![]() ![]() Type "cd\" in the command prompt to return to the root folder of your boot drive. Right-click on your desktop and click "New." Select "Folder" from the list of options and then type "Windows7." Press "Enter" to create the new folder.ĭouble-click the "Windows7" folder to open it and then press "Ctrl-V" to paste the installation files into it. Press "Ctrl-A" to select all the files on the DVD and then press "Ctrl-C" to copy them. Right-click on the installation DVD drive and click "Open." Insert the original Windows 7 installation DVD into the DVD drive of the computer that you're using to prepare the USB flash drive. Type "exit" and press "Enter" to exit the disk partition tool and return to the command prompt. Write down the letter that was assigned to the flash drive for later. Type "assign" and press "Enter" to assign a Windows volume as well as drive letter to the flash drive. Wait for this operation to complete before moving on. Type "format FS=NTFS" and press "Enter" to reformat the partition to the NTFS format. Type "select partition 1" and press "Enter." Then type "active" and press "Enter" to activate the new partition on the flash drive. Type "clean" and press "Enter" to remove any partitions already on the disk, and then type "create partition primary" to create a new primary partition. Type "select disk" followed by the disk number of your flash drive and then press "Enter." For example, if your flash drive is listed as "Disk 6," you will type "select disk 6." You can determine which of the disks shown is the flash drive by looking at the size information displayed. Make a note of the disk number for the flash drive as this will be very important later. Type "list disk" and press "Enter" for a list of all disks connected to your computer. This tool operates from the command prompt and requires you to enter commands with your keyboard. Type "diskpart" (without quotes here and in subsequent commands) and press "Enter" to initiate the disk partition tool. Once the process is completed, the flash drive is ready to be transformed into a boot device.Ĭlick "Start" and then click "All Programs." Click "Accessories" and then right-click on "Command Prompt." Click "Run as administrator" from the list of options shown. Right-click on the flash drive listed under "Devices with Removable Storage" and then click "Format." Leave all the options at the default values and then click the "Start" button to initiate the process. Click "Start" and then click "Computer" to view a list of all the devices connected to the computer. ![]()
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