Creating Bootable Windows 7 or Windows Vista in your USB using Command Prompt.

I will show you another usable method to create a bootable Windows 7 or Windows Vista from your USB.
This time, we will use Command Prompt.

First, check the requirements :
1. USB or Pendrive with minimum 4GB of capacity.
2. Windows 7 or Windows Vista DVD/CD.
3. A computer operated using Windows 7 or Windows Vista.

Second, simply follow the steps below :


Phase 1 : Format the USB

• Insert your USB
• Open your Command Prompt as Administrator ( Right click then select 'Run as Administrator)

• Check for your USB drive number by enter the following command into your Command Prompt

diskpart

list disk

• The number for your USB driver will be listed. Check for your USB drive number as we will need this for next step. 
• Type the following command to format your USB.Change the number in "select disk" accordingly your USB drive number.

select disk 1 

clean

create partition primary

select partition 1

active 

format fs = NTFS

assign 

exit 

(do not close your Command Prompt)

         Your job for phase 1 has done. Now we move to phase 2

Phase 2 : Make The Drive  Bootable

• Insert your Windows 7 or Windows Vista DVD/CD into DVD drive.
• Change the directory to your DVD drive by type the commands below in your Command Prompt (Please check your DVD drive first) :

e:

cd e:\boot

• Be careful, please take note your USB drive. I will take F:  as my USB has been labelled as F:\ and type the following command in your Command Prompt :

bootsect /nt60 f:

• Close your Command Prompt

Phase 3 : Copying your Windows 7 or Windows Vista into your USB

• Copy all the files from your Windows installation DVD into your USB.
• Select all > Copy > Paste into your USB.
• Set your BIOS to Boot from USB.

How To Boot Windows 7 From USB or Pendrive

There are several methods can be used to install Windows 7 into your USB/pendrive.
One of the method will be showed in this article.

Firstly, you must have a copy of  Windows 7 in ISO image. There are few methods to get the Windows 7 in ISO image. You can simply download the Windows 7 ISO image directly from download website, or copy from your Windows 7 DVD. To copy from your DVD, you can use any smart software such as MagicISO and isodisk.

Secondly,simply download Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. After download the software, install the software, and please follow the instructions below :

1. Run the program.
2. At the first appeared window, search for your Windows 7 ISO file using browse button.

3. Click next.

4. At the second window, you must select media type either USB or DVD. As we want to boot from USB,    simply click 'USB Device'.

5. At the third window, select your USB drive from the drop down box.

6. Click 'Begin Copying'.

7. Wait until Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool done it's work.

8. Now,you can use your USB to boot Windows 7.