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  1. 12-03-11, 08:42 PM #1
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    Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    Install Windows 7/Vista on a Netbook using USB Pen Drive - Easy as 1-2-3



    So, Netbooks are very popular these days. The problem is that Netbooks don’t have Optical Drives (DVD Drives) and so, installation had to be via a USB Pen Drive. I had a 4GB pen drive at hand and also a Windows 7 Installation Disk. So, here’s how I went about it:



    Things Required:



    1) A USB Pen Drive (4GB or more Capacity)

    2) Windows 7/Vista Installation Disk

    3) A spare PC with a DVD Drive and USB Port

    3) Little knowledge of Command Prompt



    So, here is how one goes about it:



    1) Connect the USB Pen Drive to an empty USB port on the spare PC. Note the Drive Letter that gets assigned to the USB Pen Drive in My Computer. For me, it is “I”. Also note the Drive letter for the DVD Drive. For me, it is “F”.



    2) Go to Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt and Right Click on Command Prompt and Select ‘Run As Administrator’.



    3) In Command Prompt, type DISKPART and press the <Enter> key. It will look like this:







    4) Then type LIST DISK and press <Enter> in the same Command Prompt Window. It will list the Disk Number of your USB Pen Drive. Note this number. For me it was Disk 1. It looks like this:







    5) Now type and execute the following commands one by one where <Enter> indicates pressing the Enter Key:



    SELECT DISK 1 <Enter>



    CLEAN <Enter>



    CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY <Enter>



    SELECT PARTITION 1 <Enter>



    ACTIVE <Enter>



    FORMAT FS=NTFS <Enter> (Wait for format to complete before typing next command)



    ASSIGN <Enter>



    EXIT <Enter>



    It should look like this:







    Now, Minimise the Command Prompt Window.



    6) Now, insert your Windows 7/Vista Installation Disk in the Optical (DVD) Drive. For me, this is Drive “F” as already noted in Step 1.



    7) Maximise Command Prompt and type the following:



    F: CD BOOT <Enter> (Here, F is my Optical (DVD)Drive Letter)



    CD BOOT <Enter>



    BOOTSECT.EXE /NT60 I <Enter> (Here, I is my USB Pen Drive Letter)



    It will look like this:







    Now, one can close Command Prompt.



    8) Go to My Computer and Copy-Paste all the contents of the Windows 7/Vista Installation Disk to the USB Pen Drive.



    9) The USB Pen Drive is now ready. One can boot from this drive and install Windows on any Netbook that can boot from a USB Pen Drive.



    I still had a problem booting from this Pen Drive but that was due to the fact that my Netbook was not configured to boot from a USB Drive. So, I went into the Netbook BIOS, and set the Boot Priority to USB and then installing Windows 7 was a breeze!



    I originally wrote this article for my blog on 6th January, 2011. But I couldn't be regular on my blog...



    Link for the Blog Post: iDE@ - It's all in the Brain!: Install Windows 7/Vista on a Netbook using USB Pen Drive - Easy as 1-2-3



    Today, a query from neojjjk made me post this here.



    Query Link: http://www.techenclave.com/laptops/h...ok-186057.html
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  2. 12-03-11, 08:53 PM #2
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    I think there is some one click button utility is there, with GUI.
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    ^thanks mate, its really informative. I will rep you 2morrow



    Alternately one can also use windows 7 usb tool, to make a usb drive 7 bootable.
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    Quote Originally Posted by avi
    I think there is some one click button utility is there, with GUI.


    It is the official tool from Microsoft. But I know a lot of reasons for not using that tool that I cannot mention here on TE...



    BTW, in case anyone wants to use that tool, get it here: http://images2.store.microsoft.com/p...B-DVD-tool.exe
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    i appreciate your effort brother but i have a software called win2flash which directly makes a bootable pendrive by a single click



    i hope you dont feel bad just to inform anyone if he may find this little confusing
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  6. 12-03-11, 09:00 PM #6
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    Quote Originally Posted by swastikrj
    i appreciate your effort brother but i have a software called win2flash which directly makes a bootable pendrive by a single click



    i hope you dont feel bad just to inform anyone if he may find this little confusing


    I know about it too... But it didn't work for me... I kept getting errors during installation. So, I decided to go old school...
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    Quote Originally Posted by nehaladsul
    It is the official tool from Microsoft. But I know a lot of reasons for not using that tool that I cannot mention here on TE...
    I know the reasons and still there are some one-click utilities which does the job.



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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    ^^yeah, there lots of tool to make flash drive bootable with a single click, but i really appreciate the nehal's work.

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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    Great'''''''''''''''''''''.........thanks for this...

    Hope you'll post more like this in future.....

    thanks again...
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    yeah nice guide

    also download this guys and follow the instructions.

    Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    Quote Originally Posted by kochukhwa
    Great'''''''''''''''''''''.........thanks for this...

    Hope you'll post more like this in future.....

    thanks again...


    Thanx bro...



    If I find something particularly useful and test it personally, I'll post it here as well.



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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    Keep em coming Neha
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    Thanks man thats helpful my dvd drive was not working
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    good job, had to do this 2years back when my laptop crashed and my onslot dvd drive as usual was of no use ... this trick came in handy.



    however i was in a bigger fix i had all my data on it and did not want to loose and for some reason windows repair function was not fixing it so went through alot of trouble but none the less this trick works 100% i can testify as i have done it the same way.
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    yes, even WinToFlash - Install Windows from usb - Home page didn't work for me.. used Install Windows from USB - MSFN Forum successfully..

    Btw.. repped for the efforts..
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    Quote Originally Posted by kunallkw
    good job, had to do this 2years back when my laptop crashed and my onslot dvd drive as usual was of no use ... this trick came in handy.



    however i was in a bigger fix i had all my data on it and did not want to loose and for some reason windows repair function was not fixing it so went through alot of trouble but none the less this trick works 100% i can testify as i have done it the same way.


    Yup... It works... And it was the only thing that worked for me...



    Quote Originally Posted by trigger
    yes, even WinToFlash - Install Windows from usb - Home page didn't work for me.. used Install Windows from USB - MSFN Forum successfully..

    Btw.. repped for the efforts..


    WintoFlash didn't work for me either. Good old DOS did the trick!!



    BTW, thanx for the Rep. Just noticed that before your rep I had one green dot but now have 2 green dots!!
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    Lovely guide. Simple things really works. Thanks for posting
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    can a USB be made bootable with xp(instead of WIN7/VISTA) with this method?
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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    Quote Originally Posted by motxz
    Lovely guide. Simple things really works. Thanks for posting






    Quote Originally Posted by M@crosoft
    can a USB be made bootable with xp(instead of WIN7/VISTA) with this method?


    For Windows XP, it is easier, simpler and faster to use WinToFlash. It didn't work (for me) for Windows 7 but it works perfectly for Windows XP (I tried for Windows XP SP3).



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    Re: Install Windows 7 on a Netbook

    Ya. Many such utilities never worked for me atleast. Will try this guide sooner or later and let you know.
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