WINDOWS 7 DVD TO USB FLASH DRIVE INSTALL
WINDOWS 7 DVD TO USB FLASH DRIVE ARCHIVE
WINDOWS 7 DVD TO USB FLASH DRIVE ISO
WINDOWS 7 DVD TO USB FLASH DRIVE WINDOWS 7

Open My Computer (or Computer in Win 7) and note the drive letter of your flash drive.

You should hear a tone and see a message indicating the USB drive is ready to use.

WINDOWS 7 DVD TO USB FLASH DRIVE INSTALL

Windows will install drivers for the device.

Insert your 4GB or larger USB flash drive into a USB slot on your computer.

Backup your computer beforehand if you have doubts. The following instructions may seem complicated, but if you follow along it is pretty easy! As always – some of these commands can have dire consequences if entered incorrectly. You should now have a new folder on your desktop containing the files!

Once it is finished the progress window will close.

WinRar will open a window to show the progress as it extracts the contents of the zip file.

If it does not use the folder tree on the right to select a location where you can easily find the extracted files. Make sure yours shows a similar, easy to find, location.

WINDOWS 7 DVD TO USB FLASH DRIVE ISO

Notice that WinRar will extract the files to my desktop in a folder with the same name you gave your ISO image.

Click the Extract To icon and the following window will open.

WinRar will display the contents of the ISO file

WINDOWS 7 DVD TO USB FLASH DRIVE ARCHIVE

If it does not you will need to manually open WinRar and use File | Open Archive to navigate to the ISO and select it to open. This should cause WinRar to open and show the contents of the ISO.

WINDOWS 7 DVD TO USB FLASH DRIVE WINDOWS 7

Locate your unlocked Windows 7 ISO and double click.

Now that everything is in place let’s get to it! The default settings should be sufficient for our needs.Ĭreate a bootable Windows 7 USB flash drive If you save the file install the program when the download is complete. On the next page skip the area labeled Step 1 or 2 (no need to enter your email address) and proceed directly to the Step 2 or 2 area on the web page. Click the Download Demo button on the right side (no need to purchase unless you want a great utility). There are other programs that will extract ISO images, but they will undo any changes done when we created the edition unlocked ISO. We will use WinRar to extract the ISO because it follows the ISO standard and respects the steps completed earlier to unlock the Windows 7 Editions. It will also create a final unlocked USB drive that contains all editions of Windows 7. 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).

You may be asking why you would want the ability to install Windows 7 from a USB flash drive.

Windows 7 dvd to usb flash drive