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The best programs for burning an installation flash drive. Step-by-step instructions for writing windows xp to a USB flash drive and how it differs from other OS


Introduction

At the time of buying Windows 7 in the shop Microsoft (Microsoft Store), you will be able to download an ISO image of this product. allows you to create copies of Windows 7 ISO files on disc, USB flash or DVD. To create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive, download the ISO file and then run the Windows 7 USB / DVD Download Tool. After that, you can install Windows 7 directly from a USB stick or DVD.
If you are not sure how many bit version of Windows 7 (32-bit ( x86) or 64-bit ( x64)) you need for the upcoming installation, you can learn more about the difference between Windows 7 x32 and Windows 7 x64. The ISO file contains all Windows 7 installation files combined into one uncompressed file. When you download the ISO file, you must save it to your hard drive in order to install Windows 7. To Windows installation 7 to a USB Flash or DVD all you need to do is insert the USB Flash into a free USB port or insert the DVD into your DVD drive and run setup.exe Windows programs 7 USB / DVD Download Tool from the root folder on the disk.

Note: You won't be able to install Windows 7 with Windows 7 USB / DVD Download Tool if the ISO file is saved on a USB disk or DVD.

A copy of the Windows 7 ISO file created with the USB / DVD Download Tool is bootable. The boot disk allows you to install Windows 7 without first starting the existing operating system on your computer. If you change the boot order of disks in BIOS your computer, you will be able to install Windows 7 directly from your USB flash drive or DVD when you turn on your computer. Please refer to your computer's documentation for information on how to change the boot priority of drives through the BIOS.

Upon acceptance of the license terms for Windows 7, you will only be allowed to make one copy of the ISO file on disc, USB flash drive, or other media as a backup for reinstallation on the licensed computer. If you do not remove the copy of the ISO file you made to install software on your computer, then this copy of the ISO file will be your backup.

Installation

For installation Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool You need:


Step 1. Click here to download Windows 7 Setup File USB/DVD Download Tool .

Step 2 When prompted to save the file to disk or run it, select Run.

Step 3 Follow the installation instructions. You can determine where to install the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool and whether to create shortcuts in the menu Start or at Desktop.

You must have administrator rights on the computer where you are installing Windows 7 USB / DVD Download Tool. This requires Microsoft NET Framework 2.0 or higher. If this tool is missing on your computer, the program will install it for you. In this case, you may need to restart your computer to complete the installation.

System requirements

  • Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit);
  • recommended Pentium 233 MHz or higher ( 300 MHz);
  • 50 MB free disk space on the hard drive;
  • DVD-R disc or removable USB-Flash at least 4GB.

Burning an ISO image

Before launch Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool make sure you have already purchased Windows 7 and downloaded the Windows 7 ISO file on your HDD. If you bought Windows 7 but haven't downloaded the ISO yet, you can download the file from your account at Microsoft.

To burn ISO-file with Windows 7 you need:

Step 1. Click the button Start and select Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from the list "All programs".


Figure 1. Windows 7 USB / DVD Download Tool - program window

Step 2 Enter the name and path of your original Windows 7 ISO file, or click the button "Review" and select the file in the dialog box "Open".


Figure 2. Windows 7 image file selection window

Step 3 Select USB device to create a copy on a USB flash drive, or DVD to create a copy on DVD disc, and then click the button "Further".


Figure 3. USB or DVD Burn Selection Window

Step 4 If you are writing the file to a USB flash drive, select the USB device from the drop-down list and click the button "Start Copy".
If you are copying files to DVD, click the button "To begin" to start recording.


Figure 4. Selecting a USB flash drive

After your ISO- file with Windows 7 will be written to the selected media, you can start installing Windows 7, to do this, go to the root directory of your DVD or USB flash drive and run setup.exe.

Frequently asked Questions

Below are some of the most commonly asked questions about usage Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool:
  • What size USB Flash Drive is required?
    You need a USB Flash Drive with at least 4 GB of free disk space.
  • Can I use my CD or flash drive with an ISO file written to it to install Windows 7 on someone else's computer?
    No. The disc or flash drive with your burned ISO file is for installing Windows 7 only on the licensed user's own computer.
  • Can I back up to CD-R?
    No. The Windows 7 ISO file is too large to fit on a regular CD.
  • Can I use Blu-ray DVD for backup?
    Yes, if your DVD drive can burn to Blu-ray DVD.
  • If I have some files on my USB flash drive, will Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool delete them?
    This program requires a completely empty USB flash drive to copy Windows 7 files. This ensures that this device will be bootable after the copy is complete.
  • Is it possible to make a backup using an iPod, camera or other device with enough free space on disk?
    Yes, but this is not recommended. The device must be formatted in order for the recording media to be bootable. A dedicated USB Flash Drive will be the best option.
  • Can I use Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool to backup other files?
    This tool is designed to burn only Windows 7 ISO files from the Microsoft Store.

Troubleshooting

The following tips may help you if you encounter a problem while using this tool.
  • My USB device is not in the list of available devices.
    If you don't see your USB Flash device in the list of available devices, make sure the drive is inserted into the USB port or click the Refresh button next to the list of available drives.
  • I inserted a blank DVD-R disc into my DVD drive, but Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool cannot recognize it.
    If there are several DVD drives in the system, then select the first one capable of burning DVD. If you have several DVD-R discs, try inserting a blank DVD-R into another DVD drive. If this does not help, please check that your disc is not damaged and that your DVD-R disc is usable, or contact product support.

If you want to create a bootable flash drive or write a distribution kit of some utility/program onto it, you need the appropriate software. This article will present some of the most convenient and easy-to-use programs and utilities. It remains only to choose the most suitable for yourself.

The first solution is an official program from Microsoft called Media Creation Tool. Its functionality is small, and all it can do is update the current version of Windows to the current 10ki and / or burn its image to a USB flash drive.

The advantage is that it will save you from searching for a clean and working image, thanks to the fact that it will write the official distribution kit to a USB drive.

Rufus

This is a more serious program that has all the necessary functions to create a full-fledged bootable USB media. First, Rufus suggests formatting before burning the distribution. Secondly, it carefully scans the flash drive for bad sectors so that you can replace the media if necessary. Thirdly, it offers two types of formatting: quick and full. Of course, the second will delete information more qualitatively.

Rufus supports all types of file systems and is portable. By the way, thanks to the possibility of Windows To Go, you can burn Windows 8, 8.1, 10 to a USB flash drive and run this system on any PC.

WinSetupFromUSB

The next solution is Win Setup From USB. Unlike the previous program, this utility is able to record several images at once, creating a multi-boot media.

Before you start using it, it offers to make a backup copy of all information on the media, as well as set up a boot menu. However, the utility is not Russified, and the menu through which the control takes place is quite complicated.

SARDU

This program will save you from having to search for the necessary distribution kits on the Internet, since you can select the ones you need right in its interface. She will download everything you need from official sites and write it to the desired media. The created image can be easily checked for performance through the built-in QEMU emulator, which was also not the case in previous software solutions.

There were some downsides as well. The fact is that most images can be downloaded via the SARDU interface for subsequent recording to media only after purchase PRO versions otherwise the choice is limited.

xboot

This program is easy to use. All that is required to get started is using the mouse to drag the necessary distributions to the main program window. There you can also categorize them and create a description for convenience. In the main window you can see overall size all the distributions thrown into the program in order to select the media of the required volume.

As in the previous solution, you can download some images from the Internet directly through the XBut interface. The choice, of course, is small, but everything is free, unlike SARDU. The only disadvantage of the program is the lack of the Russian language.

Butler

This is a utility created by a Russian developer, which is not very different from previous solutions. With it, you can record several images and create unique names for them so as not to get confused.

The only thing that still distinguishes it from other similar programs is the ability to choose the design of the menu of your future bootable media, but you can also choose plain text mode. One bad thing is that Butler does not provide the ability to format a flash drive before recording.

UltraISO - multifunctional program for burning images not only to a USB flash drive, but also to CDs. Unlike some previous programs and utilities, this one can create an image from an existing disk with a Windows distribution for later burning it to another medium.

Another good feature is creating an image from an operating system already installed on your hard drive. If you need to run a distribution but don't have time to write it down, there's a mount feature that lets you do it. In addition to all this, you can compress and convert images to other formats. The program has only one drawback: it is paid, but there is a trial version for the test.

UNetBootin

This is a simple and portable utility for writing images to a USB flash drive. As in some previous programs and utilities, the functionality of YunetButin is limited to writing an existing image to media and the ability to download the one you need from the Internet through its interface.

The main disadvantage of this solution is the inability to record several images at the same time on one drive.

PeToUSB

Another free portable utility for creating bootable media. Of its capabilities, it is worth noting the formatting of a USB drive before recording, which is clearly lacking in the same UNetBooting. However, the manufacturer has long ceased to support his offspring.

It is supported to write OS images to a USB flash drive with a capacity of no more than 4 GB, which will not be enough for all versions. In addition, the utility has not yet been Russified.

WinToFlash

The selection is completed by a functional program for burning images - WinToFlash. With it, you can record several distributions at once and create multi-boot media, unlike the same Rufus. As in UltraISO, through this program you can create and burn an image of an existing disk with a Windows distribution. It is also worth noting the function of preparing the media for recording - formatting and checking for bad sectors.

