Install Windows 7 from a USB drive the very easy way

The fastest way to installwindows 7 is from abootable usb drive. You can cut the
install time down to around 15 minutes compared with 30-40 via DVD if you use a fast
drive.
eople still as!in" me to e#plain what is the $est way to do this as many of the "uides
online are too comple#% or re&uire third party software which doesn't always wor! as
they supposed to.
(ith this BootableUSB "uide all you need to ensure is that your mother$oard
supports USB booting% and this is a common feature now for most of the computers.
Today ) am "oin" to pu$lish a step $y step "uide which wor!s perfectly and doesn't
re&uire any additional tools * ) have $een doin" it for some time now to create $oota$le
(indows install drives.
You need to "et hold of a fast +,- ..0 flash drive. )t doesn't need to $e 3./- or
$i""er%however% all you need is a 4/- unit. The faster it is% the $etter.
What you need0
- (indows 1 DVD install disc or ),2 ima"e
- +,- Drive 34/-4 and as fast as you can "et5
- 6unnin" (indows 2peratin" system
- (or!in" set of hands and eyes
- 7 few minutes of your life
lu" in your +,- drive in the +,- port0
-efore "oin" any further% ma!e sure you have removed any important files on your drive
to a safe location% what we are a$out to do ne#t is to erase the entire contents of the
drive.
)nsert your DVD of (indows 1 into the computer% $ut don't start the normal install
process.
2pen your 89y :omputer' and ma!e a note of the drive num$ers of $oth the +,- drive
and the DVD drive with (indows 1 files on it.

7s you can see from the ima"e a$ove% the DVD drive is drive has letter D assi"ned and
the +,- drive is ;.
2pen the command prompt with admin ri"hts. Type cmd in ,tart menu search $o# and
hit ,hift4:trl4;nter.
To !eep thin"s really easy% if you see te#t in upper case% it means this is what you type
into the command prompt 3you don't need to type in upper case5.

<e#t type
DISKPAR
this loads the dis!part application we need to proceed
Then type
!IS DISK
the ima"e a$ove shows our 3. /- +,- drive is listed as D),= .
so you have to type
S"!"# DISK $ 3your +,- Drive may have a different num$er% don't follow e#actly this
te#t it depends on your us$ drive5
You will get a successful response Disk 2 is now the selected disk
<e#t we want to clean the +,- drive
Type0
#!"A%
you will get a successful response DiskPart succeeded in cleaning the disk.

After the drive is cleaned follow the list in the ima"e a$ove 3detailed $elow in list order5
* you can also note the successful te#t responses from the 2, as you enter each
command.
S"!"# DISK $ 3or what num$er your +,- drive has5
#R"A" PARII&% PRI'AR(
S"!"# PARII&% )
A#I*"
+&R'A +S,%+S
>ormattin" can ta!e a little time dependin" on the si?e of the drive% our 3./- unit too!
a$out 10 minutes to format - you will see a percenta"e readout until it is finished.
<e#t type0
ASSI.%
"/I 3D),= 76T will e#it5
Type D0 #D B&& 3su$stitute the @DA if necessary with the letter of your (indows 1
DVD drive5
then !ey
#D B&&
then
B&&S"#1"/" 2%34 "0 3su$stitute the @;A if necessary with the letter of your now
ready +,- drive5 * we are tellin" the system to create a $oot sector file on the +,-
drive.
<ow you can e#it the command prompt and copy all the files on the (indows 1 DVD to
the +,- drive.
2nce this step is finished you'll $e ready to $oot from this drive% all you need to do is
confi"ure your mother$oard $ios setup to boot first from USB rather than hard drive or
optical drive. )f you don't !now how to do this% refer to your specific mother$oard manual
or search the internet.
<ow% (indows 1 installation should ta!e $etween 40B and C0B of the time it does from
the DVD disc.
Dast step0 Drin! a cup of tea% from now on you can do this a"ain and a"ain