Here is an complete tutorial which describes How to install windows 7 using flash drive. I think you have tried compact disk for installing Windows 7 operating system. Have you tried USB Flash drive for same thing? If not this guide is for you. Almost 95% of geeks install new operating system using CD’s. Well we can convert our pen drives in to Bootable disks. In this tutorial our aim is to install windows 7 using flash drive. In order to do this we have to make our pen drive as a bootable drive and also we need to copy setup files in to pen drive. This is not a difficult task.

So are you ready to convert your Pen drive as bootable drive and to install windows 7 using flash drive? If yes, follow these simple drives and enjoy Windows OS in your Flash drive

Step by Step Guide to Install Windows 7 using Flash drive

What do you need ?

To install windows 7 using flash drive you need

You must download and install all above three mentioned files to install Windows 7 using Flash Drive

How to copy setup files and make a bootable Flash drive

You should have Windows XP SP2 or higher versions to do these steps. If you are Windows XP operating system you should install .Net Framework 2.0+ to complete this task.

Formatting Pen drive

I recommended you to format the flash drive before copying setup file in to the drive. Formatting the pen drive may helps us to remove any error while installing new operating system

Copying Files

1. Open Windows 7 CD/DVD download tool and browse the ISO file of Windows 7 and click Next
2. In step 2, Select USB device. This will copy files in to Pen drive. This same software is also used to burn data in to DVD
3. In step 3, Select your drive and hit Begin Copy 
4. In step 4, The drive is formatted again and all setup files are copied in to pen drive. Wait until all files are copied as it takes some time depending on your computer speed and RAM

That’s it your Pen drive works similar to Windows OS CD/DVD. Now you can use your Flash drive as a Bootable drive

How to make your system to boot from USB 

1. Till now you worked on Flash drive and you made it completely perfect to install Windows 7 and now you have to change boot setting in your computer to USB drive.
2. By default Boot order in your system starts from CD/DVD. It means your PC always try hard to boot from CD or DVD and it won’t check for USB and remaining drives. So we have to change the boot order and we should place USB on top
3. To do this, restart your PC and click F2continuously until you get different color screen. (In general Blue or Green)
4. Now navigate to System Bios settings and then to Boot settings
5. Using arrow keys on your keyboard set USB as first boot device and exit the setup after saving all settings

That’s it you have done everything now. You can now install windows 7 using flash drive

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Amar Ilindra is a gadget freak, tech enthusiast and full stack developer. He loves to try everything with technology and blog about his tech experience. Apart from writing, he spends most of this time developing useful web apps and mobile applications for Android and iOS.