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Use a USB Key to Install Windows 7

There are several advantages of install Windows 7 from a USB drive – It’s small and easy to carry around, it can be installed much quicker, and you can install it onto computers without a DVD drive.

To get started just follow the instruction below, and in just 10 easy steps you’ll be ready to boot from your USB drive.

1 – Download and install DiskPart, you might already have this preinstalled on your computer. Download DiskPart.

2 – Open a CMD windows, and type “diskpart”

3 – Next type “list disk”, this will display the disks install on your system.

4 – Type the following command “select disk 2” 2 is the number of you USB drive.

5 – Then type “clean”

6 – Next Type “create partition primary”

7 – Now enter “active”

8 – Next format the drive “format fs=fat32 quick”

9 – Now make the drive visible “assign”

10 – Copy everything from the Windows 7 DVD and put it on the newly created USB drive.

Now you’re ready to start installing.