This tutorial will make a bootable USB Flash Drive. Copy the whole disc of your operating system installation. Now you have a portable and bootable USB drive.
Note: Using this method, you can install only the following Windows OS: Vista, 7, 8 or 8.1.
Step 1. Search for Command Prompt. Now run Command Prompt, by right-clicking on it and choosing Run as administrator. If it’s required, insert the password of your Administrator account.
Step 2. Run the Disk Management service. Do it, by writing down diskpart and hit Enter.
Step 3. List the available disks by running the command listdisk and hit Enter. Now you will be able to see a list of your connected drives on your PC. Your USB Flash drive should be also here. Notice the number of it.
Step 4. Select your USB from the list. Type in select disk [and the number of it without “[" "]” ]. Hit Enter.
Step 5. Clean the USB Flash Drive. Type in the word clean and hit Enter. It will delete all files.
Step 6. Create a primary partition on your USB Flash Drive. Run the command create partition primary. You will be welcomed by the message Diskpart succeed in creating the specified partition.
Step 7. Choose the partition. Type in select partition 1 and hit Enter. After this to complete the process, type in active, so you can use it.
Step 8. Format the USB Flash Drive. Run the command format fs=fat32 and hit Enter.
Note: For small drives it will take only few minutes. For 64Gb USB Thumb Drives it may take hours. So, be patient. If you can’t wait, you may use the command format fs=fat32 quick, but we don’t recommend it.
Step 9. Allocate a letter to your bootable drive. Run the command assign and hit Enter.
To exit from Diskpart simply run exit command.
Note: Using this method, you can install only the following Windows OS: Vista, 7, 8 or 8.1.
Step 1. Search for Command Prompt. Now run Command Prompt, by right-clicking on it and choosing Run as administrator. If it’s required, insert the password of your Administrator account.
Step 2. Run the Disk Management service. Do it, by writing down diskpart and hit Enter.
Step 3. List the available disks by running the command listdisk and hit Enter. Now you will be able to see a list of your connected drives on your PC. Your USB Flash drive should be also here. Notice the number of it.
Step 4. Select your USB from the list. Type in select disk [and the number of it without “[" "]” ]. Hit Enter.
Step 5. Clean the USB Flash Drive. Type in the word clean and hit Enter. It will delete all files.
Step 6. Create a primary partition on your USB Flash Drive. Run the command create partition primary. You will be welcomed by the message Diskpart succeed in creating the specified partition.
Step 7. Choose the partition. Type in select partition 1 and hit Enter. After this to complete the process, type in active, so you can use it.
Step 8. Format the USB Flash Drive. Run the command format fs=fat32 and hit Enter.
Note: For small drives it will take only few minutes. For 64Gb USB Thumb Drives it may take hours. So, be patient. If you can’t wait, you may use the command format fs=fat32 quick, but we don’t recommend it.
Step 9. Allocate a letter to your bootable drive. Run the command assign and hit Enter.
To exit from Diskpart simply run exit command.
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