procedure for installing the OS from a USB drive is described in many articles, blogs and instructions, so the user will have no difficulty to choose the desired algorithm of this procedure.There are also "special" instructions of these actions.However, I want to draw attention to the fact that almost all of these recommendations do not include perhaps the most banal and at the same time, a very important point.If you miss it, all the work to install the operating system can lead to unpredictable consequences.
Dear users, the installation of Windows 7 from a USB drive or conduct installation of any other software resources must always begin by checking removable media for viruses, and checks should be carried out a deep, possibly more than once.The reason for this care is that today there are viruses that during installation operations do not manifest themselves externally, and "fall" into the core of the system, and then get rid of them will be very difficult.
The installation process itself is not complicated.For this option should contact if you do not have the installation disk or missing drive.There is in this decision and its advantages - the installation of Windows 7 from a USB drive, as well as any other programs that always goes a little faster than from disk.
To install you need, in fact, only two things - the operating system image that is stored by your carrier, and the carrier itself.Note the size of the operating system is that the USB Flash-drive must be a minimum capacity of 4 GB.OS image to be recorded in ISO format or mds, it is quite common formats that are supported by most programs and devices.
The installation of Windows 7 from a USB drive involves performing a few simple manipulations.
1. Insert your Flash-carrier into USB-port of the computer.
2. Enter the "Start" menu in the search box "Run" command to enter cmd.
3. Right-define the option Run as administrator, and in the next window, select Console DISKPART.Then press ENTER.
4. In the menu, press preview disk DISKPART - LIST DISK, get his name in the list of Flash-drive and remember its number.
Then enter the following commands in sequence:
- SELECT DISK (enter the name of the command number of your drive, you will remember);
- CLEAN - starts cleaning the disc;
- CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY - create a partition for the installation of the OS;
- SELECT PARTITION - make choices in this section;
- ACTIVE - attach drive active status;
- FORMAT FS = NTFS QUICK - format the drive in the NTFS;
- ASSIGN LETTER = W - connect your drive to the system;
- EXIT - exit the program of preparation for the installation of the system.
5. In the event that you have a disc with recorded of Windows 7, just copy all the files on the flash drive.If you only have an image of the operating system, you need to create and install a virtual drive using the program Alcohol, ISO, Daemon TOOL or other.When the virtual disk is created, upload it to your existing operating system image and run the "Install" consistently offered to you agreeing to the conditions of installation and use of this product.Now the installation of Windows 7 from a USB drive will take place almost automatically.But for this you need to create an environment to boot from flash media.To do this, the console is running DISKPART go to BOOT.Just write in the console of the disc number and save it.Then type BOOTSECT.EXE / NT60 W.
Restart your computer and during the restart, select: boot from usb-disk.Then, after installing Windows 7, you create a virtual disk and change the boot order to cancel fashionable, but the virtual disk can be useful in the current work.In the system it has no effect.
After completion of all operations, check the video adapter for Windows 7. If necessary, update the driver.This actually applies to all the modules in your computer.
