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For Windows installation you need a boot disk or a bootable flash drive. In this article, I will talk about the easiest and most reliable ways to create bootable media that work with any Windows versions(XP, 7, 8, 10).
If you are reinstalling Windows on an old computer, I recommend that you run. Prepare in advance.
If you purchased Windows on DVD and your computer or laptop has a DVD drive, then you do not need this article, go to the next article "".
2. Select bootable media
if you have installation disk c Windows, but your computer or laptop does not have a DVD drive, then you will need a computer with a DVD drive to create a bootable USB flash drive from the installation disk. Go to the "" section.
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If you received Windows in the form of an image file, then you need to create a boot disk or USB flash drive. If your computer or laptop has a DVD drive, it's easier and more reliable to use a DVD. Prepare 2-3 clean DVD-R disc 16x and go to the section "".
If your computer or laptop does not have a DVD drive or you are too lazy to go to the store for discs, then take a 4 GB flash drive and go to the "" section.
3. Create a disk image
We use Daemon program Tools to create an image file from the Windows installation disk, which will later be needed to create a bootable USB flash drive. You can download it at the end of the article in the "" section.
3.1. Installing Daemon Tools
3.2. Creating an image in Daemon Tools
Insert the installation Windows disk into the DVD drive and close the autorun window if it appears. Look for the label " DAEMON Tools Lite" on the desktop or in the "START" menu and launch the program. Click on the floppy disk icon "Create Disk Image".
Verify that the correct drive is selected in which you inserted the Windows installation disc. The drive letter in Windows Explorer and in the program window must match.
Uncheck the box "Add to Image Catalog" and click on the button with three dots "..." to select a folder to save the image file. Please note that it can take up to 3.5 GB.
I recommend saving the image file on a separate disk partition (for example, "D"). In the "File name" column, enter, for example, "Windows_7" so that you can later understand what kind of file it is. I recommend not to use Russian letters and spaces in the title. In the "File type" column, be sure to select "Standard ISO image s (*.iso)" and click "Save".
Check that everything is correct and click "Start".
The process of creating an image takes only 3-5 minutes. At the end, the message "Image creation completed" should appear. Click the "Close" button and close the main program by clicking on the cross.
If you get an error message or the process freezes in place, then either the installation disc or the DVD drive is damaged. Try wiping the drive with a dry soft cloth and try again or use a different computer.
4. Create a boot disk
We need the Astroburn program to burn the image file to a DVD. You can download it below in the "" section. If you are planning to install Windows flash drive then skip this section.
4.1. Installing Astroburn
Installing the program is quite simple. Run the setup file and click "Next" a few times.
4.2. Burning a disc in Astroburn
Insert a blank disc into your DVD drive and close the autorun window if it appears. Find the "Astroburn Lite" shortcut on your desktop or start menu and launch the program. Switch to the "Image" tab and click on the icon to the right of the "Image File Path" field.
Find where the file is located on your disk - Windows image, select it with the left mouse button and click "Open". For example, I have all the disk images on the "D" drive in the "ISO" folder.
Check again what you have chosen correct file and check the "Check" box next to the name of the DVD drive. This will make sure that the disc was burned without errors and that the Windows setup process will not stop unexpectedly. I also recommend setting the write speed to 8.0x, which is optimal for DVD-R 16x discs. Click "Start Recording".
The process of burning a disc together with verification takes up to 10 minutes. Close the program when finished recording. If an error message appears or the process freezes in place, then either you got a bad disc or the DVD drive is worn out.
Try recording again new disk If it doesn't work, then use another computer.
5. Create a bootable flash drive
5.1. Ways to create bootable flash drives
There are many ways and programs to create bootable flash drives, from manually typing commands on the command line to using Linux bootloaders. The disadvantage of the command line is that it is difficult for beginners and prone to errors. The disadvantage of Linux bootloaders is that such flash drives do not boot on all computers.
