Jan 03, 2011 Installing Windows 7 can be done in a multitude of ways. There’s the normal installing from a DVD approach, installing directly from the hard drive, and. Windows 7 Forums is the largest help and support community, providing friendly help and advice for Microsoft Windows 7 Computers such as Dell, HP, Acer, Asus or a.

Microsoft's TechNet magazine has posted instructions on installing Windows 7 from a USB key - which will be very handy for anyone installing Windows 7 on a netbook, in particular. Installing from a USB key will also be faster than installing it from DVD.

Here, according to TechNet, is what you need to do: 1. You should already have DiskPart installed on your Windows machine - you'll use this to prepare the USB drive. If this free disk partitioning app isn't already already installed, you can.

Launch DiskPart by typing diskpart into the Start search box. Now run the list disk command to check the status of your drive. Next, run select disk 1 where the '1' is actually the corresponding number of your USB drive. Now run clean. Once that's done, run create partition primary. Now you can make the partition active by entering active. Next, set up the file system as Fat32 by running format fs=fat32 quick.

Enter the assign command to give the USB drive a drive letter - this will make it easier to access from Windows Explorer. Drag and drop the contents of your Windows 7 installation DVD onto the USB drive to copy the files across. Stick the USB key drive into the machine you want to install Windows 7 onto and boot the system from the drive. The Windows 7 installation will now begin.

1 Yes, once you've bought the licence you can make an installation USB if you have some temporary access to another Windows 7 / Vista / XP-SP2 PC to do the USB creation task: 1.1 To make an installation DVD or USB, first download the correct ISO from then transfer it to a 4GB USB using the The download tool can run on Windows 7, Vista & XP SP2 but XP users need additional components that are listed, & linked to, on its download page. 1.2 You can only run a successful installation of the version of Windows [Home Premium & so on] that is identified on your Certificate of Authenticity [CoA]. If the PC is only specified as being capable of running 32 bit Windows 7 [“x86” but often referred to as x32], then only a 32 bit [x86] installation will succeed.

If the PC is specified as being capable of running 64 bit Windows 7 [“x64”] then a x64 installation would normally be chosen. 1.3 Install the USB-DVD Download Tool using an admin-level account then run it with the ISO file stored anywhere on the system [except the target USB drive, I discovered, although others say that it can be on the target drive]. The result is a Windows 7 SP1 installation USB. 2 Insert the Windows 7 Installation USB in the system you want to install Windows 7 on & start it up. 3 As soon as it starts, set the system to boot from the USB drive by pressing repeatedly on the Boot options key or the BIOS key identified in your motherboard manual.

4 Once the system boots from the disk, onscreen instructions will guide you through the installation procedure. You have probably already decided on a disk / partition arrangement, Windows 7 really needs at least 70GB for its system & applications drive but the rest can usefully be partioned off as a data file drive to minimise the size [& time needed] of the System images you'll be making as part of your backup plan.

5 As part of the reinstallation, you will activate Windows 7 using the Product Key from your CoA. To confirm that this has been completed correctly, you can go to afterwards to validate the activation if you wish. Try*3 - a user Dell Inspirons 7779, 1545, 9300; Windows 10 Home x64 & Pro x86; Office Pro 2007; HP DJ2540; HTC UPlay [Android 6.0], MyPhoneExplorer.

Yes, you can: you will have to use a tool such as the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool () This simple tool will help you convert the same image file into to a USB thumb drive. For installation purposes, you should get a thumb drive that’s at least 4 GBs in size to store the installation files. Browse to where the Windows 7 Image/DVD is stored, open it. Windows 95 Torrent Bootable Disk there. Select the USB device where you want to have the backup stored to for installation. Once the USB device has been identified, click the Begin copying button. And that’s it, the next step now is to boot your Computer from the thumb drive, make sure the thumb drive you will be installing Windows 7 from is plugged into the USB port.

This might vary by manufacturer, but the usual one to try is F12, start your Computer and press F12 repeatedly until a screen is displayed giving you the option to boot from a USB Memory device, select that and press Enter on your keyboard. Windows 7 will boot as it normally does into the setup environment Best, Andre Windows Insider MVP MVP-Windows and Devices for IT twitter/adacosta groovypost.com.