{"id":385,"date":"2012-01-06T18:14:22","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T18:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=385"},"modified":"2012-02-10T00:01:23","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T00:01:23","slug":"how-to-install-windows-7-from-usb-flash-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=385","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Windows 7 from USB Flash Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this article, you will see how to install Windows 7 from an USB  Flash Drive. The benefit of using USB Flash Drive to install Windows 7  are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Faster than using DVD. It takes less time to install Windows 7.<\/li>\n<li>An USB Flash Drive is smaller than DVD. Hence, easier to carry and maintain.<\/li>\n<li>Can be installed on computer or laptop that doesn\u2019t has DVD-ROM but has an USB port.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To  install Windows 7 from an USB Flash Drive, you need a Windows 7  installation DVD or image file (.iso). Next, make a bootable USB Flash  Drive by using the Windows 7 image file and <strong>UNetbootin<\/strong>,  which is a free software that allows you to create bootable Live USB  drives. Then, you will get a bootable USB Flash Drive which you can use  to install Windows 7.<\/p>\n<h3>Requirement<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft Windows 7 installation DVD disc or image file (.iso)<\/li>\n<li>UNetbootin<\/li>\n<li>An USB Flash Drive.<\/li>\n<li>The  computer or laptop which will be installed Windows 7 must support boot  from USB storage device. Most computer and laptop in these days support  this feature already.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/em> This  article demonstrates only for Windows 7 but you can apply to other  operating system, such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux, etc.<\/p>\n<h3>Step-by-step<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Prepare an image file. You can use free software, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imgburn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ImgBurn<\/a>,  to create an ISO image file from Windows 7 installation DVD. You can  skip this step if you already have Windows as an image file (.iso).\n<ul>\n<li>Insert Windows 7 installation DVD in your DVD-ROM Drive.<\/li>\n<li>Run ImgBurn and click <strong>Create image file from disc<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select destination for image file by click on <strong>File<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Browse for a destination file<\/strong> and click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Start create image file by click <strong>File<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Read<\/strong> or click on the Read\u2019s icon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linglom.com\/images\/Windows\/USB-Installation\/2.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Create ISO Image File Using ImgBurn\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linglom.com\/images\/Windows\/USB-Installation\/_2.png\" alt=\"Create ISO Image File Using ImgBurn\" width=\"200\" height=\"137\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Download <a href=\"http:\/\/unetbootin.sourceforge.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">UNetbootin<\/a> from http:\/\/unetbootin.sourceforge.net. You can run it after download, no installation need.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linglom.com\/images\/Windows\/USB-Installation\/3.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Download UNetbootin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linglom.com\/images\/Windows\/USB-Installation\/_3.png\" alt=\"Download UNetbootin\" width=\"200\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Insert your USB Flash Drive and run UNetbootin.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linglom.com\/images\/Windows\/USB-Installation\/4.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Run UNetbootin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linglom.com\/images\/Windows\/USB-Installation\/_4.png\" alt=\"Run UNetbootin\" width=\"200\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Diskimage (ISO)<\/strong> and browse to your Windows 7 image file. On the bottom, select drive of  the USB Flash Drive as destination. On this example, the target drive  is \u201c<em>H:\\<\/em>\u201c. Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to start create a bootable USB Flash Drive.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linglom.com\/images\/Windows\/USB-Installation\/5.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Select Image File on UNetbootin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linglom.com\/images\/Windows\/USB-Installation\/_5.png\" alt=\"Select Image File on UNetbootin\" width=\"200\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The process could takes times a little while.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linglom.com\/images\/Windows\/USB-Installation\/6.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Creating a Bootable USB Flash Drive\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linglom.com\/images\/Windows\/USB-Installation\/_6.png\" alt=\"Creating a Bootable USB Flash Drive\" width=\"200\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>When  the process finishes, you have an option to reboot your system or exit  the program. Now you can use this USB Flash Drive to boot on any  computer or laptop.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/em> You may need to  change boot order in BIOS on a computer or laptop, which you want to  boot using the USB Flash Drive, to boot from USB storage device first.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linglom.com\/images\/Windows\/USB-Installation\/7.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Finishes Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linglom.com\/images\/Windows\/USB-Installation\/_7.png\" alt=\"Finishes Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive\" width=\"200\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this article, you will see how to install Windows 7 from an USB Flash Drive. The benefit of using USB Flash Drive to install Windows 7 are: Faster than using DVD. It takes less time to install Windows 7. An USB Flash Drive is smaller than DVD. Hence, easier to carry and maintain. 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