It is well known that WINDOWS7 hardware requirements for computers are very low, not only far below Vista, but some users even find that installing Windows 7 is less demanding than Windows XP hardware. So many netbook users also want to install Windows 7 on their own machines. In fact, Windows 7 does run smoothly on a very low netbook, but some netbook users are frustrated by the lack of a DVD drive to install Windows 7. In fact, you can not be discouraged, because without DVD optical drive We can install Windows 7 system, just need a 4GB size u disk, after testing, using U disk installed Windows 7 unexpectedly than the use of DVD drive installation speed is faster.
Don't worry! The following small series will slowly put the installation method to tell you:
1. First we need to find a 4GB size u disk and then plug it into the netbook.
2. Open "Start Menu" in the lower left corner of the screen, then run "cmd" command, then you will see a control window pop-up.
3. Then enter the following in the window:
* First type ' diskpart ' command;
* ' list disk ': Typing the command system will automatically list all the disks found on the computer, including the USB drive we just plugged in.
* At this point you can see the corresponding number of u disk (such as #), followed by typing: ' select disk # ';
* Then type ' clean ';
* type ' create partition primary ';
* Then enter ' select partition 1 ';
* input ' active ';
* then enter ' format Fs=fat32 quick '.
The entire procedure can refer to the following figure:
Here you can copy the Windows 7 installation files to a USB drive, and then you need to install the Windows 7 ISO file as a virtual DVD, which you can do by following these steps:
1. First install a free software MagicDisc, the software is used to create and manage the virtual optical drive, of course, if you know other such software can also choose Other, here we use this free software.
2.MagicDisc installation will appear in the system tray, at this time, right click on MagicDisc, and then choose ' Virtual cd/dvd-rom ' to set the DVD drive.
3. Then clicking on ' Mount ' will pop up a dialog window allowing you to select the Windows 7 ISO image file.
4. This time in Windows Explorer, open the DVD drive you just set up to see all the Windows 7 Setup files, and all you have to do is copy and paste all of these files into a U disk so that you have a Windows 7 USB stick.
As long as you install the Windows system, it is basically done here, whether you want to install Windows 7 system on any of your own computers, insert the Windows 7 USB disk drive, and you do not need to use DVD drives at all. By the right, the small weave also want to remind you, use this U disk to install Windows 7 System, don't forget to reboot the computer after the BIOS to switch system preferred boot device to USB external device Oh!