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This may seem like an extra step, but working with the files on your hard drive will be much faster. Those who created the ISO previously, or just downloaded the ISO and followed the instructions from last issue, will need to extract the ISO to their hard drive.Once downloaded follow the instructions in the January 15th newsletter to unlock. If you do not have a DVD or ISO image you can download one from the following locations. You will a need Windows 7 DVD or ISO image.You can find them at almost any chain store, but will find more choices and better prices at specialty stores. Any flash drive with a capacity of 4GB or more will work. If you don’t have one already 4GB USB flash drives are available in a wide variety of styles.

Gather up the items needed before you startīefore we start let’s make sure we have our needed supplies!

Installation from a flash drive will usually be quicker that from a CD/DVD drive.Īll you need is a 4GB USB flash drive ($11 online), Windows 7 ISO image or DVD, WinRar, and a few minutes of your time.

Many smaller and/or cheaper computers do not come with a CD/DVD drive.

A flash drive is less likely to be physically lost because they cost more than a CD/DVD and more care will be used.

A flash drive is less likely to be lost in the growing pile of computer CD’s and DVD’s that you’ve amassed over the years.

A flash drive is less likely to be damaged (scratched, broken, etc).

To format the partition, type format fs=ntfs quick, and then click ENTER.You may be asking why you would want the ability to install Windows 7 from a USB flash drive. To select the partition that you just created, type select partition 1, and then click ENTER.

To create a new primary partition on the USB flash drive, type create partition primary, and then click ENTER. This command deletes all data from the USB flash drive. Note the drive number or drive letter of the USB flash drive.Īt the command prompt, type select disk, where X is the drive number or drive letter of the USB flash drive, and then click ENTER. The list disk command displays all the disks on the computer. In the new command line window that opens, to determine the USB flash drive number or drive letter, at the command prompt, type list disk, and then click ENTER. Open a Command Prompt window as an administrator. Insert a USB flash drive into a running computer.

Restore or repair your server running Windows Server Essentials Restore a full system from an existing client computer backup To create a bootable USB flash drive for use in recovering or reinstalling Windows on a PC instead of a server, see Create a recovery drive.įor additional scenarios in which you may want to create or use a bootable USB flash drive, see the following topics: