MAKE OUR PEN DRIVE/USB DRIVE BOOTABLE

We use Command Prompt as  default windows program to create a bootable Pendrive.

Requirement

We require at least 4 GB minimum capacity for Windows installation.

Flash Drive at least of 2 GB

STEP 1: USING DISKPART COMMAND

1. We need to run Command Prompt as a administrator . To do this, we need to find cmd by typing 'cmd' in the  search box on Windows start menu. After finding 'cmd' right click on it and select" Run as administrator".

2.Type 'diskpart 'on Command Prompt and click enter .Wait till Diskpart program run.

3. Type' list disk' to view active disks on your computer and click enter. Active disk should be shown as disk 0 for hard drive and disk 1 for USB flash drive with its total  capacity.

4. Type 'select disk 1' to determine that disk 1 would be processed in the in the next step then click Enter.

5. Type' clean 'and click Enter to remove all of data in drive.

6. Type 'create partition primary ' and click Enter .Creating a primary partition and further recognized by windows as partition1.

7 .Type' select partition 1'and click enter .Choosing the partition 1 for setting up it as an active partition.

8.Type active  and enter . activating current partition.

9. Type format fs=ntfs quick and hit Enter . Formatting current partition as NTFS file system quickly.

10. Type exit and  press enter. Leaving DISKPART program but do not close the Command Prompt because we need it for next process.

STEPS 2:CREATING BOOT SECTOR & COPYING INSTALLATION FILES

1.By default, Command Prompt's active directory for Administrator Permission is on C:\Windows\sysrem32>.We will navigate command prompt to set DVD (f) as its active directory changed to F:

2. Type 'cd boot 'and hit enter. active directory changed to F:\boot>.

3. Type ' boot sect/nt60 d:' and hit enter. creating boot sector on D:rive (USB flash drive).

4. Type exit and hit enter to close the Command Prompt. Until this step we have made bootable USB/Pen drive successfully ,and the flash drive is ready to be used as a boot media.

5. We just need to copy the whole installation files contained DVD installer to flash drive to install windows from a bootable USB drive. To do this open the Command Prompt as in pervious steps . Once it opens, type ' xcopy f:\*.*d:\/E\H\f' and then press Enter. wait till all the files in the DVD installer copied .Now bootable drive is ready to be used for installing Windows from flash drive and your bootable Pen Drive is ready.


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