Comments on: Seven steps to a bootable Windows 7 thumb drive http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:28:37 -0500 hourly 1 By: Please help http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1151090 Please help Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:53:53 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1151090 Hello,Please help !!! Here what I have done: 1.Download Windows 7 iso file,which I put it in isoBuster and extracted. 2.Because I have listen it is better to make clean installation,I bought new WD external HDD- Passport Studio 500Gb and put it all information from my PC to HDD (around 90Gb very important data + windows 7 of course) I didn`t format my External Western Digital disk !I didn`t convert from fat to ntfs or things like that,just I have done this: 3.I run "cmd" and get in DOS - "diskpart" - "list disk” (Because there were nothing,not disk 1,2,3-i just select disk 1-don`t ask me why,because I don`t know for myself,because i am stupid!!!) - select disk 1 - clean... After i wrote "clean",I disconnect usb cable,because I afraid-what does "clean" means!!?? For god sake-i have all informations from last 6 years on my external hard disk and just there and nowhere else - not on my internal HDD,cd,dvd,blu-ray disk... all my data on WD external disk. Now,my WD doesn`t work,everything is ok in "drive manager",when i connect usb cable(no matter short one or longer one or firewire cable) there is the external usb hard drive showed up on the Safely Remove Hardware list right down,but I can not enter into the disk-inside and I am so afraid and desperate and don`t know what to do... My PC has partition C: D: E: and for my DVD player and burner F: and G: Before the problem- my WD had letter H: and now there is no any letter for external WD :( How you can see,I am beginner,but please tell me what is the best solution for me to do now and to don`t lose my data on WD (if i already didn`t lost :( I DON`T CARE ABOUT PC-IT IS EMPTY NOW,AND I DON`T CARE ABOUT XP,OR WINDOWS 7,JUST WD IS IMPORTANT NOW AND HOW TO OPEN DATA AND IS DATA THERE ON IT?! Please,please help-with days I don`t know what to do.... My e-mail is via_makedonia yahoo dot com please write me there. What I have tried: connecting my WD with 3 deferent cables - usb and firewire in deferent ports. installing drivers from wd site When I check Device Manager it shows that the device is installed and working properly but it will not show in "my computer" and I can't access it. before the problem,my HDD appeared as drive H: I wouldn't be half as frustrated if it hadn't been working properly before this.Plus-ALL data is on my HDD,and I don`t even know if it is still there :( I also done this: 2 Step Solution for XP users: Part 1: Go to Control panel -> Performance and Maintenance (cannot be in classic view to see this link) -> Administrator Tools -> Services -> Universal Plug and Play If Universal Plug and Play is set to manual switch to automatic. Part 2 Double Click Safely Remove icon on the bottom right-> Select device->click Properties -> click Volumes -> click Populate -> hit OK -> if nothing shows it may need to be formatted Also i was in DISK MANAGEMENT,but except formating disk,I don`t see solution :( And formating will erase all data on the disk,isn`t it?! (if i have it,of course). again nothing :( :( It will be everything ok if I re-install Windows xp ?!(I have bootable XP disk) Or if I repair Windows XP through installation process? Do I have problem with MBR ? Should I format my WD ? Common,I am sure that there must be way to solve the problem with my external disk to open my data or if the disk is empty to return/recover the data somehow! Thanks in advance !!!!!! Hello,Please help !!!
Here what I have done:
1.Download Windows 7 iso file,which I put it in isoBuster and extracted.
2.Because I have listen it is better to make clean installation,I bought new WD external HDD- Passport Studio 500Gb and put it all information from my PC to HDD (around 90Gb very important data + windows 7 of course)
I didn`t format my External Western Digital disk !I didn`t convert from fat to ntfs or things like that,just I have done this:
3.I run “cmd” and get in DOS – “diskpart” – “list disk” (Because there were nothing,not disk 1,2,3-i just select disk 1-don`t ask me why,because I don`t know for myself,because i am stupid!!!)
- select disk 1
- clean…
After i wrote “clean”,I disconnect usb cable,because I afraid-what does “clean” means!!?? For god sake-i have all informations from last 6 years on my external hard disk and just there and nowhere else – not on my internal HDD,cd,dvd,blu-ray disk… all my data on WD external disk. Now,my WD doesn`t work,everything is ok in “drive manager”,when i connect usb cable(no matter short one or longer one or firewire cable) there is the external usb hard drive showed up on the Safely Remove Hardware list right down,but I can not enter into the disk-inside and I am so afraid and desperate and don`t know what to do…
My PC has partition C: D: E: and for my DVD player and burner F: and G: Before the problem- my WD had letter H: and now there is no any letter for external WD :(
How you can see,I am beginner,but please tell me what is the best solution for me to do now and to don`t lose my data on WD (if i already didn`t lost :(
I DON`T CARE ABOUT PC-IT IS EMPTY NOW,AND I DON`T CARE ABOUT XP,OR WINDOWS 7,JUST WD IS IMPORTANT NOW AND HOW TO OPEN DATA AND IS DATA THERE ON IT?!
Please,please help-with days I don`t know what to do…. My e-mail is via_makedonia yahoo dot com please write me there.
What I have tried: connecting my WD with 3 deferent cables – usb and firewire in deferent ports.
installing drivers from wd site
When I check Device Manager it shows that the device is installed and working properly but it will not show in “my computer” and I can’t access it. before the problem,my HDD appeared as drive H:
I wouldn’t be half as frustrated if it hadn’t been working properly before this.Plus-ALL data is on my HDD,and I don`t even know if it is still there :(
I also done this: 2 Step Solution for XP users: Part 1: Go to Control panel -> Performance and Maintenance (cannot be in classic view to see this link) -> Administrator Tools -> Services -> Universal Plug and Play If Universal Plug and Play is set to manual switch to automatic. Part 2 Double Click Safely Remove icon on the bottom right-> Select device->click Properties -> click Volumes -> click Populate -> hit OK -> if nothing shows it may need to be formatted
Also i was in DISK MANAGEMENT,but except formating disk,I don`t see solution :( And formating will erase all data on the disk,isn`t it?! (if i have it,of course). again nothing :( :(
It will be everything ok if I re-install Windows xp ?!(I have bootable XP disk)
Or if I repair Windows XP through installation process?
Do I have problem with MBR ?
Should I format my WD ?
Common,I am sure that there must be way to solve the problem with my external disk to open my data or if the disk is empty to return/recover the data somehow!
Thanks in advance !!!!!!

