Comments on: How to Make a Bootable USB Flash Disk Windows Vista Installer http://www.pctipsbox.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-usb-flash-disk-windows-vista-installer/ Tips Tricks Central Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:24:14 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: smith http://www.pctipsbox.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-usb-flash-disk-windows-vista-installer/comment-page-1/#comment-14573 smith Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:11:16 +0000 http://www.pctipsbox.com/?p=2621#comment-14573 i wasn't able 2 go more than step d. the bootsect command was not working. pl help me out i wasn’t able 2 go more than step d.
the bootsect command was not working.
pl help me out

]]> By: desrtfx http://www.pctipsbox.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-usb-flash-disk-windows-vista-installer/comment-page-1/#comment-13844 desrtfx Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:20:53 +0000 http://www.pctipsbox.com/?p=2621#comment-13844 Did it way easier: Make sure that the "Hidden Files and Folders" plus the "Protected Operating System Files" are visible. Format the USB Stick as FAT/FAT16/FAT32 (depending on the size) (I use the HP USB Disk format tool) Copy the WHOLE CONTENTS of the VISTA (or Windows 7 RC) DVD over to the Stick. Put the Stick in the computer where it should start from & boot. Worked fine on each machine I tried it so far. Did it way easier:

Make sure that the “Hidden Files and Folders” plus the “Protected Operating System Files” are visible.

Format the USB Stick as FAT/FAT16/FAT32 (depending on the size) (I use the HP USB Disk format tool)

Copy the WHOLE CONTENTS of the VISTA (or Windows 7 RC) DVD over to the Stick.

Put the Stick in the computer where it should start from & boot.

Worked fine on each machine I tried it so far.

]]> By: hajir http://www.pctipsbox.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-usb-flash-disk-windows-vista-installer/comment-page-1/#comment-13731 hajir Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:37:43 +0000 http://www.pctipsbox.com/?p=2621#comment-13731 i have also tried all these steps and when booting from USB device it says " can not find boot sector on the drive " i have also tried many other websites they are all have same procedure except making USB device bootable in DOS mode, but i didn't try formatting in FAT32 mode which iam going to do it now , wish me luck :) i have also tried all these steps and when booting from USB device it says ” can not find boot sector on the drive ” i have also tried many other websites they are all have same procedure except making USB device bootable in DOS mode, but i didn’t try formatting in FAT32 mode which iam going to do it now , wish me luck :)

]]> By: Reha http://www.pctipsbox.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-usb-flash-disk-windows-vista-installer/comment-page-1/#comment-13548 Reha Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:14:43 +0000 http://www.pctipsbox.com/?p=2621#comment-13548 Due to some unknown reason even though I am following the steps one by one and successfully completing the usb key, the computer does not boot from the usb key, and I have tried it on several computers to check if it is the computer and it did not work on any of them. Due to some unknown reason even though I am following the steps one by one and successfully completing the usb key, the computer does not boot from the usb key, and I have tried it on several computers to check if it is the computer and it did not work on any of them.

]]> By: Roland Schweiger http://www.pctipsbox.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-usb-flash-disk-windows-vista-installer/comment-page-1/#comment-13496 Roland Schweiger Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:49:23 +0000 http://www.pctipsbox.com/?p=2621#comment-13496 thanks very much for this information. It is perfekt to know that i can create a bootable windows Vista with "on-board equipment" diskpart and bootsect. in my particular case i needet an usb boot media in order to boot Windows7 on a mini notebook without any optical drive. Just one hint: on many machines, the BIOS requires the USB media to be formatted with FAT or FAT32 and not NTFS. When using the bootsect.exe, it will detect wheather the usb media is fat or ntfs. many thanks again for this hint. greetings from Dresden in Germany. Roland Schweiger thanks very much for this information.
It is perfekt to know that i can create a bootable windows Vista with “on-board equipment” diskpart and bootsect.
in my particular case i needet an usb boot media in order to boot Windows7 on a mini notebook without any optical drive.
Just one hint: on many machines, the BIOS requires the USB media to be formatted with FAT or FAT32 and not NTFS.
When using the bootsect.exe, it will detect wheather the usb media is fat or ntfs.
many thanks again for this hint.
greetings from Dresden in Germany.
Roland Schweiger

]]> By: josh. http://www.pctipsbox.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-usb-flash-disk-windows-vista-installer/comment-page-1/#comment-12598 josh. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:19:37 +0000 http://www.pctipsbox.com/?p=2621#comment-12598 ok ok no need for help. i got it. if anyone else is having problems with that u should first type in these commands. type: list disk type: select disk X type: clean type: create partition primary type: list partition type: select partition X & then type: active then proceed with the above tutorial. cheers mates ok ok no need for help. i got it. if anyone else is having problems with that u should first type in these commands.
type: list disk
type: select disk X
type: clean
type: create partition primary
type: list partition
type: select partition X
& then type: active
then proceed with the above tutorial.
cheers mates

]]> By: Devin Owens http://www.pctipsbox.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-usb-flash-disk-windows-vista-installer/comment-page-1/#comment-12210 Devin Owens Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:48:06 +0000 http://www.pctipsbox.com/?p=2621#comment-12210 Sir, This was very helpful! Do you have a youtube or any other websites? Id love to see more from you. The past few weeks Ive ben needing this because my dvd writer doesnt work you saved me! Sir, This was very helpful!
Do you have a youtube or any other websites?
Id love to see more from you.
The past few weeks Ive ben needing this because my dvd writer doesnt work you saved me!

]]> By: WareWolf http://www.pctipsbox.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-usb-flash-disk-windows-vista-installer/comment-page-1/#comment-12031 WareWolf Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:40:08 +0000 http://www.pctipsbox.com/?p=2621#comment-12031 Memory stick/usb devices often will not allow you to format them as NTFS.. Memory stick/usb devices often will not allow you to format them as NTFS..

]]> By: Satyendra http://www.pctipsbox.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-usb-flash-disk-windows-vista-installer/comment-page-1/#comment-11688 Satyendra Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:47:33 +0000 http://www.pctipsbox.com/?p=2621#comment-11688 Sir, All well but this "active" command not work when u r using XP to create bootable vista USB. Plz give some solution regarding. Thanx Sir,
All well but this “active” command not work when u r using XP to create bootable vista USB.
Plz give some solution regarding.
Thanx

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