Saturday, September 20, 2014

How To make a USB drive bootable : Using Command Prompt

Hi Friends, its quite easy to carry Windows in a USB and format your PC anytime. But how to make a USB bootable. Here are some simple steps to be followed –
Prerequisite – USB of sufficient storage, Windows Files.
1.       Insert USB in PC.
2.       Goto Start  -> search ->  write cmd -> Right click on CMD file and Run as administartor.

Now write below commands on CMD window one by on and Press Enter after each command.

3.       diskpart -> Enter.
4.       list disk (display all the available disk C, D, E,)
5.       select disk E (E is USB drive here)
6.       clean
7.       create partition primary
8.       select partition 1
9.       active
10.   format fs = ntfs
11.   assign (Here USB name changes to F)
12.   exit
13.   D :
14.   cd Win 7
15.   cd boot
16.   bootsect.exe/nt60 F (F is the new name of USB which we get in step 11.)
17.   exit
18.   Now copy all the files using mouse and paste it in USB drive.
19.   Restart the system and press F12 for boot menu option.
20.   Select USB  option and start formatting your PC J.
Note – The steps are simple all you need is to just mention the drive correctly.
Let me know in comments if the post is usefull to you or if you are facing any errors, problems during the process.

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