Tuesday 26 November 2013

How to create bootable pendrive to install OS

You can install operating system (OS) on the computer or laptop which is not switching on due to OS problem , i.e., if the OS has crashed or not working . Or if the system does not have DVD ROM. Just follow the following easy steps. Generally the government providing free laptops to students does not have dvd rom facility.



Requirements:
1. Pendrive with minimum 4gb or Memory card with card reader.
2. Working laptop or pc to create convert ordinary pendrive to bootable one. [Borrow from friend]

Procedure:
1.Plugin your pendrive in USB port or put your memory card on the card reader and connect it to USB port.





2. Backup any files on the pendrive because the pendrive need to be format during the steps.

3. Open the command line (cmd) from the start menu.. Make sure you open the cmd with "Run as Administrator" . 
Start -> Type cmd in search box -> Right click on cmd -> Select Run as administrator




4. The cmd will look like this



 5. Then type "diskpart" and press enter. 



6. Then type "list disk" to see all the disks connected to your system and make note of the disk number of your pendrive. Here the disk number is "2"


 
7. Then type "Select disk 2" Since the disk number here is 2 . After selecting type "clean" to clean the pendrive.


 
8. Then enter the following comments one by one

create partition primary
select partition 1
active



9. Then enter “format fs=fat32" and wait till the pendrive gets formatted. Then enter the command "assign" . Finally enter "exit".





10. Then copy all the windows OS installation files to the pendive.



11. Now your pendrive is 100% bootable.

12. Then plugin the pendrive in your PC or Laptop and switch on it.

13. Enter into the BIOS screen by pressing F12 or F2 or F8 according to the board. And choose the pendrive (Removable device) to boot first. There will be other options lie hard drive, cd rom, etc. But we don't want to care it. As soon as you select the removable disc to boot, the installation will start. 

14. NOTE: Once the first step during the installation "Copying files" has been completed, just remove the pendrive. Or else during the automatic restart, the pendrive will boot again and the installation may again start from first. This will occur if you selected the pendrive as a first bootable preference.




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