There is also an official program from Microsoft for creating bootable USB flash drives "Windows USB / DVD Download Tool". It is very easy to use and flash drives written with it will boot on most computers. But this program has a number of limitations. For example, to use it in Windows XP, you must additionally install a few more cumbersome add-ons (. NET Framework 2.0 and Image Mastering API v2), but in order to create in Windows 7 x32 bootable flash drive to install Windows 7 x64 you need to copy to the folder with the program additional file or mess with command line. There are other problems with the program as well.
So I decided to give you just one, but simple and reliable way creating bootable flash drives, which is suitable for any operating systems and computers, using the Rufus program.
5.2. Using Rufus
The Rufus program is designed to create bootable flash drives for installing various operating systems, including Windows XP, 7, 8, 8.1, 10. It does not require installation and can be run on any of the operating systems from Windows XP to Windows 10, regardless of bit depth .
You can download this program in the "" section. Next, you will need any computer with installed Windows and a flash drive with a capacity of 4 GB.
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Insert the flash drive into your computer and if it contains valuable files, then copy them to your hard drive. Immediately after creating a bootable USB flash drive or when you have already finished installing Windows, they can be returned back.
It is not necessary to clean and format the flash drive, just run the Rufus program and check that the flash drive is selected in the "Device" field.
Find where on your disk the Windows image file is located, select it with the left mouse button and click "Open". For example, my previously created image is located on the “D” drive.
Now you need to choose a type boot partition(MBR or GPT) and firmware motherboard computer (BIOS or UEFI) on which Windows will be installed. It's not as hard as it sounds
MBR is a simpler and more reliable type of boot partition, but does not support hard drives more than 2 TB. If you don't have a 3TB or larger drive, I recommend using this type of partition to avoid some potential problems in the future.
GPT is a more advanced type of boot partition that supports very large disks. If you have a hard drive of 3 TB or more, then use this type of partition otherwise the computer will only see about 2.3 TB. In other cases, I do not recommend GPT partitioning, as there are various problems with it.
The motherboard firmware can be BIOS or UEFI. This can be found in the manual or on the website of the manufacturer of the motherboard or laptop, as well as visually when entering boot program Setup. To do this, you need to hold down the "Delete", "F2", "F10" or "Esc" button immediately after turning on the computer. Which button to press can be read in the messages that appear immediately after turning on the computer.
In text form.
Graphically.
If the Setup program looks like the picture below, then this is a classic BIOS.
If as in the next picture, then this is UEFI.
So, if you have a classic BIOS, then select the item "MBR for computers with BIOS or UEFI" in the "Partition scheme and type of system interface" field. This is the most universal option and a flash drive can be used to install on different computers, both with BIOS and UEFI.
If you have determined for sure that you have UEFI and the disk size does not exceed 2 TB, then select "MBR for computers with UEFI interface". If you have UEFI and a disk of 3 TB or more, then select "GPT for computers with UEFI interface".
Next, select " file system". If you selected "MBR for computers with BIOS or UEFI" in the previous step, then select NTFS. If the second or third item is with UEFI, then choose FAT32, since UEFI does not work with NTFS.
We leave the cluster size by default, and in the "Volume Label" field, you can write, for example, "Windows7 x32" (or x64), so that you can later determine what is on this flash drive.
Once again check all the settings and the correctness of the image selection. The selected disk image is displayed at the very bottom of the program. Instead of the name of the flash drive, "CD_ROM" can be written, until the drive letter must match the flash drive.
Click on the "Start" button and confirm the destruction of your flash drive along with the computer
Wait for the end of the recording, it may take from 3 to 20 minutes depending on the size of the image and the speed of the flash drive and should complete the full filling of the green bar and the inscription "Done" at the bottom of the program.
After that, you can add any files to the bootable USB flash drive and use it like a regular USB flash drive. If it is working, then this will not affect its operation as an installation disk. But safely remove the flash drive using the system tray icon.
5.3. Possible problems and solutions
Problems can arise due to a bad flash drive, a bad USB extension cable, a corrupted or incompletely downloaded image file from the Internet, or the computer itself on which the recording takes place.
