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Flashboot To Install Instance of Window OS From USB

Flashboot To Install Instance of Window OS From USB

With FlashBoot, you can install Windows 7 to a new laptop or new PC with no hassles. It can prepare Windows setup to create bootable USB drive, so you can install Windows 7 to any new PC, such as Kaby Lake and Ryzen. Besides built-in drivers, This software can add user-supplied drivers. Also, the program can install fully-functional Windows 10/8.1/8 to a USB thumb drive, so you can carry your OS,…

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How To: Boot Surface From a USB Drive

How To: Boot Surface From a USB Drive

There are times when you might need to be able to boot your Surface from a USB drive. The most obvious reason is because your Surface won’t boot correctly and you want to use advanced tools from a recovery drive to fix the problem.

So, you put the drive in the USB port, restart your Surface and…. nothing happens. It doesn’t boot to the USB drive and it won’t tell you why.

So, why isn’t it…

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Boot Windows PE with command prompt from USB.

You want to boot up Windows PE (preinstall environment) with a command prompt. And you want to boot this from a USB memory stick! Why? It is good for simple editing and/or accessing system protected files. The tricky part is of course to make all this work.

Well, here is the solution.

You will need:

The Windows® (AIK) for Windows® 7 (download)

A windows 7 installation disc

A USB memory stick. 1GB is enough.

Program to mount .iso files (Virtual CloneDrive: download - its free!)

A bunch of custom .bat files (download)

Start by mounting the .iso file downloaded from "The Windows® Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows® 7" site. Wait for the autostart or start the installation manually with "StartCD.exe" located on the disc.

Start the "Windows AIK" setup. Make sure not to change the installation directory. It should install to: "C:\Program Files\Windows AIK".

After the installation is complete you can unpack your .bat files. Run the files in the right order. This creates a .iso file with your "Windows PE".

NOTE! Between the "Run 2.bat" and "Run 3.bat" you can add files to your PE installation. Info is in the .bat files!

When all the .bat files has done it's job you should mount your windows 7 installation disc. Or put it in your dvd drive if it is a real actual disc. Also make sure that your USB device is connected at this point!

Start your command prompt. Start it as administrator!

In the command prompt enter these commands:

diskpart [enter] list disk [enter]

You should now see a list. Find out which one is your USB device. Mine was number 1.

select disk 1 [enter] (replace 1 with your disc number.) clean [enter] create partition primary [enter] select partition 1 [enter] active [enter] format fs=ntfs [enter] (This will take some time.) assign [enter] exit [enter] e: [enter] (Replace e: with your drive containing the windows 7 disc.) cd boot [enter] bootsect /nt60 i: [enter] (Replace i: with your USB device.)

Exit the command prompt. Mount your "Windows PE" iso that the .bat files created. It is located at "C:\PE\winpe_x86\winpe_x86.iso".

Copy all the files from it to your USB drive. And! You are done... Congratulations.

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Install Windows 7 from bootable USB stick

You want to be able to boot from a USB stick and install your Windows 7 copy from it? 

Here is the solution to how you do it!

You will need:

A USB memory stick. At least 4GB.

A Windows 7 installation disc.

NOTE! This should work with most USB sticks and will be bootable on all computers that has a motherboard that supports booting from a usb device. Most modern motherboards do.

Start by mounting your windows 7 iso or putting it in your dvd drive if it's an actual disc. Also make sure your USB stick is plugged in to your pc.

Then start your command prompt as an administrator. Do this by going to "Start -> All Programs -> Accessories" and right clicking your command prompt to choose "run as administrator".

In the command prompt:

diskpart [enter] list disk [enter]

You should now see a list. Find out which one is your USB device. Mine was number 1.

select disk 1 [enter] (replace 1 with your disc number.) clean [enter] create partition primary [enter] select partition 1 [enter] active [enter] format fs=ntfs [enter] (This will take some time.) assign [enter] exit [enter] e: [enter] (Replace e: with your drive containing the windows 7 disc.) cd boot [enter] bootsect /nt60 i: [enter] (Replace i: with your USB device.)

Now you can exit your command prompt and copy all of your content from your windows 7 installation disc to your USB device.

Good luck.