Installing Windows from a USB flash drive
has several advantages – First of all, the
overall speed of the installation process will
increase significantly, carrying a USB stick is
much more convenient than a DVD, and
finally it becomes possible to install the
OS even on those systems that do not have
a DVD drive, such as a netbook.
In this post, I will show you how to load the
Windows installation on to your USB flash
drive and make it bootable just like the DVD.
Tools Required to Load Windows 7
Installation Files:
1. USB flash drive with a minimum
capacity of 4 GB.
2. Windows 7 set-up DVD.
Now, just follow the steps below:
Step-1:
Plug-in your USB flash drive and backup all
the existing data in it.
Open the command prompt. If you are using
Windows 7/Vista then open it with
administrator rights.
Step-2:
In the command prompt, type in the
following command:
DISKPART
This will start the Microsoft DiskPart utility
as shown below:
Step-3:
Now issue the following command:
LIST DISK
This will show you a list of available disks
on your system. Disk 0 is usually the hard
disk. In my case, Disk 5 is the USB drive
(this can be a different one in your case).
Now issue the command as shown below:
SELECT DISK 5
Step-4:
Now issue the following list of commands
one by one as shown below:
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK
ASSIGN
EXIT
Minimize the command prompt and proceed
to the next step.
Step 5:
Insert the Windows 7/Vista installation disc
and note down the “drive letter” of your DVD
drive. In my case, it is “H:”. Now type the
following list of commands as shown below:
H: CD BOOT
CD BOOT
BOOTSECT.EXE /NT60 M: (NOTE: M:
EXIT
Step-6:
Copy the contents of your Windows 7/
Vista installation disk into the USB flash
drive.
That’s it! Your USB stick is now ready to
boot and install the Windows 7 for you.
Don’t forget to enable the “USB Boot” option
and change the “boot priority to USB device
from hard disk” in your BIOS settings.
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has several advantages – First of all, the
overall speed of the installation process will
increase significantly, carrying a USB stick is
much more convenient than a DVD, and
finally it becomes possible to install the
OS even on those systems that do not have
a DVD drive, such as a netbook.
In this post, I will show you how to load the
Windows installation on to your USB flash
drive and make it bootable just like the DVD.
Tools Required to Load Windows 7
Installation Files:
1. USB flash drive with a minimum
capacity of 4 GB.
2. Windows 7 set-up DVD.
Now, just follow the steps below:
Step-1:
Plug-in your USB flash drive and backup all
the existing data in it.
Open the command prompt. If you are using
Windows 7/Vista then open it with
administrator rights.
Step-2:
In the command prompt, type in the
following command:
DISKPART
This will start the Microsoft DiskPart utility
as shown below:
Step-3:
Now issue the following command:
LIST DISK
This will show you a list of available disks
on your system. Disk 0 is usually the hard
disk. In my case, Disk 5 is the USB drive
(this can be a different one in your case).
Now issue the command as shown below:
SELECT DISK 5
Step-4:
Now issue the following list of commands
one by one as shown below:
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK
ASSIGN
EXIT
Minimize the command prompt and proceed
to the next step.
Step 5:
Insert the Windows 7/Vista installation disc
and note down the “drive letter” of your DVD
drive. In my case, it is “H:”. Now type the
following list of commands as shown below:
H: CD BOOT
CD BOOT
BOOTSECT.EXE /NT60 M: (NOTE: M:
EXIT
Step-6:
Copy the contents of your Windows 7/
Vista installation disk into the USB flash
drive.
That’s it! Your USB stick is now ready to
boot and install the Windows 7 for you.
Don’t forget to enable the “USB Boot” option
and change the “boot priority to USB device
from hard disk” in your BIOS settings.
I hope you like this post. Pass your
comments to express your opinion.