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How to make Windows 7 bootable install USB stick

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Please note: during this procedure you'll lose any data on your USB stick. Please be extra careful during formatting, while choosing wrong drive will erase him completely. This guide provided as-is, at your own risk.

Things you need to have

1. PC running Win XP/Vista/7<br>
2. DVD with Windows 7 32 bit Installation<br>
3. 8GB or larger USB stick<br>

Preparing USB stick<br>
1. Open a command prompt as administrator (Right click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt and select “Run as administrator”<br>
2. Run diskpart utility by typing “ diskpart” into command prompt window and pressing “Enter”<br>
3. Locate your USB stick disk number by executing “list disk”. We will assume your USB disk is 1<br>
4. Run following commands<br>
4a: select disk 1<br>
4b: clean<br>
4c: create partition primary<br>
4d: select partition 1<br>
4e: active<br>
4f: format fs=NTFS<br>
4g: assign<br>
4h: exit<br>

Now we have prepared USB stick. Lets make him bootable

1. Insert your DVD windows 7 32 bit Installation into DVD drive. Let's assume it's D<br>
2. Go to D:\boot (cd d:\boot)<br>
3. If your USB drive letter is “e” please run “ bootsect /nt60 e: ”<br>
4. Copy DVD Windows 7 media content to USB root folder (etc. don't put it into any folder)<br>

You are now ready to install Windows 7 from USB stick
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