Installing Windows7/Windows8 From Removable Media

Below are the steps you must follow when you want to install windows7 from USB stick:

After completing all the process your removable media will look like this

Prerequisites:

1.USB Flash Drive (Minimum 4GB)

2.Windows 7 or Windows 8 installation files.

Step1:Plug-in your USB flash drive to USB port and move all the contents from USB drive to a safe location on your system.
     Reason:Here we need to format the drive,as a result you may loose your data which is currently present in your removable media

Step2: Open Command Prompt with admin rights. Use any of the below methods to open Command Prompt with admin rights.

 -------Type cmd in Start menu search box and hit Ctrl+ Shift+ Enter.

or 

--------Press windows logo+R and then type cmd and hit enter (Note :You must be logged in as ADMIN )

Step3:Type  DISKPART and hit enter

Step4:Type LIST DISK command and note down the Disk number (ex: Disk 1) of your USB flash drive. In the below screenshot my Flash Drive Disk no is Disk 1.

Step5: Next type all the below commands one by one. Here I assume that your disk drive no is “Disk 1”.If you have Disk 2 as your USB flash drive then use Disk 2.Refer the  Step4 to confirm it.

So below are the commands you need to type and execute one by one:

SELECT DISK 1

CLEAN

CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY

SELECT PARTITION 1

ACTIVE

FORMAT FS=NTFS

(Format process may take few seconds)

ASSIGN

EXIT

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Step6:Open another command promt

Step7:Insert your Windows7 media into your Optical Drive
 and check the drive letter of the DVD drive. In this guide I will assume that your DVD drive letter is “D” and USB drive letter is “H” (open my computer to know about it).

Step8: Type D:   and hit enter
Step9:Type CD BOOT and hit enter

Where “D” is your DVD drive letter and Boot is the Directory name

Step10: Type BOOTSECT.EXE /NT60 H:

---->To update the USB drive with BOOTMGR compatible code.

Now Your removable  Media is ready to Boot

Step10: Copy your Windows 7 or Windows 8 DVD contents to the USB flash drive.

Step11:Your USB drive is ready to boot and install Windows 7 or Windows 8. Only thing you need to change the boot priority at the BIOS to USB from the HDD or CD Drive