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To create a bootable USB drive manually, we will use the Command Prompt as Your-DNS-Settings-Manually/)
a Windows default program. Here are step by step to create a bootable USB
drive as the Windows installation media. To create a bootable USB drive as a
Windows installation media, we require at least 4 GB for minimum capacity. (/id/How-to-Create-
Larger capacity is better. At this moment, I use the USB flash drive with 2 GB of
capacity as just an example. It's due to some reasons that my 4 GB flash drive
encountered an unusual problem that i have to fix later. :D a-Bootable-USB-Drive-Without-Using-A/)

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1. Insert your USB flash drive to your running computer. As the first step, we
need to run Command Prompt as administrator. To do this, we need to find
cmd by typing 'cmd' in the search box on Windows Start Menu. After
search result for 'cmd' appears, right click on it and select "Run as
administrator".
2. Type 'diskpart' on Command Prompt (without quotes) and hit Enter. Wait for
a while until the DISKPART program run.
3. Type 'list disk' to view active disks on your computer and hit Enter. There
would be seen that the active disks shown as Disk 0 for hard drive and Disk
1 for your USB flashdrive with its total capacity.
4. Type 'select disk 1' to determine that disk 1 would be processed in the next
step then hit Enter.
5. Type 'clean' and hit Enter to remove all of data in the drive.
6. Type 'create partition primary' and hit Enter. Creating a primary partition
and further recognized by Windows as 'partition 1'.
7. Type 'select partition 1' an hit Enter. Choosing the 'partition 1' for setting
up it as an active partition.
8. Type 'active' and hit Enter. Activating current partition.
9. Type 'format fs=ntfs quick' and hit Enter. Formatting current partition as
NTFS file system quickly.
10. Type 'exit' and hit Enter. Leaving DISKPART program but don't close the
Command Prompt instead. We would still need it for next process.

Step 2: Creating Boot Sector

Let us assume that the flash / USB drive is the D: drive and the DVD installer
located on drive F :. The first step, we will navigate Command Prompt to set
installation DVD as its active directory.
1. By default, Command Prompt's active directory for Administrator permission
is on C:⧵Windows⧵System32>. We will navigate Command Prompt to set
on DVD (F:) as its active directory. Just type 'f:' then hit Enter, and the active
directory changed to F:.
2. Type 'cd boot' and hit Enter. Active directory changed to F:⧵boot>.
3. Type 'bootsect /nt60 d:' and hit Enter. Creating boot sector on D: drive
(USB flash drive).
4. Type 'exit' and hit Enter to close the Command Prompt. Until this step we
have made a bootable USB drive sucessfully, and the flash drive is ready to
be used as a boot media.

Step 3: Copying Installation Files

To install Windows from a bootable USB drive, we just need to copy the whole
installation files contained on the DVD installer to flash drive. To do this, open
the Command Prompt as in previous steps. Once it opens, type 'xcopy f: ⧵ *. *
d: ⧵ / E / H / F' and then press Enter. Wait until all the files in the DVD installer
copied to the flash drive. Now bootable USB drive is ready to be used for
installing Windows from flash drive and you're done
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ItechV (/member/ItechV) 9 hours ago Reply

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xikim1121 (/member/xikim1121) 7 days ago Reply

There are many free software which can achieve this easily, and they are with
other powerful features. Maybe create bootable disc with a software is not a
bad idea.

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SuniaR (/member/SuniaR) 9 days ago Reply

i dont want to use the f drive , i want to do it from my hardisk , coz window iso
is in hdd , wat sshould i write in the place of f ? should i write the E or C ?
names of local disks

MattT96 (/member/MattT96)
Why would an article/tutorial for Windows suggest 11 days ago Reply

formatting the drive as NTFS if it should be FAT32? I get

that from reading some of the comments, and I've been having one hell of a
time trying to make an .iso file to a bootable USB flash drive. Part of the
problem seems to be the .iso generated in EaseUs ends up using .pbd instead
in certain conversion programs like PowerISO.

If the drive should be converted to FAT32 for Windows, is there not a file size
limit with FAT32 like people are saying? What happens when your ISO file is
say, 80GB? 100GB? My flash drive is 256GB. I can't understand why it's so
difficult to make an .iso image file bootable on a USB flash drive.