Possible solutions:
- formatting and checking the flash drive for bad blocks
(there is a checkmark in the Rufus program) - inserting a flash drive into the rear USB port of the computer
- Windows Image Checksum Verification
(for example, the Hash Calculator program) - burning a flash drive on another computer
- flash drive replacement
As for checking the checksum of the image, usually the site where you download the image has its checksum (or hash). The checksum also needs to be calculated for the downloaded file using a special Hash Calculator program, which you can download below in the "" section. If the calculated checksum matches the one specified on the site, then the file has been downloaded without damage. If the hashes do not match, then the file is corrupted and needs to be downloaded again. Otherwise, during the process of burning a disc or installing Windows, errors may occur.
6. Links
That's all, in the next article we'll talk about booting from an installation disk or flash drive.
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Its main purpose is to install or reinstall the operating Windows systems 7 (OS). It can also help to reset a forgotten or lost administrator password. You can also use this media to enter the OS Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), which is minimum set operating system functions used when preparing a computer for installing the OS, starting its installation, and rolling back to a previously created restore point.
First and most important condition- this is the presence of a file of the so-called Windows 7 installation image. This is a file containing all the necessary data for installing the OS. It has the filename extension .iso and is about 4 GB in size. It can be downloaded from various Internet sources, such as torrent trackers. Typically, such sources provide the so-called hashes (checksums) of the image, which, after downloading, must be checked to make sure the image is authentic and there are no download errors.
We need a DVD disc (namely a DVD, not a CD, which is explained by the size of the file - the system image), and one of the programs for transferring (and not copying - the bootloader is also recorded on DVD) this image to DVD. This disc can be either for one-time recording (DVD-R) or rewritable (DVD-RW), and its recording speed does not matter much, since it is produced at the lowest speeds. The following article discusses several various ways performing the required task.
Ways to create a boot disk
Now let's go directly to the description of methods for creating an installation disk using such third-party utilities, how:
- UltraISO
- CDBurnerXP
- ImgBurn
- Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
All of them are easily downloaded from the Internet and have a simple and intuitive interface that does not require any complicated actions from the user. In addition, the installation disk can be made using the tools built into the seven.
Burning a boot disk with UltraISO
After starting this program, its main menu is displayed, in which you must select the "File" element, and select "Open" in the submenu that opens.
A selection window opens. boot image seven, in which you need to point to the required iso file and click the "Open" button. Then this window closes and you return to the main menu of the utility. After that, click on the "Tools" item in the main menu and in the drop-down list click on "Burn CD image ...".
In response to this, a window appears with the recording parameters:
It needs to be set:
- The Drive option is a DVD device with a future boot disk installed.
- Write speed "Minimum".
- Recording method "Disc-at-Once".
After that, you need to click the "Record" button. The burning process starts, which usually takes a few minutes. At the end of it, the tray of the DVD device opens, which is a signal that the process is completed.
Creating a Boot Disk with ImgBurn
Before you run this utility, you need to install a blank DVD into the DVD device. In the Russian version of the program, its main window looks like this:
It is necessary to click on the picture “Burn image to disk” in this window, after which a window appears for setting the parameters of the image burning process:
Here you need to set the following parameters:
- In the "Source" parameter, select (yellow button) required file image.
- In the "Destination" parameter, we set the DVD device.
- Set the "Verification" checkbox so that at the end of the recording process, the recorded image is compared with its original file.
- In the "Recording speed" parameter, set the lowest speed.
- We click on the picture with an arrow in the lower left part of the window to start the recording process.
The process of burning the image starts, which also takes several minutes. After burning, the program pulls out the tray of the DVD device, then pushes it back in and starts the process of checking the recorded image. Upon successful completion of the check, the utility plays a melody as a signal that the recording process is completed.
How to burn an installation disc using the CDBurnerXP utility
Despite the presence of "XP" in the name, starting from XP, this utility is functional in all versions of the OS. As for its interface, it is not much different from the ImgBurn interface. This is what the main CDBurnerXP window looks like:
Of course, to make the installation media, you should click "Burn an ISO image" in this window, and then click the "OK" button. In response to this, a window is displayed for setting the recording parameters:
What needs to be done now:
- Using the Browse button, specify the file with the iso-image of the seven.
