windows formatting help...

[meghraj]

hello friends, my friend have a laptop whose dvd drive is not working and he want to install windows 7 os but due its dvd drive failure I cannot able to format his pc...I have tried to make USB boot but it also not working with this.....what should I do...kindly help.

[MAK]

copy all file in win7 dvd in 4 gb pendrive or more.......

then go to boot options in laptop and select usb as boot device.....

every computer has boot device select options.........

[thetechfreak]

Ok,First copy all files to a 4GB pendrive or more...donot create any folder copy yhem as it is...then go to bios>boot option>USB ..set it as USB and it should be fine....

[Windows7Guy]

Hello meghraj,
When you purchase Windows 7 from Microsoft Store, you have the option to download an ISO file or compressed files. The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool allows you to create a copy of your Windows 7 ISO file on a USB flash drive or a DVD. To create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive, download the ISO file and then run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool. Once this is done, you can install Windows 7 directly from the USB flash drive or DVD.
The ISO file contains all the Windows 7 installation files combined into a single uncompressed file. When you download the ISO file, you need to copy it to some medium in order to install Windows 7. This tool allows you to create a copy of the ISO file to a USB flash drive or a DVD. To install Windows 7 from your USB flash drive or DVD, all you need to do is insert the USB flash drive into your USB port or insert your DVD into your DVD drive and run Setup.exe from the root folder on the drive.
Note: You cannot install Windows 7 from the ISO file until you copy it to a USB flash drive or DVD with the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool and install from there.
The copy of the ISO file that the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool creates is bootable. Bootable media allows you to install Windows 7 without having to first run an existing operating system on your machine. If you change the boot order of drives in your computer's BIOS, you can run the Windows 7 installation directly from your USB flash drive or DVD when you turn on your computer. Please see the documentation for your computer for information on how to change the BIOS boot order of drives.
You may make one copy of the ISO file on a disc, USB flash drive or other media in order to install the software on a computer. Once you have installed the software on a computer, the license terms that accompany the software apply to your use of the software and replace these terms. The license terms for Windows 7, once accepted, permit you to make one copy of the software as a back-up copy for reinstallation on the licensed computer. If you do not delete the copy of the ISO file you made to install the software on your computer, then the copy of the ISO file constitutes your back-up copy.
Thanks again,
John
Microsoft Windows Client Support

[Evil vinni]

Originally Posted by thetechfreak

Ok,First copy all files to a 4GB pendrive or more...donot create any folder copy yhem as it is...then go to bios>boot option>USB ..set it as USB and it should be fine....

nope.this will not work.
the pendrive will not become bootable by merely copying the windows 7 setup files in it.
you either have to extract the boot files from the windows 7 dvd and inject it into the pd or simply try Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool

[MAK]

Originally Posted by Evil vinni

nope.this will not work.
the pendrive will not become bootable by merely copying the windows 7 setup files in it.
you either have to extract the boot files from the windows 7 dvd and inject it into the pd or simply try Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool

yes it will...........

it does not works for xp........
but this works fine for vista and 7............:-P

[CA50]

Download Windows7-USB-DVD-tool and that will solve your problem

Download here

[thetechfreak]

OK, first go to the BIOS of the laptop and select boot from USB,then copy all files of Windows 7 from the DVD to a pendrive of 4 GB or more..Then follow the steps to install and you will be done

[nims11]

download unetbootin from
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

you can make any iso file to boot from usb. make an iso of win7 dvd from any other computer and make a usb bootable using unetbootin. plug in the bootable usb in the laptop, select boot from usb option from the bios, and now you can install win7

[prashanthnbhat]

Does the laptop boot from USB pendrives? Many laptops, especially older ones don't.
You can try an external DVD drive. It'll work.
Mine does not boot from a pen drive, but boots from a external drive connected via USB.