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Windows 7 on netbook using usb.

  • 05-01-2010 11:31pm
    #1
    shoutman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭


    So I see on here that you can put windows 7 on any netbook using a usb stick.

    My question is, when you prepare the flash drive to become a bootable flash drive, does that render the drive useless thereafter or can I delete the files afterwards and use the flash drive as normal.

    ie. I have a 250gb external hard drive, can I use this as the bootable flash?

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,443 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    yes you can reuse the usb key afterwards

    if all else fails just format it / mark the partition as inactive / overwrite the boot sector

    and yes you can use the HDD too

    windows isn't designed to run from removable drives, most other OS's will run fine from them


  • #3
    mukki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭mukki


    shoutman wrote: »
    So I see on here that you can put windows 7 on any netbook using a usb stick.

    My question is, when you prepare the flash drive to become a bootable flash drive, does that render the drive useless thereafter or can I delete the files afterwards and use the flash drive as normal.

    ie. I have a 250gb external hard drive, can I use this as the bootable flash?

    Thanks in advance.


    surly your 250gig can be both i.e. a "bootable" external hard drive, might come in handy if you ever need to install 7 again


  • #4
    DarrenMSP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 147 ✭✭DarrenMSP


    shoutman wrote: »
    I have a 250gb external hard drive, can I use this as the bootable flash?
    .

    In theory yes you can, but it would take forever to get it into a bootable flash form.

    Best option would be to use a 4 or 8 GB stick, if you don't have one they are cheap in Tesco. Then you could always keep it in a desk drawer if you ever needed it again.


  • #5
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    I wrote an article on how to do this a while back when I got my netbook (for XP in my case, but the same steps apply)

    http://leimrod.com/dell-mini-10v-xp-install-from-usb-drive/

    In answer to your query, no, this will not render the flash useless, you can just format it again using the windows format utility.


  • #6
    DarrenMSP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 147 ✭✭DarrenMSP


    Forget to add this!

    This is the guide I have always used for Windows 7 USB installs -

    http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-install-windows-7vista-from-usb-drive-detailed-100-working-guide/


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