I've tried all the programs for Windows 7, Windows 7 USB, RUFUS, Etc.Either
the file can't be burned or there's not enough room on the disc or a number of
any other errors. Frustrated.

henoktes72 (/member/henoktes72) 19 days ago Reply

thans worked fo me

GauravS159 (/member/GauravS159) 24 days ago Reply

Cant do final step

It say unable to create directory - c:⧵users⧵suncity⧵*f:

ojayxxx (/member/ojayxxx) a month ago Reply

Can sum one plz help i was trying to creat a bootable tomb drive nd i
accidentially do it on my exturnal hard drive now i can see it in my computer

ParthC13 (/member/ParthC13) a month ago Reply

after that step 'f:', it says the system cannot find the path specified.

In my case i used 'h:'

What can I do?

ChukwukaE (/member/ChukwukaE) a month ago Reply

Thank you, Life saver.

HarisK17 (/member/HarisK17) a month ago Reply

And what if my Win7 instalation is not on the DVD, but on the HDD?

ChukwukaE (/member/ChukwukaE) . HarisK17 (/member/HarisK17) Reply

a month ago
Doesnt matter where the windows is.

Uday RajA (/member/Uday RajA) a month ago Reply

Hi,i want format pc and again install windows soo! How can i do plz reply

ChukwukaE (/member/ChukwukaE) . Uday RajA (/member/Uday RajA) Reply

a month ago
Hello!
What windows do you want to format and reinstall?

BobK72 (/member/BobK72) a month ago Reply

Holy cow. Where was this guide years ago? This is a major lifesaver for me to
create USB OS install disks! Thank you!!!!

AlibabaC (/member/AlibabaC) a month ago Reply

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elcue1 (/member/elcue1) a month ago Reply

Step 2 Item 1 .. f: Get message the device is not ready.That is as far as I can
go.

Gerald Utmawa (/member/Gerald Utmawa) a month ago Reply

how can l do it

rahulb32 (/member/rahulb32) 2 months ago Reply

I made it but when i boot my win via this usb drive it not promoted "press any
key for boot".

Due to this installation further restsart after complete first step of installation..!
So i m not able to instal win in my pc

Please help ...

FawadK6 (/member/FawadK6) . rahulb32 (/member/rahulb32) Reply

a month ago
lol when the first step complete remove the usb and when
your pc starts then install your usb again #shortcut

AbidK8 (/member/AbidK8) 4 months ago Reply

hi when I give the f: ⧵>cd boot its showing this message

"The system cannot find the path specified." how to solve this issue?

YdnarR (/member/YdnarR) . AbidK8 (/member/AbidK8) a month ago Reply

your dvd drive might have the different drive letter. please double check.
:)

HarmandarsinghB (/member/HarmandarsinghB) . AbidK8 (/member/AbidK8)

2 months ago Reply
Insert windows disk in drive f then retry again...

Gerald Utmawa (/member/Gerald Utmawa) 2 months ago Reply

can help because it not work to me pliz

Gerald Utmawa (/member/Gerald Utmawa) 2 months ago Reply

can help because it not work to me pliz

Onihae (/member/Onihae) 2 months ago Reply

It works! Thanks a lot.

ToniH28 (/member/ToniH28) 2 months ago Reply

thx a lot guys, it works..

MohitS95 (/member/MohitS95) 2 months ago Reply

hi

MohitS95 (/member/MohitS95) 2 months ago Reply

hi

SharukhB (/member/SharukhB) 2 months ago Reply

Sir what i typ in STEP 2: CREATING BOOT SECTOR

RaviS122 (/member/RaviS122) 3 months ago Reply

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aalberto01 (/member/aalberto01) 3 months ago Reply

Thank you very much, I was able to do it except for the part of the xcopy.
Since I had the window in an iso, I just extracted it to the pen drive using
winrar and it really worked.

SreemanS (/member/SreemanS) 4 months ago Reply

Step 2. 3 rd one. It says access is denied.how to resolve

EricB215 (/member/EricB215) . SreemanS (/member/SreemanS) Reply

3 months ago
When you type CMD or otherwise open the command
window you need to right click it and select run as administrator.

EricB215 (/member/EricB215) . EricB215 (/member/EricB215) Reply

3 months ago
Right click om the cmd.exe icon, to launch the command
window not on command window itself after it is launched. you need to
launch it as administrator.

liladude (/member/liladude) 3 months ago Reply

On Windows 8.1 you need to be on a command prompt with administrative

rights to do the bootsect, else you will get an access denied!

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