Install Windows 7 using a USB flash drive

If you choose to purchase an External Optical Drive, you should check the following USB installation method:

 

Step 1-create a USB boot disk

 

1. First you have to have a USB flash drive.Kingston8 GB disk

2. Insert a USB flash drive(Assume thatGDisk)

3.Run "command line" as an administrator"

4. Enter the following command and press enter to obtain the serial number of the USB flash drive.

>Diskpart

>List Disk

We can see myUThe disk serial number is1

5. Enter the following command to format the USB flash drive.

>Select Disk 1

>Clean

>Create partition primary

>Select partition 1

>Active

>Format FS = NTFS

>Assign

>Exit

 

6. Use daemon tools or similar tools to load Windows 7 images

7.In the command line, locate the location of the system installation file to be installed (for example, the system loads the image fileE:) In the command line, enterE:You can jumpGDisk, enter"CD boot"EnterBootFolder.

8.Under the command line (directoryG: "Boot>)Use the bootsect tool to set the USB flash disk as the NTFS startup Item and runThe following command

>Bootsect/nt60 G:

9. Close the commandLine

 

Step 2-copy the installation file to the USB flash drive

 

Use the resource manager to copy the installation file instead of the image.

 

Part 3-SetUInsert the disk into the computerInstall On

 

1. Insert a USB flash drive and enable netbook

2. Set the USB flash drive as the boot item

3. Normal Installation