Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Bootable Windows7 USB

How to Create a bootable USB disk to install Windows7

The method is very simple

1)
Requirements
USB Flash Drive(4GB if possible),Windows7 DVD or ISO
2)
Open command prompt with admin rights to do this type 'cmd' in the search box of the start menu
and hit ctrl+shift+enter.
3)
Go to start menu>All Programms > Accessories then right click on the command prompt and select run as administrator
4)
type the following code in prompt
DISKPART
5)
Next type LIST DISK command and notedown the disk number of ur USB flash drive
6)
Assuming that ur pendrive is disk1 type is SELECT DISK1
then type CLEAN CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
7)
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT FS=NTFS
8)
ASSIGN
EXIT
9)
Minimise the Command Prompt
10)
Insert ur windows7 or mount the iso image, assumin that windows7 drive to be I
11)
Type I: in command prompt
12)
type CD BOOT
13)
type "BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 F:' where f: is ur flash drive
14)
Now back in windows explorer simply drag and drop all the files from the mounted iso image or the windows7 to the usb drive
Now ur USB is ready to boot and it will install windows7 or vista

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