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    How can I burn Windows 7 OEM .iso to a bootable flash drive?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Jmick363, Nov 25, 2011.

  1. Jmick363

    Jmick363 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I have an .iso of Windows 7 OEM Home Premium along with a serial number for windows. The .iso is actually larger than any discs that I have, so i instead got a USB drive and plan to "burn" the .iso to the USB. Is this possible? And if so, how would I go about doing it? I have PowerISO and can download any other programs I might need to get to do it. I also have a computer running Ubuntu if there is something I can use with that. Thank you for any help.
     
    Jmick363, Nov 25, 2011
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    jnjroach Notebook Evangelist

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    Assuming you are talking of using a USB Flash Drive, mount the ISO and plug the flash drive into thr computer, open an elevated command prompt and enter this command:

    Xcopy h:\*.* /e/f/s i:

    Assuming the mounted ISO is "H" and the flash drive is "I" (use the drive letters assigned by your computer)
     
    jnjroach, Nov 26, 2011
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    Microsoft issued a software tool to perform this activity for you, it is called the "Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool". One of the many download sites is
    Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
     
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