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Windows: Create bootable USB disk

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This article discusses how to format a computer (be it a PC or a Laptop or anything else ) and to have a clean install of windows on it.

Now the question arises from where should the Windows be installed on the computer. If you check your Windows installation DVD media it may be old with scratches on it and eventually you can't install Windows as your DVD ROM won't read it.

So does that mean we can't do it altogether. No not at all.

It is wise to have a USB bootable beforehand so that the situation does not arise.

All you require is a old USB drive of at least 4 GB capacity that you don't use anymore.

Now the question arises how to do it? After hours of using search engines like Google you find that this can be done in minutes by using a third party software but instead you land up installing malware and tons of unwanted stuff that doesn't serve a purpose.

Now to save your time, effort and money (Your computer is worth) here we a have the most sorted way that even a no-geek can perform.

Simply follow the algorithm listed below  

 

Steps for creating a USB bootable:

  1. Open a command Prompt from start menu after plugging in the USB drive in Laptop or PC.
  2. Type following command and press enter:
    • diskpart
  3. Type following command and press enter:
    • list disk
  4.  Determine USB drive and select disk by typing following command and press enter:
    • select disk <enter USB disk number>
  5.  Determine volume of USB disk by typing following command and press enter
    • list volume
  6.  select the USB volume by typing following command and press enter
    • select volume <enter USB colume number>
  7. USB thumb drive should be formatted to FAT32 format before making it bootable.
  8.  To format the USB drive using FAT32 format type following command and press enter.
    • format fs=fat32 quick
  9.  Mark the partition as active by running the command
    • active
  10.  Exit diskpart by typing
    • exit
    • [enter]
  11.  Copy the content of setup files of windows 7 on to the bootable drive .