How to install Windows 7 on my USB flash drive, just in case my computer crashes and I have to re - install?

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• How to install Windows XP in the USB Flash drive?

  Greetings,

  I'm curious none knows how can I install Windows XP in a USB Flash drive?

  You do not, it is not a supported configuration.

• In Windows XP Home edition USB Flash drive

  In order to manage the partitions on a hard disk in Windows XP Home edition, I use disk management, which allows me to set sizes of partition and DISKPART, which allows me to CLEAN the MBR or the whole disc. No idea why I need both.

  However, when I insert a USB flash drive, partitioning options are not available everywhere, either by right-clicking on it in disk management, or by typing SELECT DISK n in DISKPART, which tells me that the drive number is invalid. A number of the disk that I copied from disk management.

  How can I configure WXP as I want to repartition my USB?

  Hello

  We cannot create a partition on a USB flash drive in Windows.

  See the following articles for more information about disk management and Diskpart.

  Overview of disk management
  http://www.Microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_diskconcepts_02a.mspx?mfr=true

  Disk management
  http://www.Microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/proddocs/en-us/snap_disk_admin.mspx?mfr=true

  Disk management
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457110.aspx

  DiskPart
  http://www.Microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/proddocs/en-us/Diskpart.mspx?mfr=true

  A Description of the Diskpart command-line utility
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/300415

• How to automatically store scans on a USB flash drive

  How can I change the default destination for the scans in Windows 7 Fax & Scan go somewhere other than my C:\.  I want all scans go to a USB flash drive and NEVER written on the C:\ drive at all, but can not find a way to do it.

  It is not easy.

  See this thread--> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/windows-fax-and-scan-move-default-folder-location/221b8942-1242-4bc5-8350-5f68a68fd02b

  In particular, see the response of J Thorne on November 22, 2012.  See also the answer of wizzardking on April 30, 2014.  Ignore the 'response '.

  I have my doubts, however, about the universal applicability of the solution of J Thorne (and directions of research of the wizzardking seem to either correct for me).

  My scanner does not use Windows Fax and Scan and so I might miss the registry entries that point to "Documents scanned.  This is perhaps why I have not found references to the 'Documents' in my registry.  What I can tell you is that

  (a) I reinstalled my whole profile on my D: drive.

  (b) Accordingly, "My Documents" is located at D:\Users\\Documents; and

  (c) I have a "Documents" folder located in D:\Users\\Documents\Scanned Documents.

  I do not have a "Documents" folder on my C drive:- but I do not know if WF & S would have created such a file there if I had put in place a scanner that uses WF & S.

  Another issue I have with the solution of J Thorne is the name of the current folder 'Documents' and not 'My Documents' (the latter is a "junction point" - a pointer to the actual location, see the LINK).  For example, the registry looking for "My Documents" may not come to something useful.

  You only must not move your entire "My Documents" (i.e., C:\Users\Documents) folder on your flash drive.  IMO, that would be very dangerous.

  My suggestion is - very important - create a Restore Point or otherwise back up your registry (LINK) and then use regedit.exe to search the registry for the 'digitized Documents' (without the quotes).  If you find the entries that point to a location on the C: drive, create a new folder on your USB key and change the registry accordingly.  You can also search for 'My Documents' or simply 'Documents' - in each case, do not include the quotes.

  Keep in mind that if you delete you flash drive and you connect to something else, the next time you insert the drive flash it may assign a different drive letter - so WF & S may throw an error or your scans can be found somewhere that you didn't intend them to be.

  Good luck.

