what if you
don’t have DVD-ROM and you are
running Windows XP, you might have guessed in this case we
can’t install windows 7.
Since
Windows 7 ISO size is around 2.24 GB so its obvious that you will need to
burn windows 7 iso on DVD and another issue is you can’t start
windows 7 installation by mounting ISO file on windows XP as
Windows XP upgrade to windows 7 is not allowed. In such situation
installing windows 7 from USB pen drive is feasible solution.
Here is small guide on
how to install windows 7 from USB flash drive or
USB pen Drive for
Windows XP users.
How to Install Windows 7 from USB Flash Drive
Requirement:
USB Pen Drive (Min 4 GB)
Windows 7 ISO (32 bit or 64 bit)
MBRwiz Download and Extract it on your hard drive (Diskpart utility for Windows XP doesn’t detect USB drive as Disk hence we need to use this free utility to make bootable USB drive).
1. Connect your
USB Flash Drive to your computer Format USB drive
2. To
Format USB Flash Drive Go to My Computer -> Right click on USB drive and select Format from context menu.
3. Now go to Start Menu->run->cmd (Open Command Prompt) and Type following command
convert i: /fs:ntfs (Where “I” is your USB drive latter)
4. Mount Windows 7 iso as drive (You can use
Freeware MagicDisc download from here).
5. Type Start->run->cmd
Now dir to directory where you have extracted MBRWiz and run following commands
mbrwiz /list (note down disk number of your USB Pen drive)
mbrwiz /disk=X /active=X (X is Disk Number of your USB Drive)
exit
6. Now open another command window and type following command
J: (Drive letter of Windows 7 iso mounted with demon tool)
CD boot
bootsect /nt60 Y: (Y is drive latter of your USB drive )
7. Now copy all files from drive where you have
mount Windows 7 iso
8. Now reboot your computer and press F9 to get your BIOS screen and s
elect USB drive as your boot drive.
9. If every thing goes fine, Your
Windows 7 Installation should start from your USB drive.
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