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To Format USB Flash Drive Go to My Computer -> Right click on USB drive and select Format from context menu.ģ. Connect your USB Flash Drive to your computer Format USB driveĢ.
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MBRwiz Download and Extract it on your hard drive (Diskpart utility for Windows XP doesn’t detect USB drive as Disk hence we need to use this free utility to make bootable USB drive).ġ.
#How to install windows 7 dvd to usb how to#
How to Install Windows 7 from USB Flash Drive Here is small guide on how to install windows 7 from USB flash drive or USB pen Drive for Windows XP users.
In such situation installing windows 7 from USB pen drive is feasible solution.
#How to install windows 7 dvd to usb upgrade#
Since Windows 7 ISO size is around 2.24 GB so its obvious that you will need to burn windows 7 iso on DVD and another issue is you can’t start windows 7 installation by mounting ISO file on windows XP as Windows XP upgrade to windows 7 is not allowed. Now here is another scenario what if you don’t have DVD-ROM and you are running Windows XP, you might have guessed in this case we can’t install windows 7. That guide is useful if you want to make yourself free from need of dual boot. I hope this helps some people out.We have published article on How to install Windows 7 on Vmware Player. And lastly, delete the ‘Sources’ folder from your hard drive root (this will free up 2-3gb). Click 'Windows Setup (\windows)', and hit Delete. Part 4: Final steps/housecleaning We’ll have to quickly edit the boot menu once Windows is installed.
Install Windows as usual (but don’t format your drive this time in the installer – otherwise it will erase the Windows 7 setup files too!). If you did everything correctly, you should see “Windows is loading files” and setup will load (really fast, too, because it's loading from the hard drive). Make sure that the BIOS is configured to boot from the hard drive. Part 3: Booting and installing Windows Place the hard drive back into the target machine. Solutions: Use a computer with a 64-bit version of Windows OR A little trick that worked for me: If you have a 32-bit Windows 7 disc, you can copy bootsect.exe from that and replace the 64-bit one (boot\bootsect.exe). Note: If you’re working on a 32-bit system, and you want to install 64-bit Windows, you may get problems trying to run the last command (X:\boot\bootsect.exe /nt60 X:). Copy the following from your Windows 7 disc: Boot Sources Bootmgr Part 2: Making the HD bootable Using Windows XP, Vista, or 7, open CMD as Admin (Windows key + R, type CMD, hit Enter) Enter the following commands, (replace X with what applies to your hard drive): diskpart list disk select disk X list partition select partition X active exit X:\boot\bootsect.exe /nt60 X: (See picture for example) Exit and shutdown. Format the hard drive to NTFS (Quick format works fine multiple partitions also work).
Connect the hard drive to another working computer. Part 1: Preparing the HD with Windows 7 setup files. This guide will not work for Windows Vista - I have an instructable for that.
#How to install windows 7 dvd to usb windows 8#
I have a Windows 8 instructable, but it's essentially the same guide with some Windows 8 pictures. This guide will work for Windows 7 and Windows 8. This guide involves plugging the hard drive into another working computer, preparing the hard drive, placing it back in the system, and installing Windows as usual. This method will allow you to boot and install Windows directly from the hard drive. How to CLEAN Install Windows 7 directly from Hard drive – NO DVD or USB needed!! For example, you have a netbook or desktop that you want to install Windows 7 onto, but can’t use DVD or USB for whatever reason (or don't want to, like me).