• installed windows xp with a usb flash drive and it says plugin.ocx is missing

  recently, I tried to re - install windows xp to format my hard drive and evrything was going well until he says plugin.ocx was missing. now I can't complete installation and my computer is absolutely useless. I used a program called wintoflash to make a USB bootable cd-rom image. to my knowledge wintoflash uses your existing windows installation to do this. I tried to download plugin.ocx and place on the drive hard usb, then the installation says that's not a valid windows image... Please help!

  so bad I has not successfully copied the disc of windows through wintoflash

• Reinstall Windows 7 using a USB Flash drive and an ISO image

  My laptop is not an optical disc drive in order to reinstall Windows, I had to rely on the USB that I have. I downloaded an ISO image of the operating system on the Microsoft site and created a bootable USB stick using the xcopy command in command prompt. When I restarted the system and chose the USB as a boot device, nothing happened for half an hour. Then I had to reboot the PC somehow and it booted normally. Since he did not work once again, I downloaded the Windows 7 USB DVD download tool. But even the tool cannot complete the writing process, even after several attempts. So as a last attempt, I opened the folder where I had extracted all the files and ran StartCD.exe but it terminated immediately by posting "too big for memory. (BTW, I use a 8 GB flash drive) What should I do to fix this?

  Use Rufus:

  The USB key must be formatted in FAT32 and use the GPT partitioning scheme. To do this, you must use Rufus, a small tool that you can download for free.

  

  Rufus - credit: Pete bastard/Akeo

  After installing Rufus:

  • Launch it
  • Select the ISO Image
  • Point to the file ISO for Windows 10
  • Check create a disk bootable using
  • Select GPT partitioning to EUFI firmware as the Partition scheme
  • Choose FAT32 NOT NTFS as file system
  • Make sure that your USB in the device list
  • Click Start
  • Close when you are finished

• How to install Windows XP using USB Flash Drive in Windows 7?

  I m windows 7 and want to install windows xp, how to install windows xp using a usb flash drive. I have the iso file from xp.

  Hello

  The Microsoft Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool is designed for the installation of Windows 7, is not for the installation of XP.

  I suggest that you use Google that Microsoft does not support what you want to do.

  http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001366.htm

  ______________________________________________

  As you have the ISO file, make a record with him:

  https://NeoSmart.NET/wiki/Burning-ISO-images-with-ImgBurn/

  See you soon.

• How to convert the DVD of Windows 7 USB Flash Drive and even install from a USB Flash drive

  My lappy dosent recognize Windows 7 Home Premium DVD. Can I burn the image to DVD on my USB Flash drive using my desktop and then install Windows 7 on my USB Flash drive lappy. If yes how?

  Yes, you can.

  the file .iso image from Microsoft for the USB/DVD tool allows you to create a bootable DVD or USB (requires a blank DVD or USB flash to at least 4 GB key).

  

• NB100 - How can I reinstall OS from USB flash drive

  My laptop TOSHIBA NB 100 has no CD-DVD player.
  Operating system is Windows XP Home SP2.

  Operating system won't start.

  Laptop start not at all so I can't run any kind of test when I turn it on.

  The thank you screen come on it says launch safe mode, the networking of safe mode, safe mode comand prompt or start windows normally. But no matter who I chose, that it does not start it only goes to Windows and looks like its starts but then shows the blue Windows screen & stays there.

  So I want to reload Windows from my USB flash drive.
  The BIOS boot sequence is the USB HDD - FDD - FD - CD memory.

  What are the steps for loading Windows USB flash drive?

  If that does not work then I want to connect another laptop with Windows CD in the CD - DVD drive laptop.
  Will this work? The laptop will use the Windows CD in the drive of the laptop to load the operating system?
  How to make this connection?

  Hello

  You usually have an external USB CD/DVD drive to boot from the Windows XP disc or the Toshiba recovery disc.

  But there is a method that allows you to install Win XP using the 2 GB USB key.
  This is possible because the NB100 BIOS supports booting from USB key.

  Pease check this Web page:

  + Installation of Windows XP using a USB Flash Drive.
  http://www.pctipsbox.com/Installing-Windows-XP-using-a-USB-flash-drive/

  Hope it could be useful.

