Think I'm getting tired. Thanks G, I'll check out the sites mentioned. I'll also print this letter and the directions out from the site I decide to use. But first I've got to take a break Steve On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > OR > To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to > pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. 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