Video: Install Windows 7 from a USB flash drive
- Date: November 23rd, 2009
- Author: Bill Detwiler
- Category: Microsoft, TR Dojo, TR Dojo Video, Windows
- Tags: Video, USB Flash Drive, Windows 7 DVD, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Flash Memory, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
Windows 7 DVDs are now lining store shelves. But once you get your hands on a DVD, how do you install the new OS on a computer with no optical drive-like most Netbooks? In this episode of TR Dojo, I show you how to install Windows 7 directly from a USB flash drive.
Loading ...For those of you who prefer text to video, you can click the Transcript link that appears below the video player window or read Greg Shultz’s article, “Configure a USB flash drive to be a Windows 7 installation platform,” on which this episode is based.
For more ideas on getting the most from your USB flash drives, check out Greg Shultz’s article, “10 cool things you can do with a USB flash drive”.
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Bill Detwiler is Head Technology Editor of TechRepublic. Previously, he worked as a Support Tech and IT Manager in the social research and energy industries. Read his full bio and profile. You can also follow him on Twitter.
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