Windows Vista and Windows 7 users To make the bootable USB drive for Windows Vista or Windows 7,

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users
To make the bootable USB drive for
Windows Vista or Windows 7, you need to
have Windows Vista or 7 installed on your
computer. It is recommended that you have
a flash drive of at least 4 GB in size, in
order to store all the necessary files.
Note: Before you start, plug in the USB
drive and backup any files you have stored
on the USB drive. The drive will be
formatted during this process and all files
on it will be deleted.
Tip: You will need a Windows Vista or
Windows 7 disc for these instructions to be
successful.
1. Open an elevated Windows command line
window by clicking Start, typing in cmd in
the search text field, then pressing CTRL +
Shift + Enter on your keyboard (at the
same time). You can also access this by
navigating to Start, All Programs,
Accessories, right-click with your mouse on
the Command Prompt menu item and select
Run as Administrator.
2. At the command prompt, type cd c:
\windows\system32 to change the directory
to the Windows system32 directory. Ensure
your USB drive is plugged in and type
DISKPART and press Enter. Then type LIST
DISK and press Enter.
See our diskpart command page for
additional information on this command.
3. You will see a listing of the disk drives
connected to your computer. Find the disk
number of your USB drive and type SELECT
DISK [USB disk #], where "[USB disk #]" is
the disk # for your USB drive. It should
now state that your USB drive is the
selected disk. If you're not sure what disk
is the USB disk, eject the USB drive,
perform step number 2 again, connect the
USB drive again, and compare the results.
Usually the USB drive will be the last
drive.
4. Type in the following commands, one by
one, pressing Enter after each command.
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT FS=NTFS
(may take a couple minutes, depending on
the USB drive size)
ASSIGN
EXIT
Keep the command prompt window open, but
you can minimize it for a little bit.
5. You will now need your Windows Vista or
7 Installation DVD. Put the DVD in your
computer's DVD drive. Open up My
Computer and note which drive letter is
assigned to your DVD Drive and your USB
flash drive.
6. Go back to the command prompt window
and type in D: CD BOOT (substitute your
DVD drive letter for "D:" if necessary)
and press Enter. Type CD BOOT again and
press Enter. Lastly, type BOOTSECT.EXE /
NT60 H: (substitute your USB flash drive
letter for "H:" if necessary) and press
Enter.
7. The last step is to copy the entire
contents of the Windows DVD to your USB
flash drive.
Your USB flash drive is now set up to be a
bootable USB drive for Windows Vista or 7.
Enjoy!!!

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