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Install Windows 7 from USB

This How To describes, how you can install Windows 7 using an USB Stick.

Before we start, you need to ensure, that your BIOS support "Boot from USB Stick" and that your USB Stick has enough space to hold the Windows 7 Installation files.

1. Start CMD (with admin rights)
2. Type Diskpart and press Enter.
3. Now we need to get the Number of the USB Stick. Type List Disk to get it. Mine was Disk1
4. You have to select the disk by typing Select Disk 1
5. Type clean to erase the Disk. WARNING: All Files will be deleted!
6. Now you have to create a new partition: create partition primary
7. next step select partition 1
8. we have to mark the parition as active, type active
9. format the partition: format fs=ntfs
10. assign a drive letter by typing assign
11. insert your Windows 7 DVD into the Drive and change to the boot directory. exp: cd d:\boot
12. we have to add the Bootsector to the USB Stick. Type bootsect /nt60 e: (E: is the drive letter of your USB Stick!)
13. now, copy the entire content of your DVD to your USB Stick.

That's it. Now boot your Device from the USB Stick and install Windows 7