Self Installation Done the Windows Way

If you plan to install your very own copy or version of the Windows 7 , or perhaps, Microsoft Vista directly from the thumb drive of a USB, you can expect it to be much faster than a conventional DVD installation. This added accessibility as well as a flash drive’s relatively quick transfer speed that is recognized for its ultimate high speed, is the preferable method when you are going to install a new copy of Windows. Before anything else, you are going to need your computer, a USB 2.0 Thumb Drive that has four gigabytes, Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 and WinRAR.

Moderately Hard but Perfect For a Beginner

  1. This process requires you to have a high-speed USB 2.0 flash drive with a storage space as small as 4GB. This device is actually low-cost and can be bought at the nearest computer hardware and service provider. Expect to pay around $20-$30 for a brand new and high-end flash drive but you can find some on eBay or other sites like it for products lower than ten bucks.
  2. You will have to make sure that you have already prepared the Thumb drive so it can hold the installation files of your Windows package or the OS itself. Click on the Start button and look for Run. There, type in “cmd” and press Enter. The command prompt window will then open. Type “diskpart”, which will prompt a new disk part window to open up.
  3. On DiskPart you should type in one of the commands which is “list disk”. Remember, though, that when typing in commands, the quotation marks are removed. This command will give you a list of all the disk drives that are currently being used by your computer.
  4. Find the number of the USB drive that you are going to use for the installation and then write down its number. Type “select disk #” wherein you will replace the # symbol with the appropriate disk number.
  5. After you do this, type in “Clean”. It will rid the drive of any files stored in it. “Create partition primary” will make the drive your primary partition and then you can type in “Select primary partition” which is obvious in itself already. After this, type in “active” and then “format fs=fat32 quick”. This is to wipe out your fresh new partition. Type in “assign” and you are finally done.
  6. You can now copy the installation files from your .ISO format file to the USB Thumb drive. The WinRAR program is needed to open this .ISO format file so you can actually copy all, or any of the Windows installation files that can be found on your Thumb drive.
  7. Plug in the flash drive into the port of the computer where you will be installing the new OS. Configure the Bios so it can boot from your USB Thumb drive.

After this, you can finally sit back, relax and wait for your new Windows operating system. You will not need to hire a technician or follow more complicated instructions fit for the pros. It is as easy as the steps mentioned above. Now, you can enjoy your new Microsoft Vista and Windows 7 OS.