Sunday, February 1, 2015

How to create bootable USB drive for Windows 7 installation

You can now create bootable USB drive without using any third party software. To create please follow the below steps.

Insert Windows DVD or mount Windows 7 setup in case you have copied setup file in your PC.

Run CMD as administrator then begin type in the below codes:
1. diskpart
2. list disk
3. select disk (Number of USB drive) e.g.: 1 – The number varies depending on amount of drives in your PC
4. clean
5. create partition primary
6. select partition 1
7. active
8. format fs=ntfs quick (may take a couple minutes, depending on the USB drive size)
9. assign
10. exit
11. D: cd boot (Please check which letter is assigned to your DVD drive by opening ‘My Computer’. Label of DVD drive must be entered in Capital letter only.)
12. cd boot
13. bootsect.exe/nt60 e: (Please check which letter is assigned to your USB drive by opening
‘My Computer’. For e.g.: here ‘e’ is given)
14. exit

Now your USB is bootable then just copy windows 7 setup files to the USB and in boot manager set first priority as USB drive.