How to Make Windows 7/8 Bootable Usb Drive

Hi friends, these days, so many laptops doesn't come with DVD Drive and almost 90% of netbooks don't have DVD Drive. So, people face problems while installing them. Either they choose external dvd drives or they use bootable usb drives. Today, I'm going to tell you how to make windows 7/8 bootable pen drive.

There are two methods to make a bootable pen drive for Windows 7/8. First mehod uses a small software called "Windows 7 USB DVD Tool" and second method uses command prompt. So, let's start the tutorials:

METHOD - 1 (Software Method):

1. Download Windows 7 USB DVD Tool and install it.

DOWNLOAD FROM HERE(official site)

OR

USE THIS ALTERNATE LINK (with image mastering tool)

2. Now, run the program and browse for the iso file of Windows 7 and click NEXT.

3. Now select your media type, select USB DEVICE.

4. Select your Flash Drive and click BEGIN COPYING.

5. Now, windows 7 USB DVD Tool will take some time to complete the procedure.

6. Now, you are done. Just restart your pc and start installing windows 7 (windows 8 will use the same method). Make sure that you have set your first boot device as DVD ROM/USB DRIVE in BIOS SETTINGS before installing windows.



METHOD - 2 (Command Prompt Method):

1. Insert your pen drive (4 GB is needed) in your pc.

2. Open command prompt (or Power Shell).

3. Type DISKPART and press enter.

4. Now type LIST DISK and pres enter. This will show you a list of  available disks on your system. Disk 0 is usually the hard disk. In my case, Disk 1 is the USB drive (this can be a different one in your case). Now follow the command as shown below:

5. Type SELECT DISK 1 and press enter. (You have to select your own pen dive disk)

Note: In the above command, 1 is the USB drive number on my system. If you have a different number on your system, then you need to replace 1 with that number.

6. Now use the following list of commands one by one as shown below:

CLEAN

CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY

SELECT PARTITION 1

ACTIVE

FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK

ASSIGN

EXIT

7. Insert the Windows 7/Vista/8 installation disk and note down the “drive letter” of your DVD drive. In my case, it is “H:”.

8. Open the command prompt. If you are using Windows Vista/7/8 then open it with administrator rights.

(Goto Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Right-click on “Command Prompt” and select “Run as Administrator”.)

Now type the following list of commands as shown below:

H:

CD BOOT

BOOTSECT.EXE /NT60 G: (NOTE: G: is your USB drive letter)

EXIT

9. Copy the contents of your Windows 7/Vista/8 installation disk into the USB flash drive. Directly Copy-Paste All DVD file into Usb Stick.

Your USB stick is now ready to boot and install the OS for you. Don’t forget to enable the “USB Boot” option and change the “Boot priority to USB device from hard disk” in your BIOS settings.

Enjoy...

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