
Step 3: Copy the installation DVD files to the USB drive I’m assuming that your USB flash drive has been labeled disk F:\ by the computer:
Use bootsect to set the USB as a bootable NTFS drive prepared for a Vista/7 image. Change directory to the DVD’s boot directory where bootsect is situated:. Insert your Windows 7 DVD into your drive. Type the followinf in the same command window that you were using in Step 1: Next we’ll use the bootsect utility that comes on the Windows 7 disk to make the flash drive bootable. Now you should have a formatted USB flash drive ready to be made bootable. (Replace the number “1” with the specific number of your disk):įormat fs=NTFS (The Format process will take a few minutes) Format the drive by typing the following. In my following example, I assume that the USB flash drive is disk 1.
The number of your USB drive will listed. Find the drive number of your USB Drive by typing the following into the Command Prompt window:.Open a command prompt as administrator (Right click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt and select “Run as administrator” (Or type cmd in Start menu search box and hit Ctrl+ Shift+ Enter).Using the command prompt, we’ll use the diskpart utility.
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