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How To Install Windows 7 using Flash drive

Amar Ilindra • March 27, 2020 • 3 min read • 6 Comments
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Here is an complete tutorial which describes How to install windows 7 using flash drive. I think you have tried compact disk for installing Windows 7 operating system. Have you tried USB Flash drive for same thing? If not this guide is for you. Almost 95% of geeks install new operating system using CD’s. Well we can convert our pen drives in to Bootable disks. In this tutorial our aim is to  install windows 7 using flash drive. In order to do this we have to make our pen drive as a bootable drive and also we need to copy setup files in to pen drive. This is not a difficult task.

Install Windows 7 using Flash drive

So are you ready to convert your Pen drive as bootable drive and to install windows 7 using flash drive? If yes, follow these simple drives and enjoy Windows OS in your Flash drive

Step by Step Guide to Install Windows 7 using Flash drive

What do you need ?

To install windows 7 using flash drive you need

  • Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
  • ISO Image of Windows 7
  • Pen drive (minimum 4GB)

You must download and install all above three mentioned files to install Windows 7 using Flash Drive

How to copy setup files and make a bootable Flash drive

You should have Windows XP SP2 or higher versions to do these steps. If you are Windows XP operating system you should install .Net Framework 2.0+ to complete this task.

Formatting Pen drive

I recommended you to format the flash drive before copying setup file in to the drive. Formatting the pen drive may helps us to remove any error while installing new operating system

Copying Files

  1. Open Windows 7 CD/DVD download tool and browse the ISO file of Windows 7 and click NextWindows 7 USB_DVD Download ToolSetp 1
  2. In step 2, Select USB device. This will copy files in to Pen drive. This same software is also used to burn data in to DVDWindows-7-USB.DVD-download-tool step 2
  3. In step 3, Select your drive and hit Begin Copy windows-7-usb-dvd-download-tool-3
  4. In step 4, The drive is formatted again and all setup files are copied in to pen drive. Wait until all files are copied as it takes some time depending on your computer speed and RAMWindows 7 USB_DVD Download Tool step 4

That’s it your Pen drive works similar to Windows OS CD/DVD. Now you can use your Flash drive as a Bootable drive

How to make your system to boot from USB 

  1. Till now you worked on Flash drive and you made it completely perfect to install Windows 7 and now you have to change boot setting in your computer to USB drive.
  2. By default Boot order in your system starts from CD/DVD. It means your PC always try hard to boot from CD or DVD and it won’t check for USB and remaining drives. So we have to change the boot order and we should place USB on top
  3. To do this, restart your PC and click F2continuously until you get different color screen. (In general Blue or Green)
  4. Now navigate to System Bios settings and then to Boot settingsBoot settings
  5. Using arrow keys on your keyboard set USB as first boot device and exit the setup after saving all settings

That’s it you have done everything now. You can now install windows 7 using flash drive

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Comments

  1. Avatar for ArtArt says

    December 16, 2012 at 3:01 PM

    I had one of my flash drive setup for this. Thanks to the procedure.
    Thanks!

    Reply
  2. Avatar for AntoniAntoni says

    October 23, 2012 at 7:01 AM

    Well, the third time I’ve gotten it to work, lol

    Thanks for all!

    Reply
    • Avatar for Amar IlindraAmar Ilindra says

      October 24, 2012 at 7:41 AM

      hahahaaa…. hard work pays every time

      Reply
  3. Avatar for Igwe TochukwuIgwe Tochukwu says

    August 24, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    It didn’t work for me…..pls help me out

    Reply
    • Avatar for Amar IlindraAmar Ilindra says

      August 24, 2012 at 9:24 PM

      can i know where you got the problem

      Reply
  4. Avatar for mohit rajwanimohit rajwani says

    August 20, 2012 at 2:53 PM

    now i can carry my windows boot with me as first i have to carry the cd but now no more use of it requires ..thanksss

    Reply

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