How to create a bootable Windows 7 USB flash drive :
If anyhow you don’t have a windows 7 installation disk or either it is
damaged, then you can make use of a bootable USB pen drive to install
windows 7 on your PC. The process of creating a bootable windows 7 USB
flash drive is fairly easy but you would require a windows 7 ISO file
to create a bootable windows 7 USB Flash drive.
Fortunately Microsoft provides Windows 7 ISO images as free downloads for all users. You can
download windows 7 iso images from here and
Once you have downloaded a Windows 7 ISo file, you can then follow
these instructions below to create a bootable windows 7 USB flash drive.
Instructions to create a Bootable Windows 7 USB Flash Drive
- Step 1: Download rufus on your computer and run it .
- Step 2: Plug in your USB flash drive into your computer .
- Step 3: From Rufu’s settings, Choose NTFS as the file system.
- Step 4: Check ” Quick format ” and ” Create extended label and icon files “
- Step 5: Check ” Create a bootable disk using ” and click the drive icon beside it to select the windows 7 ISO file .
- Step 6: Now click on start to create a bootable window 7 USB flash drive .
After
a few minutes your Windows 7 bootable USB flash drive will be ready
for installation. Reboot your PC and set the bootable flash drive as a
first boot priority in the bios settings. Save the bios settings and
reboot once again to continue with the windows 7 installation process .
Note: You have to allow booting from USB devices in your BIOS settings in order to proceed further with the windows 7 installation .
Source:
http://www.techverse.net/how-to-create-a-bootable-usb-pen-drive-for-windows-7/
