Install Windows from a pen drive

India
August 28, 2010 4:22am CST
A useful trick to install Windows 7 & vista form a pen drive. If we are using Windows 7 or vista then we can follow the following steps--- 1RUN COMMAND PROMPT AS ADMINISTRATOR 2Type DISKPART & hit enter 3now type LIST DISK 4Type SELECT DISK 1 (0/1/2/3) or which ever of the dim as show same of your PD but basically. 5Type CLEAN hit enter 6Type CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY hit enter 7Type SELECT PARTITION 1 (or the no. of partition selected in step 3) 8Type FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK hit enter 9Type ASSIGN 10Type EXIT & hit enter. 11Minimize the CMD(Don't close) 12Now mount Windows 7 or vista disk image using DAEMON TOOL or we can use direct from DVD. 13Check the drive latter on which it is mounted(Eq:- D:/E:/F:/) or check the drive latter of your DVD ROM if you are using a Windows OS DVD. (Here I assume it to be H:) 14Maximize the CMD and type following CMDs 15Type H: hit enter 16H:\CD BOOT press enter(or you first verify the path for the file "bootsect.exe" on the disk image or DVD and move to the Directory) 17H:\BOOTBOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 I: (Here I: is the drive latter for pen drive) 18Now Exit press the enter kye. Finally close the CMD. How the PD is booteble. 19Now copy all files in the H: drive(Everything the .iso file contains)to the pen drive. DONE! Now boot your PC with the PD.
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@mrfdg1972 (3237)
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
You are great!!Welcome to my lot Where can I download a free windows SP3
• India
28 Aug 10
@mrfdg, you need Windows XP SP3, then sail into the ships of the pirates, you will get that from them .............
• India
28 Aug 10
Bro, u can download windows Xp SP3 package from www.microsoft.com It's free of cost & yes, u can also integrate the Xp SP3 package to your a bootable Windows Xp CD, using a very powerful software named "nLite". U can download it from the link given below http://www.nliteos.com/download.html U can also integrate Intel SATA drivers into a Windows Xp CD using this software. The software gives u the power to edit most of the components of the Windows Xp.
@mrfdg1972 (3237)
• Philippines
29 Aug 10
Hello Harpreet, i am using this my desktop with windows SP2, Do i am asking do you think i should upgrade for SP3, what will be the differences, i am satisfied with my SP@ for now, but SP3 sounds better. ROOTNET, Thanks i will try it.
• Malaysia
28 Aug 10
wow,how u possibly know that!! u are a genius,man!!
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@darkmoon (701)
• India
28 Aug 10
Thanks for your post man.... Its wonderful
@nayaz1625 (131)
• Mauritius
28 Aug 10
wow .... genius. this solves the problem of those having mini laptops with no cdrom