-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Install Win7 from USB drive: was ISO burning Question
- From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:31:09 -0400
Steve,
Right now, the entire install is contained within a single .ISO file.
The trick here is to gain access to the individual files inside in such a
way that you can XCOPY those individual files directly to the thumbdrive.
I'll go through and explain the meaning/purpose of both lines of the
instructions, in turn.
1. Once the first 10 steps are complete,
mount the ISO and run the following command.
They are suggesting that the ISO be 'mounted'. Mounting an ISO means to use
a utility that makes an ISO file appear like a separate volume/partition.
There are several utilities that can do this, my favorite being PowerISO
which is not free. DAEMON Tools is a highly popular one which offers a
fully functional 20 day trial (both Advanced & Pro have the functionality
you need for this), but I have no direct experience with this app. The
approach is pretty much the same with all of these ISO utilities, so we can
easily work out setting it up. Download and install it, head into the
Settings, Options or Preferences area and look for a section that deals with
handling virtual images, virtual drives or something similarly worded. You
will only need one virtual drive enabled and I suggest giving it the letter
Z to separate it from any real optical drive letters already in use by your
system.
2. xcopy x:\*.*/s/e/f y:\
" Where x is the drive letter of the mounted ISO "
and where y is the destination drive letter.
The XCOPY command tells the system to Copy the contents of one folder or
volume to another. The rest of the command is switches that tell XCOPY how
to handle the files and folders it finds. You can see the purpose of each
switch by opening up a command prompt and typing in 'xcopy /?' without the
quotes. You'll find a lot more switches than what is being used here. It's
a very powerful command when used with these various switches.
So, the actual command you will type in will look something like xcopy
z:\*.*/s/e/f e:\, if you choose to mount the ISO as a virtual Z:\ drive and
your thumbdrive is using E:\ as it's drive letter. You will have to adjust
these letters to better reflect your actual setup (the drive letters in use
on your system when you issue the command).
If you run into any problems, let us know. If anything above is not
clear, let us know before you begin.
Peace,
Gman
http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php
"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Aiello" <deacondeamon@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 12:38 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Install Win7 from USB drive: was ISO burning
Question
> Ok Mike. Following the instructions givin here. http://tinyurl.com/Win7USB
> I've
> come apon a minor problem. It's my lack of understand of command prompts.
> I've got the first 10 steps done. From the diskpart to the reformat
> (fat32)
> and the letter and exit.
> I don't understand the next part.
> "once the first 10 steps are complete, mount the ISO and run the following
> command."
> **
> *xcopy x:\*.*/s/e/f y:\*
> " Where x is the drive letter of the mounted ISO "
>
> I have the ISO on C drive and want to move it to I drive where it will be
> all by it's lonesome.
> This is what I get for not learning all the command stuff.
> help.
> Steve
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