- In the "Recorder" parameter, specify the DVD drive, and to the right of it - the minimum speed.
- Set the Write Method to Disc at Once.
- Check the box "Validate data after recording".
Other parameters are set by the user at his discretion. The process of burning the image begins by pressing the "Burn Disc" button. At its end, a check is made - comparison of the recorded image with its source in the file.
USB/DVD Download Tool
This utility was developed by Microsoft. It can be downloaded from the Internet and installed. The recording process in this utility is divided into several steps, each of which has its own window.
Step 1 of 4. In this window, you need to specify a file with an iso image. To do this, click the Browse button, select the desired file and click "Next". In some cases, the program does not like the specified files, about which the user receives a message. If he is sure that the image file is downloaded correctly and not distorted, then the only thing that can be done is to use another utility;
Step 2 of 4. This step selects the type of media that will be used as bootable. It can be a USB stick (for example, a flash drive) or a CD. To create an installation DVD, press the DVD button;
Step 3 of 4. At this step, the utility asks you to install a blank DVD. Do not try to install an already burned DWD-RW disc - you need to erase it beforehand. We insert a blank DVD-R or DVD-RW blank and press the "Try again" button. The utility will make sure the disk is clean and display a "Begin burning" button. We press it, the next step begins;
Step 4 of 4. This is the process of burning the image itself. We are waiting for the message “Bootable DVD created successfully”, which means the completion of the process of creating the installation disk of the seven.
Capturing an image using built-in OS tools
It should be noted right away that this method, although it does not require the installation of third-party programs, is not reliable and sometimes requires repeated repetition due to errors that occur.
To make the installation disk native to the OS, follow these steps:
- Insert a blank DVD-R (or DVD-RW - whichever is better) into the drive.
- When using a DVD-RW, erase all data recorded on it. To do this, in the "Computer" window, click on DVD drive right click mouse and select "Erase this disk" from the list that appears. A message will appear stating that all information on the disk will be deleted. We click on "Next" and wait for the window with a message about the successful completion of erasing, then click "Finish".
- Double click the left button on the iso image. If no program is associated with this file, then a window opens with a choice of a program for recording. In it, select "Image Recorder Windows disks and click OK.
- The Disc Image Burner window will appear. In it, you need to set the parameter "Disc writer", check the box "Check disc after burning" and click the "Burn" button. The disc burning process will begin.
Sometimes all of the above actions have to be repeated due to errors that occur.
- The need to set the minimum write speed is explained by the fact that DVD discs do not always support the write speed declared by the manufacturer. It follows from this that errors can occur during recording, which can be detected only after the recording is completed - at the verification stage. If using a DVD-R, this will result in the CD having to be thrown away.
- The recording process must not be interrupted in any case - this usually leads to the same thing as described in paragraph 1.
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Hello, friends! In this article, we will figure out how to make a Windows 7 installation disk. The main purpose of the installation or boot disk This is the installation of the operating system from it. You can also use it to reset the administrator password that you forgot or that you forgot to tell you. The Windows 7 installation disk is often used by us when restoring the system boot after cloning a disk or partition.
The Windows 7 installation disc will also help us enter the Windows PE environment from which you can roll back to any restore point or use a pre-created system image. This will work if you have system protection enabled. In general, a boot or installation disk can make life a lot easier, so we need to know how to create it.
When creating an installation disk, we need an image of the latter. The easiest way to get it is to download it. Next, I'll tell you how and where I download disk images. You can use any assemblies downloaded from places convenient for you (please share the latter in the comments).
And now the most important. Checksum or hash of the downloaded image. It is important to do this so that later there are no questions like “Why is my system not installed”. This is necessary so that we can be sure that we downloaded what the author of the assembly posted.
For Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 IDimm Edition v.17.14 x86/x64
MD5 - amounts:
32-Bit:
ISO: F5F51A544E3752B60D67D87A8AC82864
RAR: FE1A0883B74027C5C21332A3E2C83AA8
64-Bit:
ISO: EA5FE564086214FCCF953354E40CE7C3
RAR: D2AEDB453BE924875718D3376614EE59
If you download from a torrent, then most likely you will have an image in the form of an ISO file. Use the appropriate hash sum.
