What is a USB boot? With this type of USB can start your PC from it. Directly. Typically it is a USB to boot Windows with the PC if it does as it should. sure of two things:
The USB must have at least 4 GB.
Copy the contents to another site BEFORE you follow these steps. Doing "bootable" erase everything you have on it.![Create a Bootable USB]()
Create USB Windows (almost) automatically
works with Windows 7, XP, Vista, Windows 8 and 8.1. It is the ideal way, if you have an ISO image Windows that is yours or CD installation. There are two options. Both are free.
Using the Microsoft office program. Its advantage is that it makes a check before creating the USB to check that the Windows it has not changed. It also allows you to create a bootable Windows CD.
Using program Rufus. Choose this if the other does not work. Rufus does practically always. With any Windows and even if modified.
Creating the USB manually
Serves only to create a USB Windows 7 is a good choice in that case and if you want to download any software to do so.
- Connect the USB to your PC.
- Enter the menu Start Windows. Type cmd in the search field and type the shortcut Ctrl + Shift (Shift) + Enter . Did not know what a shortcut? NOTE: Another option is to go into Start -> All Programs -> Accessories , click the button right on Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator.
- Confirm the warning window appears if you. An MS-DOS (a window of black background and white font) opens.
- In MS-DOS now you have to write a series of "commands". In the right order in which I put. Please press Enter on your keyboard after each command: diskpart
list disk
This shows your PC disks, including USB. Are labeled "Disk 0", "Disk 1", etc. Locate which one is the USB by looking at the size indicated on each disk and comparing it to the USB. IMPORTANT: Make no doubt what the USB. If you choose the wrong disk you will erase all your data in the following steps.
select disk [number]
The number corresponding to the USB you have seen in the previous list. It is in the example "Disk 1". The command in this case would be select disk 1 .
clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active
formatfs = ntfs
Formatting progress is indicated by a percentage. It will be faster or slower depending on the case. Typically it takes several minutes. Wait till you get to 100% before continuing.
assign
exit
Makes leave DiskPart.
exit
To log out of MS-DOS.
For use in practice the USB created by hand, you have to do two more things:
Copy the USB program that is
For example the Windows installation files. Or the antivirus program, repair or other you want to boot the PC. If you have a Windows CD copy the entire contents into the PC USB by having a known CD. If you have a Windows ISO, unpack before with WinRAR . Then copy everything in the USB.
Configure the PC to boot from the USB
Click on the link to see the easy way to boot with USB (or CD)
Advantages over a bootable
USB does the same, but has two distinct advantages:
Suitable for PCs with or without CD. Few laptops (PC or even fixed) include a CD. Without it you can not use a bootable CD. But all computers have at least one USB connector. That always used to start with a USB bootable.
It is easier and faster to create a USB. No need to install payment programs or have much knowledge of computers. Anyone can do it.