Among the features there is also a function to create bootable flash drive with MS-DOS. WinToFlash provides a separate item that allows you to create a LiveCD, which may be necessary, for example, to restore Windows. There are also paid versions of this program, but the functionality of the free version is quite enough to simply create a bootable USB flash drive or disk. In fact, WinToFlash has collected all the useful features of the previous software solutions that we have discussed above.

All the programs and utilities listed in this article allow you to create a bootable USB flash drive, and some even a CD. Some of them are modest in terms of functionality, while others offer whole line opportunities. You just need to choose the most suitable solution and download it.

In this article, I will tell you how to burn an image to a USB flash drive (in this case, a Windows image) for subsequent installation of the system on a computer. Nowadays, many people have laptops and netbooks where there is simply no optical drive, or there is no way to install windows from a disk, and here the creation of a bootable windows 7 flash drive comes to the rescue. First of all, this article is focused on these tasks.

We will write the image to a USB flash drive in two ways. The first method will be implemented using a very good ultra iso program, and the second using WinSetup From USB. We will start by considering the steps for working with ultra iso, since this way less labor-intensive and the process of creating a bootable windows 7 flash drive will be quite fast. The second method will remain for those who, for some reason, “did not work out” with the first option.

Method number 1

So let's go. To get started, download the program Ultra ISO. After the program has been downloaded, installed and launched (we press the trial period if there is no desire to buy), you can begin the rather simple process of writing Windows to a USB flash drive:

1. You must specify the path to the image that should be placed on your hard drive:
Click "File" => Open (Fig. 1)

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Method number 2

This method will also tell you how to write windows to a USB flash drive. What you need for this option:

1. A little free time;

2. Computer (with iron, which supports booting from a USB flash drive);

3. Program for preparing a flash drive ( download);

4. Actually the flash drive itself (even an SD card will do);

5. An image of the operating system we want to install.

For example, I will show how we will write an image of the operating system to a 4GB SD cardMicrosoft Windows 7Home Premium 64-bit. Immediately I want to draw your attention to the choice of operating system. If your computer has less than 4GB of RAM (RAM), then you should install the 32-bit (x86) version of the operating system, since the 64-bit one will simply clutter up the RAM with unnecessary processes.

Insert the flash drive into a USB port and format it in FAT32 or NTFS Windows tools. To do this, go to My Computer, find the flash drive there and right-click on its icon. In the context menu, select the "Format ..." item. In the format window, select the FAT32 or NTFS file system (the latter will be better if the flash drive is larger than 4GB), and also select the cluster size "Standard cluster size" and click the "Start" button. Everything is shown in the picture:


Next, we download a small program in which we will do all the operations we need. There are several programs of this type, but I chose WinSetupFromUSB because it does not require installation, it almost does not take up space on disk and easy to use.

We start the program. First, we need to select the device on which we will write the image. This is done in the drop-down menu at the top (if the flash drive is not displayed in this menu, click on the Refresh button). Next, we need to prepare the flash drive for burning the image, because if we just copy the image, it will be impossible to enter the system installer, because there is no boot sector. To create it, click on the Bootice button.

In the Bootice utility window that opens, press the Process MBR button, then see if Grub4Dos is checked (if not, check it) and press the Install / Config button. In the Config Grub for DOS window, click on the "Save to disk" button, the program will display a window that the boot record has been successfully written to the drive.


We return again to the Bootice utility window, where we press the “Process PBR” button and do the same without changing anything in last window, press OK.


Everything, now we just have to write the image to a USB flash drive, this is done in the main program window, which we saw immediately upon startup. It is necessary to put the necessary checkmark in it - if you are going to install Windows XP, then this is the first checkbox, if Vista or Seven - the second. Next, click on the “…” button on the other side of the checkmark and set the path where our unpacked image is stored on the hard drive, or simply mounted in virtual drive using DaemonTools or Alcohol. Click on the "GO" button and wait until the process is completed.

At the end of the program will display the message "Job Done!". All, dear friends, you can reboot and start installing the operating system.

Also, I advise you to read the article on

For every PC user, there comes a time when you need to reinstall Windows. But here's the problem. The disk drive is broken or it is not in the device at all. What then to do, there is only one way out - to create a bootable USB flash drive. How to make a bootable Windows USB flash drive, learn about it by reading this article.

Training

Before you create a bootable USB flash drive with Windows, you need to prepare. You must have with you:

  • flash drive with sufficient memory
  • Windows 7 ISO image;
  • program for burning ISO-image.

The operating system required for reinstallation can be downloaded from the official Microsoft website. This can be done by paying a certain amount or by entering a special code that comes with the license. boot disk Windows. However, not every user can afford to purchase an operating system. In this case, the ISO image can be found on the World Wide Web without any problems. However, you should be careful. In hacked operating systems, attackers can insert various malware. Therefore, you need to download the image only on proven resources.

