How to make your USB/DVD Windows 7 bootable

If you wanted to install windows 7 from your USB, download an ISO file or use the already existed ISO file from your computer (so that you can create a bootable file from a DVD or USB flash drive). Copy your Windows 7 ISO file onto your media and, run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. After you do this, you can install Windows 7 onto your computer directly from the USB flash drive or DVD.

How to download Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool

Download Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool from here and install it on your computer.

System requirements

• + Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit).
  
• + Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended).
  
• + 50MB of free space on your hard drive.
  
• + DVD-R drive or 4GB removable USB flash drive.
  

For Windows XP users
+ The following applications must be installed prior to installing the tool:

• + Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 must be installed. It can be downloaded here.
  
• + Microsoft Image Mastering API v2 must be installed. It can be downloaded here.

Using the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool

Before you run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, make sure you have already have the Windows 7 ISO in your hard drive. If you still don’t have the ISO file in your hard drive, make a ISO file from your windows 7 DVD or download the file from your Microsoft Store Account.

After you had everything ready, follow the procedure I’ve shown below,

1. Click the Windows START button, and click WINDOWS 7 USB/DVD DOWNLOAD TOOL in the ALL PROGRAMS list to open the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.
2. In the SOURCE FILE box, type the name and path of your Windows 7 ISO file, or click BROWSE and select the file from the OPEN dialog box. Click NEXT. 

 

3. Select USB DEVICE to create a copy on a USB flash drive or you can select DVD disk to create a copy on a DVD disk.

 

4. Select your USB device in the drop-down list and click BEGIN COPYING. If you are copying the file up to a DVD, click BEGIN BURNING.

When your Windows 7 ISO file is copied onto your chosen media, your device is ready to be used. Now you can install Windows 7 either directly opening up setup in the USB root drive or by clean install process.