Microsoft has kept netbook and other optical drive-less PC owners in mind with a new downloadable version of its just-released Windows 7 operating system.
Microsoft offers USB-bootable Windows 7 for netbooks Once this is done, you can install Windows 7 directly from the USB flash drive or DVD. To create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive,ĭownload the ISO file and then run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool. Your Windows 7 ISO file on a USB flash drive or a DVD. The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool allows you to create a copy of You have the option to download an ISO file or compressed files. When you purchase Windows 7 from Microsoft Store, Microsoft Store: Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool If the drive is formatted with anything other than FAT-16. Will not recognize a flash drive as being bootable Presently, you are stuck using FAT-16 because most computers The flash drive that you use for this project can be no larger than 2GB,īecause you will have to format the flash drive using the FAT-16 file system, Recommend that your flash drive be at least a minimum of 256MB in size. Your flash drive can't be too large or too small. The flash drive's capacity is actually a limiting factor though.Another catch is that not every flash drive will get the job done.As with most cool new techniques, there are a few catches.įor starters, not every PC is capable of booting from a USB flash drive.CNet: Boot Windows XP from a USB flash d1rive.Refers to an earlier article on How To Install Windows 7 On VirtualBox How To Install Windows 7 On USB Flash Drive Has this failed to work? I will appreciate comments and reason for this late down vote. Update: The VirtualBox based Windows 7 installation on a USB Flash drive article I refer at the start here installs on the USB in a VirtualBox.
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