]]> By: shahbour http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1126298 shahbour Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:44:02 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1126298 don't any body want to answer cmrogy777, it's completly useless for most users to install win7 from a usb drive, ijust want to try it without messing up my pc with a propable bad OS, i just want to run it from usb without harming my pc. PLSSSSSSSSS HELPPPPPPPPPPPP don’t any body want to answer cmrogy777, it’s completly useless for most users to install win7 from a usb drive, ijust want to try it without messing up my pc with a propable bad OS, i just want to run it from usb without harming my pc.
PLSSSSSSSSS HELPPPPPPPPPPPP

]]> By: ST http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1122381 ST Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:23:48 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1122381 here you are NON fail title instal http://dotnetwizard.net/hacks/how-to-bootinstall-vista-from-a-usb-flash-drive/ here you are NON fail title instal
http://dotnetwizard.net/hacks/how-to-bootinstall-vista-from-a-usb-flash-drive/

]]> By: Graham http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1109574 Graham Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:39:55 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1109574 Thank for the help. I might end up throwing together a little script for this, since you mentioned it. I actually spend most of my time in the OS X and FreeBSD worlds, but I think 7 is a nice OS, and I'm glad to have it up and running on my HP 2140. Thank for the help. I might end up throwing together a little script for this, since you mentioned it. I actually spend most of my time in the OS X and FreeBSD worlds, but I think 7 is a nice OS, and I’m glad to have it up and running on my HP 2140.

]]> By: Chapo http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1097858 Chapo Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:16:43 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1097858 I tried it in my netbook and it worked perfect :) thanks!. now i still can't get it to work on the ThinkPad but i'll just have to burn an iso dvd for that one.. no biggie.. thanks for the info. I tried it in my netbook and it worked perfect :) thanks!. now i still can’t get it to work on the ThinkPad but i’ll just have to burn an iso dvd for that one.. no biggie.. thanks for the info.

]]> By: Chapo http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1097837 Chapo Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:47:07 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1097837 I got the "missing operating system" on a thinkpad t400. I tried disabling all the other drives and just leaving the usb drive as the only bootable device in the bios. Also tried all usb ports just in case... still the same. -Chapo I got the “missing operating system” on a thinkpad t400. I tried disabling all the other drives and just leaving the usb drive as the only bootable device in the bios. Also tried all usb ports just in case… still the same.

-Chapo

]]> By: 7 Steps to Make a Bootable USB Thumb Drive to Install Windows 7 on a Netbook » East Bay / Tri-Valley PC Repair http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1094882 7 Steps to Make a Bootable USB Thumb Drive to Install Windows 7 on a Netbook » East Bay / Tri-Valley PC Repair Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:46:30 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1094882 [...] USB thumb drive with the Windows 7 install files on it, and got lucky when I found an excellent 7 step guide on CrunchGear. I’d recommend going to view that if you need the steps explained all along the way. But [...] [...] USB thumb drive with the Windows 7 install files on it, and got lucky when I found an excellent 7 step guide on CrunchGear. I’d recommend going to view that if you need the steps explained all along the way. But [...]

]]> By: Justin http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1077404 Justin Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:02:38 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1077404 sadly this didn't work for me... when it tries to boot from the usb drive it says "No bootable partition in table"... sadly this didn’t work for me… when it tries to boot from the usb drive it says “No bootable partition in table”…

]]> By: ali http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1071650 ali Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:38:30 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1071650 Merci pour votre explication j'ai bien compris Merci pour votre explication j’ai bien compris

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="513399586">Michael Gonzalez</fb:name> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1064054 Michael Gonzalez Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:45:39 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1064054 Ok got a step further now i get missing operating system.... Any help or is this topic dead? Ok got a step further now i get missing operating system…. Any help or is this topic dead?

