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<blockquote data-quote="sihina_lahiru" data-source="post: 7233903" data-attributes="member: 149577"><p><strong><strong>How to boot/install Windows 7/Vista from USB Flash</strong> </strong></p><p></p><p> Here is how you can create a bootable USB drive to install Windows 7 on your system. </p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>1.<u>Download Windows 7 Beta</u></strong><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Save the file on your Desktop. <br /> <br /> <strong>2.<u>Format a 4GB USB thumb drive<br /> <img src="http://i39.tinypic.com/fk2xxh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><br /> <br /> </u></strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">My computer-->Removable disk(F)-->Right click and choose Format using the NTFS file system <br /> <br /> <strong>3.<u>Extract the Windows 7 ISO file</u></strong> <br /> <img src="http://i39.tinypic.com/5armfo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">First Install WinRAR, 7zip will work too</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Right click on ISO file and choose “Extract to ” as shown in the above picture. <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>4.<u>Copy BootSect.exe </u></strong> <br /> <img src="http://i42.tinypic.com/1zebdr5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Open the extracted folder and open the “boot” folder, inside which we’ll find a file called “bootsect.exe” that we’ll need to use.Copy the file (CTRL+C) and then open up “Computer” or “My Computer” and double-click your C: drive.We’re going to paste (CTRL+V) that “bootsect.exe” file right into C: so we can easily access it in a moment. <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>5.<u>Make the Drive Bootable</u></strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Programs > Accessories and then right-click on Command Prompt and choose “<u>Run as administrator</u>.” <br /> <img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/29wwo5z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Inside cmd, type and enter the followings: <br /> <br /> 1. cd\ <br /> 2. bootsect /nt60 f:</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We’re assuming the drive letter of your USB thumb drive is F:, so replace “f:” in the above phrase with whichever letter is assigned to your particular thumb drive. Hit enter and you should see: <br /> <img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/2j360di.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The thumb drive auto-load when you boot up your computer. <br /> <br /> <strong>6.<u>Copy the Windows 7 files to the thumb drive</u></strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Now, copy all the files from the Windows 7 folder to the USB drive.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Change the first boot device to your USB drive in the BIOS.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reboot the computer.You should be able to install Windows 7 from your USB flash drive now.</li> </ul> </li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sihina_lahiru, post: 7233903, member: 149577"] [B][B]How to boot/install Windows 7/Vista from USB Flash[/B] [/B] Here is how you can create a bootable USB drive to install Windows 7 on your system. [LIST] [*][B]1.[U]Download Windows 7 Beta[/U][/B] [LIST] [*]Save the file on your Desktop. [B]2.[U]Format a 4GB USB thumb drive [IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/fk2xxh.jpg[/IMG] [/U][/B] [*]My computer-->Removable disk(F)-->Right click and choose Format using the NTFS file system [B]3.[U]Extract the Windows 7 ISO file[/U][/B] [IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/5armfo.jpg[/IMG] [*]First Install WinRAR, 7zip will work too [*]Right click on ISO file and choose “Extract to ” as shown in the above picture. [B]4.[U]Copy BootSect.exe [/U][/B] [IMG]http://i42.tinypic.com/1zebdr5.jpg[/IMG] [*]Open the extracted folder and open the “boot” folder, inside which we’ll find a file called “bootsect.exe” that we’ll need to use.Copy the file (CTRL+C) and then open up “Computer” or “My Computer” and double-click your C: drive.We’re going to paste (CTRL+V) that “bootsect.exe” file right into C: so we can easily access it in a moment. [B]5.[U]Make the Drive Bootable[/U][/B] [*]Programs > Accessories and then right-click on Command Prompt and choose “[U]Run as administrator[/U].” [IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/29wwo5z.jpg[/IMG] [*]Inside cmd, type and enter the followings: 1. cd\ 2. bootsect /nt60 f: [*]We’re assuming the drive letter of your USB thumb drive is F:, so replace “f:” in the above phrase with whichever letter is assigned to your particular thumb drive. Hit enter and you should see: [IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/2j360di.jpg[/IMG] [*]The thumb drive auto-load when you boot up your computer. [B]6.[U]Copy the Windows 7 files to the thumb drive[/U][/B] [*]Now, copy all the files from the Windows 7 folder to the USB drive. [*]Change the first boot device to your USB drive in the BIOS. [*]Reboot the computer.You should be able to install Windows 7 from your USB flash drive now. [/LIST] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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