Hi all, I just bought my 14.99 windows update key. Now, where can I download the .ISO file so I can do a fresh install of windows? thanks.
I extracted the ISO file and burned the files to a DVD, but it don't start the installation.... Should I just burn the .iso file into the DVD, or I did correct by extracting the files out of the ISO then burning?
You cant not extract the files from the iso and then burn them to a dvd, you will loose the boot part of it. You need to 'create' a DVD from the ISO image which is different from just extracting; look at you burning program, it should have an option to burn a DVD from an ISO image, that should do... after that the media should be bootable.
Don't know why you guy's still use a dvd, when you can make a bootable USB. Install will be much faster to.
Open CMD diskpart (enter) list disk (enter) select disk X (where X is your USB) clean (enter) create partition primary (enter) select partition 1 (enter) active (enter) format fs=ntfs (enter) assign (enter) exit (but don't close cmd) now navigate to your install files/or disk, you can use a windows 7 disk for that D: cd BOOT BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 X: (where X is your USB) Now you need to copy all install files to your USB
The upgrade assistant provides a choice: burn to USB. If you are on win8 or win7, and want to burn ISO to DVD, simply right click on ISO -> burn to DVD.
That's because I can burn to a DVD and put it to shelf or something. But there is always a need for empty USB drives. Whenever I put an OS to an USB, I almost always had to redownload it someday.
Check out "Rufus" to "burn" your ISO to a USB: Just google for "Rufus USB" I can recommend it 100% !!! Great for creating bootable ISO's.... It's free, small, and fast!!!
If you are installing Windows 8 on a UEFI system, you should format the USB flash drive as FAT32 i.e. format fs=fat32 quick
you do realize you can save the usb iso created to a external hd.hen use you usb stick for whatever.then just drag it back over to usb when needed...