HOW TO MAKE A BOOTABLE WINDOWS 7 / VISTA USB

If you are having any problems with your optical drive and you want to install a new window, but because of your optical drive, you are not able do so, then, Here is a solution for you guys out there, i will show you some easy steps to do so.
So, let us not waste our time and get started.


Requirements :-


4 GB U.S.B Drive
Windows 7 / Vista DVD Files
A Computer Running Windows 7 Or Vista
Thats all you need.


Step 1 : Format Your USB.




1. Plug in your USB Drive.


2. Open Command Prompt As a Administrator


{ Start>All Programs>Accessories ( And then right click on ) Command Prompt [ Run As Administrator ] }


3. Now you will have to find the Drive number of your USB drive. And to do so, Type In :-


Diskpart


List Disk


Your Drive will be listed below, Just write down your drive number, in my case its 6.


4. Now to format the drive type in :-


Select disk 6


clean


create partition primary


select partition 1


active


format fs=NTFS


assign


exit


Note : Formatting will take some time.


After its all done, you will have your USB drive ready to make it bootable.

Step 2 : Make The Drive Bootable.




Now, We will use the Utility of Windows 7 / Vista Called "BOOTSECT" which will make your USB Drive Bootable. And to do so, ( IN COMMAND PROMPT ) Change the directory to Windows 7 / Vista DVD's Boot folder where BOOTSECT lives. I have my windows 7 files in my Local Disk " D " Type In :


d:


cd d:\boot


Now we will use the BOOTSECT to set USB Bootable, In my case, the driver letter of my USB is " H " type in :-


bootsect /nt60 i:


Now you can close the command prompt.

Step 3 : Copy Your Windows 7 Files To USB.


Now this is the last step you will have to do, simply now copy and paste windows 7 / Vista files to your USB drive, After that, You will have yourself a bootable Windows 7 / Vista USB Drive.




NOTE :-  You will have to change your BIOS to boot from USB, in most of latest computers OR Laptops this option will be available, in older computer BOOT FROM USB option may not be available.


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