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="513399586">Michael Gonzalez</fb:name> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1063984 Michael Gonzalez Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:47:04 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1063984 I followed the guide to the tee and i have a 8gb cruzer. All i get is a blinking cursor on top left part of the screen. I followed the guide to the tee and i have a 8gb cruzer. All i get is a blinking cursor on top left part of the screen.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="513399586">Michael Gonzalez</fb:name> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1063886 Michael Gonzalez Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:38:48 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1063886 Is there anyway to put multiple operating systems on 1 thumb drive. I have a cruzer 8gb with plenty of room for more. :-) Is there anyway to put multiple operating systems on 1 thumb drive. I have a cruzer 8gb with plenty of room for more. :-)

]]> By: nishant http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1053953 nishant Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:17:34 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1053953 i get an error when i try to install from pen drive saying something like - no bootable partition in table please HELP!!! i get an error when i try to install from pen drive saying something like – no bootable partition in table

please HELP!!!

]]> By: Tanmay http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1049788 Tanmay Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:05:48 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1049788 bootsect/nt60 j: is not working my pend drive letter is j it is saying that the program is big to fit in the system memory my laptop is dell studio 1555 4gb ram 320 gb hdd 512 ati mobility then also please help me through mail thanks in advance bootsect/nt60 j: is not working
my pend drive letter is j
it is saying that the program is big to fit in the system memory my laptop is dell studio 1555
4gb ram 320 gb hdd 512 ati mobility then also
please help me through mail
thanks in advance

]]> By: Justin http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1034464 Justin Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:48:44 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1034464 I'm having the same problem with the "BOOTMGR is missing" error, even though I can see the bootmgr file on the flash drive. Did anyone find the solution to this? I’m having the same problem with the “BOOTMGR is missing” error, even though I can see the bootmgr file on the flash drive. Did anyone find the solution to this?

]]> By: 8eightGen http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1032386 8eightGen Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:24:42 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1032386 I've followed the instruction described on the web. However when I boot using my thumbdrive the win 7 installation fail to work and I got an error "missing operating system". Please advice I’ve followed the instruction described on the web. However when I boot using my thumbdrive the win 7 installation fail to work and I got an error “missing operating system”. Please advice

]]> By: Mugen http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1028439 Mugen Sun, 31 May 2009 06:34:57 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1028439 I agree that the article title is major fail. This is a bootable *SETUP*, but the title leads many to believe it's a bootable *install* Good article, but... Lousy title :( I agree that the article title is major fail. This is a bootable *SETUP*, but the title leads many to believe it’s a bootable *install*

Good article, but… Lousy title :(

]]> By: Steve http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1016123 Steve Tue, 05 May 2009 23:29:47 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1016123 So i'm having two problems. Not only does the windows 7 installer not start up automatically, but when I try to access it through the boot menu, it tells me the BOOTMGR is missing, even though its right in the folder, I even put it in the boot folder, and it doesn't even recognize it. What's going on? So i’m having two problems. Not only does the windows 7 installer not start up automatically, but when I try to access it through the boot menu, it tells me the BOOTMGR is missing, even though its right in the folder, I even put it in the boot folder, and it doesn’t even recognize it. What’s going on?

]]> By: Darkside Blog » Windows 7 RC – Test Drive http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1015769 Darkside Blog » Windows 7 RC – Test Drive Tue, 05 May 2009 08:35:25 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1015769 [...] Microsoft released the Windows 7 RC today and can be downloaded and given a test drive from this link: Download Instructions for Windows 7 RC. I think Windows 7 is much smoother and snappier than Windows Vista and enjoy its overall use. It is very easy to install and I also hear can boot from a 2 GIG thumb drive. This is covered over at Crunch Gear: Click Here. [...] [...] Microsoft released the Windows 7 RC today and can be downloaded and given a test drive from this link: Download Instructions for Windows 7 RC. I think Windows 7 is much smoother and snappier than Windows Vista and enjoy its overall use. It is very easy to install and I also hear can boot from a 2 GIG thumb drive. This is covered over at Crunch Gear: Click Here. [...]

]]> By: Velik http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1013228 Velik Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:59:02 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/#comment-1013228 [quote]i get an issue.. invalid or damaged boot sector..help[/quote] use a different usb device. I got that using several micro sd cards for some reason? Im using my ipod nano 4g now and it seems to work. If I write a program, I'll send doug a copy to post here since i enjoyed his humor : ) [quote]i get an issue.. invalid or damaged boot sector..help[/quote]
use a different usb device. I got that using several micro sd cards for some reason? Im using my ipod nano 4g now and it seems to work.

If I write a program, I’ll send doug a copy to post here since i enjoyed his humor : )

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