[HELP] how to reinstalled window 7 on window 7.

padesy · Jun 11, 2012

Hi, i currently have the full files of window 7 ultimate on my laptop running window 7 homepremium and i want to install the window 7 ultimate to overide my home premium version. i have the following files for the setup.
BOOT
EFI
SOURCES
SUPPORT
UPGRADE
AUTORUN.INF
BOOTMGR
MEDIAMETA.XML
SETUP.EXE

My question is can i just click on the setup.exe to install the window 7 ultimate or must i create an iso from this file and burn to dvd, if i must create an iso is there a software to help me create it? thanks

PhaseDoubt · Jun 12, 2012

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SOCRATE_MMXII · Jun 12, 2012

You can use a USB stick to boot from and install Win7 from USB stick. Here's how:

Windows 7 to USB boot
This will walk through the steps to create a bootable USB flash drive for the purpose of installing a Vista or Windows 7 OS. These instructions assume that you have a computer with Windows Vista installed on it.
Required:

USB Flash Drive (4GB+)

Microsoft OS Disk (Vista / Windows 7)

A computer running Vista / Windows 7

Step 1: Format the Drive
The steps here are to use the command line to format the disk properly using the diskpart utility. [Be warned: this will erase everything on your drive. Be careful.]

Plug in your USB Flash Drive

Open a command prompt as administrator (Right click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt and select “Run as administrator”

Find the drive number of your USB Drive by typing the following into the Command Prompt window:
diskpart
list disk
The number of your USB drive will listed. You’ll need this for the next step. I’ll assume that the USB flash drive is disk 1.

Format the drive by typing the next instructions into the same window. Replace the number “1” with the number of your disk below.
select disk 1
clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active
format fs=NTFS
assign
exit
When that is done you’ll have a formatted USB flash drive ready to be made bootable.

Step 2: Make the Drive Bootable
Next we’ll use the bootsect utility that comes on the Vista or Windows 7 disk to make the flash drive bootable. In the same command window that you were using in Step 1:

Insert your Windows Vista / 7 DVD into your drive.

Change directory to the DVD’s boot directory where bootsect lives:
d:
cd d:\boot

Use bootsect to set the USB as a bootable NTFS drive prepared for a Vista/7 image. I’m assuming that your USB flash drive has been labeled disk G:\ by the computer:
bootsect /nt60 g:

You can now close the command prompt window, we’re done here.

Step 3: Copy the installation DVD to the USB drive
The easiest way is to use Windows explorer to copy all of the files on your DVD on to the formatted flash drive. After you’ve copied all of the files the disk you are ready to go.
Step 4: Set your BIOS to boot from USB
This is where you’re on your own since every computer is different. Most BIOS’s allow you to hit a key at boot and select a boot option.
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I've used this guide successfully. Carefull about the letter asignment of the USB stick.

Today's motherboards have a key like ESC, F9, F10, F12 to show a boot menu device.

urie · Jun 12, 2012

You can use WinAIO-Maker-Professional-The-All-in-One-Windows-Setup-Solution and select Folder2ISO: Convert all Windows 6.x Setup folder to bootable ISO then use cd/dvd burning software.

padesy · Jun 20, 2012

thz

i use imgburn and it works very well

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