Installing OS Question

Serkre · 11-18-2010, 05:37 PM

I ordered a PC from ibuypower and decided I would save some money by installing my own OS instead of paying $70 or so for Win 7 again.

I have created a bootable USB that should install 7. If I just pop that thing in there and change the BIOS start-up settings to boot the the USB, will 7 just begin installing?

(I am not sure if the technical name is 'bootable'. I just formatted the drive to NFTS and copyed over the installed filers from the Win 7 .iso)

Thanks.

sooNAHmee · 11-18-2010, 06:46 PM

Yeah, that should work.
If you have any problems, the simplest alternative may be to burn the .iso image to a DVD. (if you have another PC to do so)

Serkre · 11-18-2010, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sooNAHmee

Yeah, that should work.
If you have any problems, the simplest alternative may be to burn the .iso image to a DVD. (if you have another PC to do so)

Thanks. I will make sure to try the DVD method if this one does not work out.

seseorang · 11-18-2010, 10:05 PM

You can NOT extract contents and copy to the device. It won't be bootable. The USB device needs to be marked bootable by software. The user can't do it

T Rush · 11-18-2010, 10:23 PM

I have a Win7 install USB flash drive that I made from .ISO~DVD disc
...I think I used this to make it http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
(its actually very easy to use) but yeah, just having the files on the USB stick doesn't work, it has to be able to run as a bootable drive to get anything going at all

Mangr0v3 · 11-18-2010, 10:48 PM

You have to set up the MBR and partition flags to actually be able to boot off the USB.

xboxer · 11-18-2010, 11:53 PM

You need to use this:

http://store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-Tool?err=t2#at2

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...oad-Tool.shtml

Then in BIOS set first boot device to USB storage or something along that line depending on what mobo you're using.

11-18-2010, 05:37 PM	#1
Serkre Join Date: Nov 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 17	Installing OS Question I ordered a PC from ibuypower and decided I would save some money by installing my own OS instead of paying $70 or so for Win 7 again. I have created a bootable USB that should install 7. If I just pop that thing in there and change the BIOS start-up settings to boot the the USB, will 7 just begin installing? (I am not sure if the technical name is 'bootable'. I just formatted the drive to NFTS and copyed over the installed filers from the Win 7 .iso) Thanks.

11-18-2010, 10:23 PM	#5
T Rush Join Date: Dec 2004 Reputation: 2739 Posts: 20,000	I have a Win7 install USB flash drive that I made from .ISO~DVD disc ...I think I used this to make it http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ (its actually very easy to use) but yeah, just having the files on the USB stick doesn't work, it has to be able to run as a bootable drive to get anything going at all Last edited by T Rush: 11-18-2010 at 10:26 PM.

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11-18-2010, 06:46 PM	#2
sooNAHmee Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 433 Posts: 1,010	Yeah, that should work. If you have any problems, the simplest alternative may be to burn the .iso image to a DVD. (if you have another PC to do so)

11-18-2010, 10:05 PM	#4
seseorang Join Date: Feb 2010 Reputation: 683 Posts: 7,234	You can NOT extract contents and copy to the device. It won't be bootable. The USB device needs to be marked bootable by software. The user can't do it

11-18-2010, 10:48 PM	#6
Mangr0v3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Reputation: 4237 Posts: 13,589	You have to set up the MBR and partition flags to actually be able to boot off the USB.

11-18-2010, 11:53 PM	#7
xboxer Join Date: Oct 2010 Reputation: 700 Posts: 3,682	You need to use this: http://store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-Tool?err=t2#at2 http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...oad-Tool.shtml Then in BIOS set first boot device to USB storage or something along that line depending on what mobo you're using.