You can check the checksum using MD5 File Checker.
Click " Review…» to select an image. Click " Calculate' to get the checksum. We copy the amount that the author of the assembly gave, paste it into the appropriate field and click " Verify". All as in the picture.
If the checksums match, the file is not damaged.
You can safely create a Windows 7 installation disc.
How and where to download the original image of Windows 7 can be read and viewed.
We make a Windows 7 installation disk using the built-in tools
The image has been downloaded. The checksums matched.
Insert a blank DVD-R or rewritable DVD-RW disc into the drive.
I will be using a rewritable DVD-RW disc. First, I'll wipe out all the information that was on the disk. Right-click on the DVD-RW disc in the Computer or Explorer window and select Erase this drive .
I got an error while checking the disk. I press Record again.
I confirm the deletion of all data from the disk.
Again a mistake.
From the 3rd attempt on the 2nd disk it was possible to burn the image. Click Close.
The Windows 7 installation disc is ready to use.
Making Windows 7 Bootable Disk Using Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
To create bootable or installation discs, Microsoft has created a simple utility- Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool . Follow the link and download it.
We are waiting for the installation to complete and click finish.
We launch the program from the shortcut on the desktop.
Sometimes this program doesn't like images and a message appears: image .
In this case, you need to make sure that the checksums match and try to create an installation disk using another program.
If you want to edit the ISO image of Windows 7/8/8.1 before burning to disk, you are here.
You may need Windows 7 installation or boot media to reinstall, install from scratch, rollback, or restore your system. You can also create media not with the operating system, but with common applications, files or games. But first, you will have to create a disk image in order to rewrite it to third-party media in the future: a disk or a USB flash drive.
How to Create a Windows 7 Boot Disk: ISO Image
A disk image is a file in ISO format, which contains all the necessary elements. You can create it using a third-party program. Another way is to download the finished image from the Internet. But be careful, there is a high chance that you will stumble upon a broken or viral image.
UltraISO
There are several programs that allow you to create and burn disc images, but one of the most versatile and convenient is UltraISO. You can buy or download a trial version of the application from the official website of the developer - http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/ .
- After installing and running the program, you will see its main menu. In the left block, you will see an icon in the form of a disk with a specific name, which you can rename.
Disk image
- At the bottom of the application is an explorer that allows you to work with files. Select the files and folders in it that will be sent to the disk image, and transfer them to the block located above, opposite the disk image.
Moving files to a disk image
- After all the necessary elements have been transferred to the disk image, expand the "File" menu.
Expand the "File" menu
- Select the "Save As" option.
Select "Save As"
- We name the file and select the .iso format for it.
Choose the .iso format
- Wait while the program creates the desired image in automatic mode.
We are waiting for the end of the process
- After the process is complete, expand the file to make sure it contains all the necessary elements.
Checking the result
How to burn Windows 7 installation media
After you have created a disk image, you can start burning it to third-party media. This can be done with standard means Windows or through a third party program.
Via Windows Tools
Through a third party program
- Let's use UltraISO applications. You can buy or download a trial version of the application from the official website of the developer - http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/ .
Downloading the program
- After launching the program, expand the "File" menu.
Expand the "File" menu
- Select the "Open" sub-item.
Select "Open"
- Specify the path to the disk image file.
Specify the path to the image
- Returning to the program, click on the icon in the form of a disk on fire.
Click on the icon with a burning disk
- Set the Maximum parameter in the Write Speed line to increase the speed of writing the image to the media. But this may reduce the quality of the recording, which will subsequently lead to installation problems. Therefore, it is better to set the Minimum parameter.
Setting the disk image write speed
- Specify which media to record to.
Choose a flash drive or disk for recording
- Click on the Burn button to activate the burn. Done, wait for the end of the process, which can last either 5 minutes or half an hour: the speed of the procedure depends on the number of files in the disk image.
