Installation Requirements
An empty flash drive with a storage capacity of 1GB for Windows XP and 3GB for Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
Windows installation disk or Windows installation files stored somewhere on your computer.
Steps to create a bootable USB Flash Drive
1. Download Win to Flash(it is sufficient for windows,below images are related to this).
The software is still in beta phase so it is possible that it has some bugs although I have personally faced none. The latest version of Win to Flash can be downloaded from the Win to Flash website (for advanced options u may choose any one of the links from the website i had choosed the first one...)
The latest version also supports Windows 8. To avoid this tutorial from getting outdated, I would advise to download the software from the former link if you are not planning on using Windows 8.
2. Extract the downloaded zip file to any folder on your desktop.
3. Open the folder and run WintoFlash.exe by double clicking on it.
4. Click Next, check I accept EULA, click Next and Next again. Wait for the software to load some ads, click Next and Next again.
5. A welcome screen like one in the image below will show up.
6. The welcome screen will turn translucent and WinToFlash wizard will open.
7. Click Next. On Windows File path entry box, click Select button and select the location of your Windows disk, or the folder containing the Windows setup files and click OK.
8. On USB Drive path entry box, select your USB flash drive's location and click OK.
9. Click Next button. In the dialog box, encircle I accepted the license agreement and click Continue.
10. A warning message will be displayed saying that "Formatting will erase all data on the disk". Click OK on the message.
11. WintoFlash will show a window with a progress bar like the one in the image below.
12. After the progress bar reaches the end, press Next and then press Exit. A notification to update WintoFlash might be shown, click "No just close" to close it.
That's it. You now have a bootable pen drive that can be used to install Windows. To install Windows from it, follow the steps given below:-
Installing Windows from the bootable USB Thumb Drive
1. Plugin your thumb drive.
2. Start your computer. Go into the BIOS setup by pressing the Delete key. In the boot menu, select your flash drive as the first boot device. Save settings and restart your PC. (This step might be different for different computers. Check your system guide to know how to change the boot order in your PC.)
3. Windows setup will load.
4. Install Windows by following the on-screen instructions.
This tutorial works on all versions of Windows including Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Hope u'll like it... :)
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