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Use a USB Key to Install Windows 7—Even on a Netbook

Putting the Windows 7 installation on a USB thumb drive has a few

advantages—a small USB key is much more convenient for carrying
around than a DVD, the OS will actually install much faster, and you can Tips RSS Feed
use a USB key to install Windows 7 on systems that do not have a DVD Subscribe to the
drive, such as a netbook. In fact, you can even install Windows 7 on TechNet Magazine
netbooks that have fairly modest hardware. Dennis Chung, an IT Pro Tips RSS feed.
Evangelist at Microsoft recently posted a video demonstrating how easy
it is to prepare your thumb drive and use it to install Windows 7. Here’s
a quick look at the process:

First, you’ll need the DiskPart utility on the system you will use to prep the thumb drive. This is
a free disk partitioning utility that is likely already installed on your Windows system. If not,
you can download DiskPart here.
Launch the DiskPart utility by typing diskpart at the Start Menu.
Then run the list disk command to check the status of your drive.
Now run select disk 1 where
the "1" is actually the Video
Dennis Chung, an IT Pro Evangelist at Microsoft,
corresponding number of your demonstrates how easy it is to prepare a USB thumb
USB drive. drive and use it to install Windows 7.
Run clean.
Once the thumb drive is clean,
you can run create partition
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