How to Install Windows 7 from a USB Hard Flash/Hard Drive
How to install Windows 7 from a USB Drive:
- Find a standard 4GB USB drive and plug it into your machine.
- Click Start enter ‘cmd’ in the run field. Once ‘cmd’ is open, type ‘diskpart’ and a new window will open.
- In the new diskpart window type:
- ‘list disk’
- Look for you USB drive and note the number and then type ‘select disk#’, where ‘#’ is your USB disk number.
- Type ‘clean’.
- Type ‘create partition primary’.
- Then ‘select partion 1′.
- Then ‘active’.
- Then ‘format fs=fat32quick’.
Once these steps are finished, you need to copy your Windows 7 files to the USB. To do this you have to mount your Windows 7 ISO as a virtual DVD. Steps below:
- Install MagicDisk (free).
- Once installed, right-click on MagicDisk in your system tray click on ‘Virtual CD/DVD-ROM, select your DVD drive.
- Then ‘Mount’ and in the dialog window that opens up, select your Windows 7 ISO.
- In Windows Explorer, click on your DVD drive and your should see all the Windows 7 USB Installation stick.
- Install the stick in the PC, install Windows 7 and boot up. Remember to change your bios to allow booting from USB.
If you follow these steps above you should have no problems installing Windows 7 from a USB key.
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