It is also worth noting that the storage device will be completely formatted when the image is written. If it contains some valuable data, then it is worth writing them to a separate disk or any other storage medium.

Create a bootable flash drive

Making a bootable flash drive is very easy. Anyone can cope with this simple task if you follow certain instructions. There are at least 4 ways to install Windows 7 from a flash drive. They differ from each other in the software that is used to install Windows on a flash drive.

Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

To create a bootable USB drive, you can use the official tool from Microsoft. The program can be downloaded directly from the Microsoft website. To create a bootable USB flash drive with Windows 7, follow the instructions below:

When the process of copying the image is completed, you will have a bootable USB flash drive with Windows 7 ISO at your disposal. Now you can install Windows 7 on your PC.

UltraISO

You can make a USB flash drive with Windows in a different way. This method implies a program called UltraISO. UltraISO- paid software for interacting with images. You can download a 30-day trial version. The program has a fairly extensive functionality. With its help, you can record, edit, convert images, etc. But we are interested in the recording function. You can write a Windows 7 image to a USB flash drive using the following instructions:


As you could understand, the process of creating a bootable USB flash drive through UltraISO does not require any specialized knowledge. In the same way, a bootable USB flash drive for Windows XP can be made.

WinSetupFromUSB

To create a bootable Windows flash drive, you can use WinSetupFromUSB. The program has several functions for working with images. Nevertheless, we are interested in creating a bootable USB flash drive. The program consists of only one window and is quite simple in terms of operation. To create a flash drive, do the following:

Now the Windows 7 bootable USB flash drive is ready and you can use it.

Windows command line

You can create a bootable Windows flash drive using command line OS. Creating a bootable flash drive this way is a little trickier. However, you do not have to download any additional programs.


After preparation, you need to write the OS installation files to the device by simply unpacking the image downloaded from the Internet. And thus, at your disposal will be a flash drive with Windows written down.

Conclusion

This article addressed the question of how to create a bootable Windows 7 USB flash drive to reinstall this OS. To solve this problem, you can use one of the four methods proposed above. Each user has the right to choose any of them, based on their preferences or capabilities. To obtain the desired result, you must follow the instructions given above and related to the selected method.

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Reinstall Windows 7 or windows 8 (XP), sooner or later almost everyone will have to.

Over time, not only will the OS start to work more slowly, but the drive may also fail.

How then to be? There is a way out - write an ISO image (iso, iso) of windows, ubuntu, dos or Linux to a USB flash drive and upload operating system from her.

Having a disk image on a flash drive, you can easily, and even faster than from a disk, you can always: xp, win 7, or windows 8 (the first time, it will take more time, but this is always the case for everyone).

How to copy, drop, upload, install, save, create, mount, upload, transfer, burn, transfer or burn a Windows, ubuntu, dos or Linux disk image?

The program will help you make (burn) a bootable USB flash drive from an iso image. A lot of them.

Windows even has its own tools for such an operation, but the program is easier and faster.

I chose WinSetupFromUSB - here I will describe how to use it to burn an iso image to an external drive.

Program for writing an image to a flash drive

The program for writing an image to a USB flash drive "WinSetupFromUSB" is free, but it does not have the Russian language, but it does not matter - you will figure it out with the help of this article.

Her interface is simple. With the help of the program offered here, you can quickly turn an ordinary USB flash drive into a bootable one - with a few mouse clicks.

You can even burn multiple images on one flash drive by making the usb media multi-boot.

To create a bootable flash drive from an image, you will need two things: the distribution ISO itself, and a flash drive with at least 4 GB of memory (for X64 wines).

How to make an image of a bootable USB flash drive in the WinSetupFromUSB program

First you need to download the program. I wanted to upload it to this site, but since new versions of the program are constantly being released, it's better to download the latest from the official site. Here is the link .

There will be two of them on the site: exe and 7z - there is no difference, just during startup, choose the one that matches the bitness of your OS (x32 or x64).

Before starting the program, insert the drive - the program will determine it on its own (it will be displayed at the very top).


Next, check the box next to the line: Auto format it with FBinst - this means that the flash drive will be automatically formatted (it is better to choose NTFS file system). See fig.

Then check the box next to the version of Windows that you will install, specify the path and click GO. The whole process has begun.

If you want to burn a flash drive for Linux, you can choose an Ubuntu compatible ISO image, SysLinux bootsector.

Before copying files to a USB flash drive, you can use the advanced options (Advanced options checkbox).


However, these options are recommended for use only by advanced users - there you can perform tests.

In our high-information time, disks are gradually replacing USB flash drives - you can’t do without them on netbooks, there are no disk drives.

Therefore, having the WinSetupFromUSB program, you can easily and conveniently quickly burn even several images on one flash drive. Then you will always have a bootable distribution at hand. Good luck.

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