Friday, February 4, 2011

Install Windows7 with USB:USB Booting

Here’s a quick look at the process:
  • Launch the DiskPart utility by typing diskpart at the Start Menu in windows7.
  • Then run the list disk command to check the status of your drive.
  • Now run select disk 1 where the "1" is actually the corresponding number of your USB drive.
  • Run clean.
  • Once the drive is clean, you type create partition primary.
  • Now make the partition active by entering active
  • Then you need to set up the file system as Fat32 by running format fs=fat32 quick (quick, of course, specifies that you want to perform a quick format to speed up the process).
  • Entering the assign command gives the USB drive a drive letter, making it easy to access from Windows Explorer
  • Then you can copy everything from the Windows 7 installation DVD onto the USB key (a simple drag and drop will do).
  • Now you can insert the pen drive into the system you want to install Windows 7 onto and boot the system. The installation will now proceed as usual—but faster.
Refrence from technet.microsoft.com

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