• ESXi 4.1 installed on a life issue, USB flash drive

  Hello

  I just installed a new server ESXi 4.1 on a (internal port) USB flash drive. I heard these flash drives USB gets used a lot of Scriptures; I do pay attention on the ESXi host to maximize the life of the USB? Maybe switch logs in a data store, if possible?

  Someone at - it information on how long will last my with ESXi USB flash drive?

  Thanks in advance!

  ... what I do pay attention on the ESXi host to maximize the life of the USB? Maybe switch logs in a data store, if possible?

  VMware optimizes access R/W if you install ESXi on a flash or SD drive. If I'm not mistaken, some changes are written only once in an hour. Depending on the size of the flash player, you can configure the location of the scratch partition (which is used for discharges of support etc.) to be on one of your data warehouses (HARD drive)

  Someone at - it information on how long will last my with ESXi USB flash drive?

  This depends mainly on the quality of the drive itself. Some providers (like Dell) offer models of server with two type of a RAID1 SD cards.

  André

• I am the computer ilitarate, can you tell me how to use a usb flash drive

  I REALLY DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT COMPUTERS, YOU CAN ME TELL HOW TO USE THE USB FLASH DRIVE? PLEASE,

  Monday, June 11, 2012 19:56:32 + 0000, maria m.romero wrote:

  I REALLY DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT COMPUTERS, YOU CAN ME TELL HOW TO USE THE USB FLASH DRIVE? PLEASE,

  Plug it in and it is almost exactly like any other drive. The
  the only thing that is really different in this regard is that you can easily
  Unplug the unit and plug it into another computer.

  Do you have a? What is its size (GB how?)? Why did you buy it?
  What you do with it?

  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

• Why is my 64 GB USB Flash Drive "not a backup location valid?

  I tried to turn it to a previous question, but reading of the Code of conduct for this forum, I discovered that it was inappropriate to do that.  My apologies for this.

  I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 - bit SP1, installed using Toshiba recovery disks (I have a new Toshiba laptop, when I got the system I opted to not have a recovery partition).  I just cleaned all the bloatware off Windows, ran Windows Update until there was no more updates for (achieved in this way SP1), and now I have a fresh and clean windows installation, which has never even been to a single Web site.  Now, I am trying to create a system image on a 64 GB flash drive (I won't even finish by using half of it, as my SSD has only about 19 GB used, and which includes the hibernation file (I disabled the pagefile, because paging files are unkind to SSDs))

  Before, I asked if it was possible to manually create a System Image of Windows 7 on a USB Flash drive (big), and I got two answers 'Yes' to two stars of the community. (See my question here)  It is also stated that it is possible on windows.microsoft.com, here.  Note that when windows.microsoft.com stipulates "the system image must be saved on a hard drive, reference is made to automatic creating system images.  If you keep reading, you'll see that the page says that if you want to manually create a a system image, this image of the system may be recorded on optical discs, a USB Flash drive or a hard drive.  If it is possible, then why will I have the following problem?

  64 GB USB Flash Drive inserted--> closed Autoplay dialogue--> Opened "My Computer"--> Right-clicked drive E (my flash drive) and the selected format--> Unchecked 'Quick Format'--> size of the NTFS system chosen and 4096 bytes of cluster--> Clicked 'Format' and acknowledged that all the data will be deleted--> waited a while for the form to fill out, then clicked OK--> closed 'My Computer'--> ejected my flash player by clicking on 'remove hardware safely'--> physically unplugged flash drive--> Grabbed a diet coke with ice--> inserted 64 GB USB Flash drive--> AutoPlay dialog closed--> opens the start--> Clicked "All programs" Menu--> clicked maintenance--> click Backup and Restore Center--> clicked on create System Image--> (scans of program for storage devices)--> my flash drive appears under "on a hard drive" and the words 'the drive is not a valid backup location' appear under my FlashDrive being listed.  For reference, "on one or more DVDs" appears just below the text saying "the drive is not a valid backup location."

