{"id":311,"date":"2012-05-24T12:44:37","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T12:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=311"},"modified":"2012-05-24T13:00:23","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T13:00:23","slug":"how-to-make-a-usb-installation-disk-for-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-usb-installation-disk-for-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make a USB Installation Disk for Windows 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Imagine a situation where you have a computer or a laptop without an optical disc drive and want to install the new Windows 7 that is in DVD? What would you do?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-318\" title=\"Windows-7-USB-Stick\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Windows-7-USB-Stick.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"115\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thinking about it, or perhaps to be more clear thinking about the users of netbooks, Microsoft released a tool that allows you to use a USB flash drive to install Windows 7. It would be good also for use in MacBook Air, but Apple itself still does not recommend installing the new Windows via Bootcamp.<\/p>\n<p>This free tool called <strong>Windows 7 USB \/ DVD Download Tool<\/strong> prepares your USB flash drive and makes copying the installation files for Windows 7 so you can perform the process without the media installation.<\/p>\n<p>Please download the <strong>Windows 7 USB \/ DVD Download Tool<\/strong> by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/images2.store.microsoft.com\/prod\/clustera\/framework\/w7udt\/1.0\/en-us\/Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, and follow the steps below to create your removable disk with the Windows installation.<\/p>\n<p>Warning: Before starting the process, create an ISO image of the Windows 7 DVD as it will be used below. Also be sure to use a USB flash drive with at least 4GB of capacity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Open the Microsoft tool and select the ISO image of Windows 7 that you created and click Next:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-321\" title=\"choose-iso-file\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/choose-iso-file1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/choose-iso-file1.png 463w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/choose-iso-file1-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Then select USB device as the media type as we will use a USB flash drive:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-313\" title=\"choose-media-type\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/choose-media-type.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/choose-media-type.jpg 464w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/choose-media-type-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. <\/strong>Connect your USB flash drive if you have not already done so, and select the drive assigned to it. To continue, click Begin copying:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-314\" title=\"insert-usb-device\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/insert-usb-device.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/insert-usb-device.png 464w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/insert-usb-device-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Now your USB flash drive is formatted to create bootable disk and then copying the files will begin:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-315\" title=\"create-bootable-usb-device\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/create-bootable-usb-device.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/create-bootable-usb-device.png 475w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/create-bootable-usb-device-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Now just wait until you see a message indicating that the disk was created.<\/p>\n<p>Now, your USB flash drive is ready. 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