of Windows Tiny7 x86 Rev. 01. For adding extra languages in Tiny7, please refer to our guide “Windows Tiny7 with additional laguage”.