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- #How to install a dvd media on a usb device how to#
- #How to install a dvd media on a usb device windows 7#
Now your Command Prompt screen should look something like this: For example BOOTSECT.EXE /NT60 P: and press 'Enter'. You can find this out in 'MY Computer'.ĩ - OK, so maximize Command Prompt again and type ?: CD BOOT -> (Replace '?' with your DVD drive letter - example G: CD BOOT) and press 'Enter' afterward.ġ0 - Type BOOTSECT.EXE /NT60 ?: -> (Replace '?' with the drive letter of your USB flash drive, found out in 'My Computer').
#How to install a dvd media on a usb device windows 7#
Once you have identified what disk your flash drive is, move on the next step.Ħ - OK, now you must select your flash drive in the list by typing like this: SELECT DISK ? -> (Replace '?' with the number of your flash drive in the list - example SELECT DISK 8).ħ - Now we need to do a little work on the flash drive to prepare it properly: follow these commands:ħb - Type CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY and press 'Enter'.ħc - Type SELECT PARTITION 1 and press 'Enter'.ħe - Type FORMAT FS=NTFS and press 'Enter'.Ĩ - Now you can minimize the Command Prompt window and enter your Windows 7 DVD into the DVD drive.Ĩa - Now you need to find out what drive letter your DVD drive is (E, F, G ect). You will have to figure out which is your flash drive by looking at the "Size" column A 4gb flash drive will have a size of roughly 3800mb, an 8gb will have a rough size of 7600mb. It will list what disk-drives you have connected to the computer and will look something like this.ĥ - Now we need to know the number of the disk that is your flash drive (number meaning "Disk 0" or "Disk 1" etc.). Step 2.Prepare the USB flash drive with Command Prompt:ġ - Insert your USB flash drive into the working computer and be sure to remove any others that are not needed otherwise this could confuse the process.Ģ - Navigate to and open a command prompt window: Click the START button, click 'All Programs', click 'Accessories', then right-click 'Command Prompt' and select 'Run as Administrator' (That's important).Īlright, should look a little like this.ģ - Now, in Command Prompt type DISKPART and press the 'Enter' key (might take a few seconds for the computer to read all the disks).Ĥ - Now type LIST DISK and press 'Enter'.
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Step 1.What you will need:ġ - A USB flash drive (must be 4gb minimum)Ģ - A working computer with a working optical drive, a Windows 7 running OS and administrator privileges (I'm not fully sure whether this method would work using Windows XP on the working computer, so it's best to use Windows 7)
#How to install a dvd media on a usb device how to#
If you wish to see a guide on how to install Windows XP onto a Netbook from a USB flash drive, please look here. There are a few tools around the net (including an official one from Microsoft) that can set up a Windows 7 USB flash drive with almost just a single click, but a lot of these tools don't seem to work for quite a few people for some reason (me included) - so this guide is going to show you how to do it the "old fashioned way" using a few simple command prompt commands.
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Surprisingly, installing a more complex OS like Windows 7 onto a Netbook seems to be far easier than a more simple OS like Windows XP. OK, so here's a guide to help those of you wanting to install Windows 7 onto a Netbook without a DVD drive.