Comments on: How to Create Bootable USB Drive to Install Windows Vista?

By: Alcodir

Alcodir — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:45:47 +0000

This information was very useful and i was able to create a bootable usb key.

Thank you very much!!

By: VG

VG — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:04:59 +0000

^^ You'll need to first open Command Prompt window and then type bootsect command.

By: Raza

Raza — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:25:02 +0000

Dear Vishal,

Im using Windows Vista Home Premium and I want to install Windows 7 RC.

The problem is that i cant open bootsect.exe from boot directory in Windows 7 RC Installation folder.

It opens up then closes.

Please help me

By: Christopher Varghese

Christopher Varghese — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:39:29 +0000

Thanks a lot yar. It comes in handy for people like me who are computer illiterates and stil want to attempt on installing vista on a mini laptop without a DVD drive.
Keep up the good work.

By: Shaun Bliss

Shaun Bliss — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:52:31 +0000

Actually, when you set the active partition to Active and it gives an error about the Partition, it has actually set it to active anyway. You can see this when you relist the volumes and you will see a little asterisk next to the active volume which you just set.

You can then proceed with the bootsector stuff. I did have no luck formatting the volume in
NTFS, but it does seem to work in FAT32 anyway.

By: Vinz Paramore

Vinz Paramore — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:11:01 +0000

@ Nishant

What is your Fat Volume?

Is it Fat32?

If it is...

You should Convert your Fat32 to NTFS

Go here for more info:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:41:34 +0000

this has been the best explanation I found on the web about making a bootable usb, very helpful, thanks!!!

By: Jonnybl@ze

Jonnybl@ze — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:10:28 +0000

While doing this tutorial, I think I found some helpful info for those of you that had problems. 1. Make sure you can BOOT to your usb drive! This is probably the most important step. The first usb flash drive I used did not work. I wasted a couple of hours messing with it then put in my car strereo with an mp3 on it and it would not play on that either. The second flash card I used, worked without a flaw, on the first try. 2. Copy and paste the boot file from the dvd or iso and paste it to the root of C drive. For some reason, when I change directories to D (dvd drive) in command prompt, it changes for a second and then switches right back to C. I can change my directory to any location on hdd's but not to my dvd drive. Very strange. 3. It also works with external usb hdd's. Both 2.5" bus powered and 3.5" self powered external drives. Don't forget to change the boot order in your bios or push button (for me F12) for boot selection. I put a 3 gb partition with the boot files then copied and pasted Windows 7, Vista, and 2008 files onto the remaining partition. Then you can copy and paste which ever version you want to load into the 3 gb bootable partition. Be sure that the boot partition is first. Thanks VG for the great info.

By: phout

phout — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:03:34 +0000

it is not work from bootsect /nt60 g:

how to do with this parts

please help

By: sajibe

sajibe — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:11:06 +0000

every time i write active it says no pertition selected select a pertition and then try again

what should i do

all the proccess was folloed properly

help me