Let’s create a bootable Windows 7 USB flash drive for the purpose of installing this latest operating system. Here we are assuming that you own a PC with already Vista installed on it.
Requirements:
- A USB flash drive more than 4GB capacity
- Microsoft Windows 7 installation disk
- A computer running Microsoft Vista
Format the Drive
Follow these steps to use the command prompt to format the disk completely using the diskpart utility:
Warning: This will remove everything on your hard drive.
STEP 1. Insert your USB flash drive.
STEP 2. Open CMD prompt as an administrator. To do this, right click on Start-> All Programs->Accessories-> Command Prompt and select “Run as administrator”.
STEP 3. Locate the drive number of your USB drive by typing the following in the Command Prompt window: diskpart, list disk.
STEP 4. Next, you’ll be presented with USB drives connected to your computer. Choose the one you want to format.
STEP 5. Format the drive by typing the given instructions inside the command prompt window:
