Create a Windows 10 USB Flash Drive and Guide to Install Windows 10 Using a USB Device. Create a bootable USB drive of Windows 10. See the above instructions to create the USB. Insert the USB to your PC and restart it. To boot from CD, you need to re-arrange the boot device priority sequence to your BIOS. No matter what situation you're in, just follow the instructions below to install Windows 7 from a USB device.
On Step 4 of 4: Creating bootable USB device, wait for the Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool to format the USB drive and then copy the Windows 7 installation files to it from the ISO image you provided.
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BIOS should detect your peripherals. It sounds to me the boot priority is to look at the HD first. It's a fairly simple change once you enter into BIOS. Where it is located will depend on your version of BIOS, but if you move your CD-ROM drive to the top of the list, you should be able to boot from the XP installation CD. Make sure to format the drive again before you install it and avoid the 'Quick Format.'
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Already done that.
Thanks for your reply. I did those steps you mentioned. I formatted, then ordered the boot priority, but it's stills the same way: BIOS doesn't detect ANYTHING. What else can I do? Thanks
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Here is one way.
Use your computer with the CDROM. Unhook the existing HDD in it and install the 2.5 inch drive in it after partitioning it. You will need an adapter to mate the pins on the small drive to an IDE cable (I assume both drives are PATA). Now load the OS from its CD onto the new drive in the old computer. Then transfer the small drive to the laptop. When XP starts up on the laptop it may ask you for drivers for that machine.
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You can try it...
But I think that would only work if the hardware is identical on the two machines.
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Indeed, but...
Is just as you said, but I don't know if at first glance Win XP load your laptop drivers while copying installation files... Thanks.
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Jacnail ...
If the laptop computer needs drivers Windows XP will prompt you to load them. So,as stated above, you may need to copy the laptop drivers on a floppy.
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Actually I have done this...
by installing Windows XP on a blank, formatted HDD mounted on a computer with a VIA ITX motherboard. The hard drive was then moved to a Dell Optiplex computer and runs fine. I am using the Dell to type this email.
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Keep DOS to boot from
copy the I386 folder from your XP CD to the Notebook Hard Drive. Turn on the Notebook and you should end up with a DOS Prompt. Type in CD I386 and press enter. Type winnt.exe and press enter. Follow the prompts. It maybe an idea to copy your drivers to the HD as well as the I386 folder.
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...done that too, still no results.
It has a little similarity my with first attempt in the post, but still there's no difference at the end. The same 'NTLDR is missing' message appears after that. Thank you for your help. I you have another idea, I will appreciate it as much as the latter one.
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Maybe..
Maybe you have a corrupted installation disk. Do you have another copy of the software you can try?
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If you’d like to install Windows but don’t have a DVD drive, it’s easy enough to create a bootable USB flash drive with the right installation media. Here’s how to get it done for Windows 10, 8, or 7.
In this guide, we’ll be making a simple USB drive that acts just like an installation DVD, and lets you install one version of Windows. If you’d like to create a USB drive from which you can install multiple versions of Windows, you’ll want to follow these instructions instead.
Step One: Create or Download an ISO for the Windows Installation Media
Before you can create your USB installation drive, you’ll need to have your Windows installation media available as an ISO file. If you already have an installation DVD, you can use it to create an ISO file using ImgBurn, a handy little free utility that’s been around forever. If you don’t have Windows installation DVD, you can download ISO files for Windows 10, 8, or 7 directly from Microsoft.
You’ll also need a minimum of a 4GB flash drive to create your installer. Be sure to copy anything you want off of it, because this process will erase it. Once you have both your ISO and flash drive in hand, you’re ready to continue.
Step Two: Create Your Installation USB Drive with the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool
With your ISO file saved to your computer, your next step is to download and install the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool. The description on that page, on the actual download page, and on the tool itself talk a lot about Windows 7 and even XP. Don’t let that worry you. The tool works just fine for Windows 7, 8, and even 10.
Once you’ve got the tool installed, creating your USB installation drive is a pretty straightforward process. Run the tool and give it permission to make changes to your PC. Click “Browse” to locate your Windows ISO file and then click “Next.”
On the next page, click “USB device.” The tool can also burn the ISO to a DVD if you need that option.
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Use the drop-down menu to choose the USB flash drive you want to use. If you haven’t inserted it yet, do that now, and then click the Refresh button. Once you’ve got the right drive selected, click “Begin copying.”
If your USB drive has anything already on it, you’ll next see a warning that it will be formatted and you’ll lose any data stored on the drive. Go ahead and click “Erase USB Device.” If you started with a newly-formatted USB drive, you won’t see this warning.
Now you just have to wait for the process to complete, which usually takes 15-20 minutes. The drive will be formatted and files copied to the flash drive.
When the process is finished, you can close the download tool.
If you take a look at the flash drive in File Explorer, you’ll be able to see the same files that you would if you opened the installation DVD.
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And now that you have your installation USB drive, you can use it to start the computer on which you want to install Windows. You may have to fiddle with the BIOS on the computer to allow it to boot from USB or to change the boot order so that it will boot from the USB first. You may even be able to use the disk on computers that don’t support booting from USB, but you’ll need to take additional steps to create a bootable CD.
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