Installing Windows from a USB flash drive has several
advantages : First of all, the overall speed of the installation process will
increase significantly, carrying a USB stick is much more convenient than a
DVD, and finally it becomes possible to install the OS even on those systems
that do not have a DVD drive, such as a netbook.
1. USB flash drive with a minimum capacity of 4 GB.
2. Windows 7 Setup DVD.
Step 1 : Plug-in your USB flash drive.
Step 2 : Open the PowerShell (OR Command Prompt if
PowerShell Not Exist). If you are using Windows 7/Vista then open it with administrator rights*.
* Goto Start -> All Programs -> Accessories ->Windows PowerShell
-> Right-click on “Windows PowerShell” and select “Run as
Administrator”.
Step 3:
In the PowerShell, type
DISKPART
This will start the Microsoft DiskPart utility as shown
below:
Now issue the following
command:
LIST DISK
This will show you a list of available disks on your system.
Disk 0
is usually the hard disk. In my case, Disk 1 is the USB drive (this can
be a different one in your case). Now issue the command as shown below:
SELECT DISK 1
above command,
1 is the USB drive number on my system. If you have a
different number on your system, then you need to replace 1 with that number.
Step-4:
Now issue the following list of commands one by one as shown
below:
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK
ASSIGN
EXIT
Close Power Shell and proceed to the next step.
Step 5:
Insert the Windows 7/Vista installation disc and note down the
“drive letter” of your DVD drive. In my case, it is “H:”
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