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Please note: during this procedure you'll lose any data on your USB stick. Please be extra careful during formatting, while choosing wrong drive will erase him completely. This guide provided as-is, at your own risk.
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Please note: during this procedure you'll lose any data on your USB flash drive. Please be extra careful during formatting, choosing the wrong drive will erase it completely. This guide provided as-is, at your own risk.
  
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Things you need to have
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You will need:
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# PC running Windows XP/Vista/7/8
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# Windows 7, 32/64-bit (depending on the system) installation disk
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# USB drive with at least 8GB of free storage
  
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1. PC running Win XP/Vista/7<br>
 
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2. DVD with Windows 7 32 bit Installation<br>
 
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3. 8GB or larger USB stick<br>
 
  
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Preparing USB stick<br>
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Preparing the USB drive:
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1. Open a command prompt as administrator (Right click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt and select “Run as administrator”<br>
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# Open command prompt as administrator - Right click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt and select ''Run as administrator'' or type '''cmd''' in the Start search bar.
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2. Run diskpart utility by typing “ diskpart” into command prompt window and pressing “Enter”<br>
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# Run '''diskpart''' utility by typing ''diskpart'' into command prompt window and pressing “Enter”.
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3. Locate your USB stick disk number by executing “list disk”. We will assume your USB disk is 1<br>
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# Locate your USB drive disk number by executing ''list disk''. We'll assume the USB drive is 1.
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4. Run following commands<br>
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# Run the following commands:
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4a: select disk 1<br>
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## ''select disk 1''
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4b: clean<br>
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## ''clean''
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4c: create partition primary<br>
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## ''create partition primary''
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4d: select partition 1<br>
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## ''select partition 1''
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4e: active<br>
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## ''active''
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4f: format fs=NTFS<br>
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## ''format fs=NTFS''
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4g: assign<br>
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## ''assign''
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4h: exit<br>
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## ''exit''
  
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Now we have prepared USB stick. Lets make him bootable
 
  
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1. Insert your DVD windows 7 32 bit Installation into DVD drive. Let's assume it's D<br>
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Now we have prepared USB stick. Lets make it bootable:
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2. Go to D:\boot (cd d:\boot)<br>
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# Insert Windows 7, 32/64-bit installation disk into DVD drive. Let's assume it's D
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3. If your USB drive letter is “e” please run “ bootsect /nt60 e: ”<br>
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# Go to ''D:\boot'' (cd d:\boot)
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4. Copy DVD Windows 7 media content to USB root folder (etc. don't put it into any folder)<br>
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# If your USB drive letter is “e” please run ''bootsect /nt60 e:''
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# Copy DVD Windows 7 media content to USB root folder (etc. don't put it into any folder)
  
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You are now ready to install Windows 7 from USB stick
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You are now ready to install Windows 7 from USB flash drive!

Revision as of 07:08, 24 June 2014

Please note: during this procedure you'll lose any data on your USB flash drive. Please be extra careful during formatting, choosing the wrong drive will erase it completely. This guide provided as-is, at your own risk.

You will need:

  1. PC running Windows XP/Vista/7/8
  2. Windows 7, 32/64-bit (depending on the system) installation disk
  3. USB drive with at least 8GB of free storage


Preparing the USB drive:

  1. Open command prompt as administrator - Right click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt and select Run as administrator or type cmd in the Start search bar.
  2. Run diskpart utility by typing diskpart into command prompt window and pressing “Enter”.
  3. Locate your USB drive disk number by executing list disk. We'll assume the USB drive is 1.
  4. Run the following commands:
    1. select disk 1
    2. clean
    3. create partition primary
    4. select partition 1
    5. active
    6. format fs=NTFS
    7. assign
    8. exit


Now we have prepared USB stick. Lets make it bootable:

  1. Insert Windows 7, 32/64-bit installation disk into DVD drive. Let's assume it's D
  2. Go to D:\boot (cd d:\boot)
  3. If your USB drive letter is “e” please run bootsect /nt60 e:
  4. Copy DVD Windows 7 media content to USB root folder (etc. don't put it into any folder)


You are now ready to install Windows 7 from USB flash drive!

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