Sometimes it is necessary to transfer the image of the installation disk with the operating system to a flash drive. Why is this done? When installing on compact devices such as netbooks, there is no other way to install the system. In some cases, this method is used to speed up the installation process on the hard drive.
It is necessary
- Software:
- - Windows 7 USB / DVD Download Tool;
- - WinToFlash.
Instructions
Step 1
There are two simple ways to solve this problem. The first method is to use the Windows 7 USB / DVD Download Tool, the distribution of which can be downloaded from the official website at the following link https://images2.store.microsoft.com/prod/clustera/framework/w7udt/1.0/en-us/ Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe.
Step 2
After installing the program, you need to check for the presence of two packages on your system: Microsoft. NET Framework 2.0 and Microsoft Image Mastering API. If they are missing, download them from the official site of the developer (Microsoft).
Step 3
Run the program and click the Browse button opposite the Source File line to specify the path to the installation image in iso format. Then click the Next button.
Step 4
In the next window, you must specify the type of media that you will use. There are 2 options here: DVD and USB. At this point, you need to press the USB button.
Step 5
Then, from the list, select the flash drive that will be used by you (if there are several of them). Click the "Begin copying" button to go to the next step.
Step 6
The final step is to prepare the media and copy the disk image files onto it. This program has a small drawback - sometimes an error pops up that refers to the incorrectness of the provided image. In this case, it is recommended to use the second method.
Step 7
Download the free WinToFlash utility by clicking on the link https://wintoflash.com/download/en. After installing the program, it is recommended to additionally install any program for mounting disk images. WinToFlash does not work with iso files. Mount the image to a virtual drive.
Step 8
Run the program and in the main window go to the "Advanced Mode" tab. Select the type of operating system, the distribution of which is on the image, and click the "Run" button.
Step 9
In the empty "Path to Windows files" field, you must specify the path to the files of the mounted image. And in the "USB drive" field, specify the path to the flash drive. Click the Run button to start creating bootable media.
