how to install vista from a usb

hellskeper02 · 05-28-2008, 02:53 PM

i got a high speed usb ( OCZ Turbo) and i found on the internet that i can use t to install windows vista from it i need this because my dvd qwriter is burn now

( anyway i need a tutorial of how to make a bootable usb and how to put windows vista on it, then how to install windows from it
btw thx if anyone knows i really need help

hellskeper02 · 05-29-2008, 11:40 AM

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Here's some step-by-step instructions on how we do this, some of which was adapted from Josh's instructions, again, kudos to Josh.

1. Acquire an ultra-fast USB 2.0 flash drive
The drive I and my coworkers recommend is the Apacer 4GB Handy Steno USB Flash Drive HT203, 200X Hi-Speed USB 2.0. It's the fastest USB 2.0 Flash Drive that we've found - it has a read speed of 25MBytes/sec. & a write speed-14MBytes/sec and also works great as a ReadyBoost cache. You can get them from $56.99 each:

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http://www.directron.com/ht2034g.html

Incidentally, once you've got Windows Vista up and running, you may want to consider getting an ultra-fast SDFlash card, installing it into your laptop or desktop, and leaving it there as a ReadyBoost cache. Why? It can't hurt and they're so cheap that it's worth getting. I personally got a SDFlash card for every one of my machines - the A-DATA 2GB Secure Digital Memory Card, 150X Turbo SD Card has a read speed of more than 22.5MB/s and a write speed of more than 15MB/s. You can get them for $19.99 each:

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http://supermediastore.com/adata-2gb-sd-secure-digital-card-150x.html

2. Format the Apacer Flash Drive
Run CMD.EXE and type the following. Note: This set of commands assumes that the USB flash drive is addressed as "disk 1". you should double check that by doing a list of the disks (type "list disk") before cleaning it. If you have multiple hard drives, like an SDFlash drive or a Multibay drive, you could end up wiping your second drive using this command.
(This was a warning that Josh added to his post along with the following commands that I copied from him, so kudos to Josh)
1. diskpart
2. select disk 1
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1
6. active
7. format fs=fat32
8. assign
9. exit
3. Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive
Simply issue the following command to start copying all the content from the Windows Vista DVD to your newly formatted high speed flash drive.
* xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\

And that's it. Boot up the machine, have it boot off the USB drive, and watch how fast the installation completes. If you thought Windows Vista installed quickly before then let's see how you like it now. The slowest part of the install will probably be the computer waiting for you to type in information in the setup fields, and even that can be automated using the Windows Automated Installation Kit.

this is the tutorial i found but if anyone can explain me the part when i copy hte files to the stick Xcopy..... i can't understand that part so plz help

**SanctuS** · 06-23-2008, 04:30 PM

DONT USE THIS HERE AS IN UR POST>>>

Code:

* xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\

USE THIS HERE>>>

Code:

xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\

but this is only if ur drive letters on ur computer match those of this command line...now this command line is saying xcopy, taking the vista dvd rom directory from ur DVD Drive D:\...now copying the said files to ur newly formated and bootable flash drive located in E:\...

now this is great if ur DVD Drive and Flash Drive r actually located in these exact spots...if ur not then well ur pissing in the wind as the command line will do nothing....

see for me this command line would look like this here>>>

Code:

xcopy m:\*.* /s/e/f o:\

cause i have 6 HD's and 4 other removable drives and some virtual drives...

i mean the command line code that they made will only work if u actually only have 1 HD set to C:\ and 1 Optical Device set to D:\ and that is it, so when u inject the Flash Drive, it would make it E:\....

so check ur drive letters and place ur proper drive letters in the command line xcopy, like i just did above and u should be alright...the tutorial that u found was not the full tutorial at all and that is why it was confusing for u...sometimes its not safe to just simply trust some other persons home brewed tutorial on how to do something, just a thought though.....

hope this helps u out bro, SanctuS~!~