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Installing Windows 7 or Vista from USB Flash

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Date: 2009-Dec-28
Networking, Programming and Graphics - Tutorials
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First, this will erase everything on your flash drive and if you're not careful, you can delete your data from your other important devices. Do this only if you know what you do!

First we need usb flash drive, which is at least 4GB and contains no important data (if yes, first copy them and not the drive where you plan to install Windows 7!). Secondly we must do it on a computer that supports Vista or later (Windows 7 works well there, but XP and previous Windows does not). Now open your changes and enter the command (remember to press enter after each command):
c:\>diskpart
New command changes will open with a working part of the disc. Now enter:
list disks
Your flash drive should be recorded as disc 1, if you see other recorded discs in addition to disk 0 and disk 1 is completely sure who is on your flash drive and do not continue if you are not 100% convinced. Assume that disk 1 and will introduce the following commands:
select disk 1

clean

create partition primary

select partition 1

active

format fs = fat32

assign

exit
Now you must copy the Vista or Windows 7 DVD to usb flash drive. Assume that d: is the dvd drive (or if you use a program to put an iso as a permanent device, d: is a virtual drive), and e: is the usb flash drive. Double-check the drive letters in My Computer. Now enter this command:
xcopy d: *.* / s / e / f e:
When finished, turn out your computer, go to the BIOS, if you need to make usb flash drive as the first startup device (or at least before your hard disk) and install Windows normally.

Note that not every startup by BIOS supports usb flash drive, but most generally support this option.
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