These instructions will also work in Windows Vista.
I don't have a Windows CD because Windows 7 Starter was installed on the Netbook when I bought it and I purchased the upgrade online. I want to create a bootable USB drive and boot the computer from the usb until I can get the hard drive fixed, or reinstall Windows 7 Home Premium.
To boot from it, make sure, that USB port is set as the the first option in the boot sequence settings in the BIOS of the computer. It can't find the operating system and won't boot up. Option Three: Manually Create Bootable Windows 7 Installation USB Flash Drive. Option Two: Use 'Rufus' to Create Bootable Windows 7 Installation USB. Copy the content of the Windows installation DVD to your USB flash diskĪfter these steps, the Windows bootable installation flash disk will be created. CONTENTS: Option One: Use 'Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool' to Create Bootable Windows 7 Installation USB.Type BOOTSECT.EXE /NT60 #: (# is the letter of the prepared bootable USB flash disk).Go to the BOOT folder by typing CD BOOT command.Step 3: Copy the installation DVD files to the USB drive. Next we’ll use the bootsect utility that comes on the Windows 7 disk to make the flash drive bootable. Stay in the Command line and go to the Windows 7 installation DVD by typing the letter of the DVD drive (for example type D:) Using the command prompt, we’ll use the diskpart utility.SELECT PARTITION 1 (select the new created partition)įORMAT FS=NTFS (format of the partition with the NTFS file system)ĪSSIGN (give flash disk drive letter in Windows)
SELECT DISK # ( # is number of the USB flash disk in the list of disks)ĬLEAN (remove partitions from the USB disk)ĬREATE PARTITION PRIMARY (create new primary partition) Type LIST DISK to view the list of disks connected to computer.To be able to boot from this USB flash drive, you will have to make changes.