  My understanding is that what I just tried to do is create an image of the system on an NTFS partition formatted (with a 4 KB cluster size) 64 GB USB Flash Drive.  But it is not letting me!  I understand that I can't plan the creation of automatic system for USB Flash drives, but according to windows.microsoft.com image and two stars of the community, it is indeed possible to "manually" create a system image on a large USB Flash drive, which I think is what I just tried to do.  If there is another way to create a system image, even more 'manually' than what I do (I'm certainly not afraid of the command line, if I need to use it I'm more than happy to do so), please let me know.

  I have a low-quaility SATA 3.0 Gbit/s notebook HDD in an enclosure USB powered bus at low prices, and I was able to create a system on that image.  However, I expect this device to fail shortly.  I also managed to create a system image on a DVD-r virgins.  I did, however, just spend $85 on a 64 GB USB Flash Drive specifically to store an image of the system, which I expect to use to back up Windows 7 with World of Warcraft installed (total size of drive C will be approximately 50 GB; I have not yet downloaded WoW; "I want to overcome this first).

  Any ideas would be appreciated.  Thank you!

  1st edit: adding links so people would not need to copy and paste to their address bar and said the last sentence of the last paragraph.

  I suggest avoid you the Windows backup program and you get a good commercial backup program. This forum is frought with for a windows problem reports. I know that I was very impressed when I tried it. Two me are familiar with and like Norton Ghost (which I use for 7 years without the 1st problem) and Memeo, which has 30 day free trial and you can buy it for $29.99 - you can download it from http://memeo.com. You can get Ghost for almost nothing (like me), if you look at the sales.

  CNET has a lot of reviews of backup program to

  http://download.CNET.com/Windows/backup-software/?tag=contentBody;sideBar.

  Some of them are free (the last time I checked there are 315), some have free trials (more), and some are buying only (more than 200).

  Good luck.

• Split 13 x 2 PCs 13-m110dx: cannot perform the system recovery using a USB flash drive

  I just bought a Split 13 x 2 13-m110dx PC that came with Windows 8. I have upgraded the OS to 8.1 and made a copy of the recovery Partition using a USB flash drive, and deleted the recovery of the PC disk that I learned that I could do. However, when I tried to retrieve OEM provided using the USB flash drive by following the directions at creation and use of a recovery of Microsoft USB drive (Windows 8) "System Recovery" was not available to the title of "troubleshooting." I tried to tell it to boot from the USB, but it askes me to insert the support of windows or other media, but rejects the flash player. What do I do now because I have not all discs?

  To use the Flash created to restore the system to the factory settings, see "Recovering from a USB flash drive" appearing in the following link:

  HP computers - running a HP System Recovery (Windows 8)

  HP System Recovery allows to reinstall or restore a HP with Windows 8 computer to the way it was at a previous time.

• USB Flash Drive gives the error "you must format the disk in drive E, before you can use it"

  I just plugged my USB pen and a message pops up saying: "you need to format the disk in drive E, until you can use" I was wondering if and how I can solve this problem? Can anyone help? Sam
  * original title - USB pen problem *.

  Hi samanthaGibbons,

  What is the make and model of your USB Flash drive?

  The USB Flash drive works in any other computer?

  It might be a problem with the drive itself, or it may need to be formatted.

  I suggest you check out the website of the manufacturer for possible troubleshooting or know how to reformat the disk, if necessary.

  I hope this helps!

• cannot get rid of the "removable disk" in "my computer" and "Device Manager", after incorrectly removing a USB flash drive

  I stupidly, twice - after using USB flash drives - just shot when he in fact without removing them properly. Now, they are listed at all times in my 'Device Manager' and in 'my computer '. I went into Device Manager and tried to uninstall them. It seemed to work but the next time I booted up Vista found drivers and now they are back in 'my computer' and Device Manager. This does not seem to be a problem, but I would like to get rid of them.
  Joe

  Hi JoeZZ,

  Please see the following instructions on how to see the ghost devices:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315539/en-us?p=1

  I hope this helps!

  Debra
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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