How To Create A Bootable Windows 7 Or Vista Usb Drive

If you received your Windows 7 as a downloadable ISO file from Microsoft, you can skip to the next section.

Creating the ISO can take a long time, depending on the speed of your computer and DVD drive.

Running DISKPART will display the version of DISKPART you are running and the name of your PC. Type “list disk” to see a display of all your connected disk drives. Make a note of the number assigned to your Flash drive.

Insert the Windows 7/Vista DVD and note down the drive letter of the DVD drive. For this guide, the DVD drive is D: and the USB drive is G:. Navigate to the directory where bootsect is found. D:cd d:\boot Use the bootsect to make the USB Drive bootable. This updates the drive with BOOTMGR compatible code and prepares it to boot Windows 7/Vista. BOOTSECT. EXE /NT60 G: Close the Command Prompt windows.

Open the Boot menu in your BIOS. Change the 1st Boot Device to your USB drive. Be sure that it is inserted, or you may not be given an option to choose it. Depending on your manufacturer, it may say Removable Device or list your flash drive’s model.