How to create a Bootable USB Drive to install Windows

 

This time I will present an article on how to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows. USB (Universal Serial Bus) drive has become a frequently used device for backing up data, shifting the function of floppy disks, CD, ZIP disks. USB drives are not only cheap, but also very practical, durable, and can have a large enough storage capacity. 

To anticipate when your computer can not boot, you must have a bootable disk. Bootable disk can prevent us from our inability to access the computer because of problem booting. By using a bootable USB drive, we can faster solve booting problems.

Here are the steps how to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows:

 

1. Insert your USB drive into one of USB port on your computer or laptop.
2. Click “Start” at the bottom left on your computer screen.
3. Type “cmd” in the Run window to open command prompt.
4. Type “disk part” into the command prompt and press Enter. After that, type “list disk” and press Enter again.
5. Determine which of the disks that display the list of which is the USB drive (for example your USB drive’s has  4GB capacity, then the option with 4GB size that you need to see). Record the number that identifies your USB drive it in the paper.
6. Type the following command into the command prompt to do a format of your USB drive.“Select disk A”, replace “A” with the number you get in the 5^th step. Press Enter. “Clean” press Enter. “Create Partition Memory” press Enter. “Select Partition A.” press Enter. “Format FS=NTFS.” Press enter. “Assign” press Enter. “Exit” press Enter
7. Insert the installation CD of Windows XP or Vista. Your computer will read the installation CD, and a window will appear on the screen. List of all drives will be displayed there. Look for the letters which are symbols of the CD-ROM and USB drive. Take note of these letters.
8. Type the following command into the command prompt: “B: CD boot” replace “B” with a letter which is the symbol of the CD-ROM. Press “Enter”. “CD boot” Press “Enter”. “BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 C:” replace “C” with the letter which is the symbol of the USB drive. Press “Enter”
9. Copy the boot information from the installation CD to the USB drive by entering the following command into the command prompt: “xcopy C: *.* /S/e/f B:/” replace “B” with a letter which is the symbol of the CD-ROM and replace the “C” with the letter which is the symbol of the USB drive. Press “Enter”
10. Let the computer to copy the data from installation CD to the USB drive.
11. When the copy process is finished, unplug the USB drive from the USB port, replace the lid, and give the label “bootable” with a marker. Save the USB drive it in a safe place. Take out your Windows installation CD and return it to its place.

So, the tips on how to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows. It will be very beneficial for you if your computer’s hard drive will not boot.