We are waiting for the program to write the image to the media
Create multiboot media
A multiboot disk is a disk image that contains several programs at the same time. It makes sense to create such a disk if you need to download several applications to your computer at once, but you do not want to do this every time from a separate file.
- Download the installation archive with the Xboot program from the official website of the developer - Error: 06/07/2017, 15:11
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- Unzip the downloaded archive and install the program.
Unzip the archive
- Please note that you must create ISO files with the necessary programs in advance.
Create Program Files in Advance
- Drag the .iso files to the Xboot main menu.
Transferring ISO files to Xboot
- Some applications that do not arouse suspicion in the program will be accepted silently, but during the transfer of applications unknown to it, a window may appear Green colour, indicating that Xboot cannot determine the application type from the ISO file.
Xboot won't accept file
- Explain to Xboot that this file should be taken as universal - Add using Grub4dos ISO image Emulation.
Specify the type Add using Grub4dos ISO image Emulation
- Click on the "Add this file" button.
Click the "Add this file" button
- After all files are formed into one archive, click on the Create ISO button.
Click the Create ISO button
- A window will open in which you will need to click the Browse button.
Click on the Brawse button
- Specify where to save the multiboot file.
Specify where to place the ISO file
- Wait until the process of creating this file is completed.
Waiting for the file to be generated
- You will be prompted to check the performance of the created file using the virtual machine built into Xboot. If you want to do this, then click the "Yes" button.
Choose the option "Yes"
- Select Utility.
Choose the utility option
- Wait until virtual machine will start.
Waiting for the machine to load
- Check which programs work and which don't. Done, this completes the creation and verification of a multiboot disk.
Checking if programs from a disk image work
Create a recovery drive
The recovery disk is different from a regular boot disk, what is on it operating system, which can be used to restore, install, or rollback. But for that disk, you need a special recovery image with a system backup, you can create it with the following steps:
Specify where to save the recovery file
Choosing which disks to mount in the image
Click the "Archive" button
Waiting for the system to create the file
After you have finished creating an image with system recovery files, you can burn it to a disk or USB flash drive. How to do this is described in the previous paragraph of the article "Burning an image to a disk or USB flash drive."
To boot from the boot disk or flash drive you created, you need to change BIOS settings: The computer must start from bootable media, not from the hard drive.
Before you can start using your computer, you need to install an operating system on it. In this case, you can not do without an installation device. It will also help to start the PC in case critical error. One of the options for such a device can be DVD disc. Let's see how to create an installation or boot disk for Windows 7.
Record the distribution of the operating system or its backup are able to disk special programs, which are designed to create images. It is about them that we will discuss further in the description of specific methods for implementing the task. But before you start working with these programs, you need to create a backup copy of the system or download the Windows 7 distribution kit, depending on what you need a boot disk for: to install the system from scratch or to restore it in the event of a crash. You must also insert a blank DVD into the drive.
Method 1: UltraISO
UltraISO is rightfully considered the most popular program for creating bootable drives. We will talk about it first of all.
Method 2: ImgBurn
The next program that will help in solving the problem is ImgBurn. This product is not as popular as UltraISO, but its undoubted advantage is that it is completely free.
- Start ImgBurn. In the window that opens, click on the block "Write image file to disc".
- The recording settings window will open. First of all, you need to select a pre-prepared image that you want to burn to disk. Opposite point "Please select a file..." click on the directory icon.
- In the opening window that appears, move to the folder where the system image is located, select the corresponding file with the ISO extension, and then click on the element "Open".
- After that, the name of the selected image will be displayed in the block source. From drop down list "Destination" select the drive through which the recording will be performed, if there are several. Track to near the item Verify checkbox has been checked. In the block "Settings" from the drop down list "Write Speed" select the slowest speed. Meaning "Copies" don't change. There should be a number "one". After entering all the specified settings, to start recording, click on the disk image at the bottom of the window.
- Then the disc burning will start, after which you will receive a ready-made installation drive.
As you can see, make an installation Windows disk 7 is quite simple if you have a system image and a specialized program for processing it accordingly. As a rule, the difference between these applications is minimal, and therefore the choice of specific software for this purpose does not matter.