Transferring OS to built computer

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Xtlk

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I purchased the win7 64 bit student version which offers the ISO. Does anyone here have any experience with transferring the ISO via flash drive to a newly built computer? And then from there can i transfer the OS to the computer's hdd and erase it from my flash drive?

Thank you for any help


P.S. one thing i found - WintoFlash
 
I'm not sure if this is 100% correct, but a newly built pc would not be able to be booted from a flash drive since it would not have necessary drivers installed to read the ISO.
 
Xtlk said:
I purchased the win7 64 bit student version which offers the ISO. Does anyone here have any experience with transferring the ISO via flash drive to a newly built computer? And then from there can i transfer the OS to the computer's hdd and erase it from my flash drive?

Thank you for any help


P.S. one thing i found - WintoFlash
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Use this:
http://www.prime-expert.com/flashboot/

This is a fantastic program, and the free version only has a few limitations that don't matter if you're only going to use it once. This program makes loading an ISO onto a flash drive a breeze.

Wizz said:
I'm not sure if this is 100% correct, but a newly built pc would not be able to be booted from a flash drive since it would not have necessary drivers installed to read the ISO.
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Nope, it should work fine.
 
Why not copy the ISO over to a computer. Burn a image of it onto a DVD. You got Windows 7 on a DVD and keep it.
 
Thats why I said DVD. If you dont have a DVD burner, does one of your friends have one. It would make life alot easier.
 
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Whats the difference between booting through a dvd and a flash drive? I have win7 installation disks coming in the mail, they just won't be here for a while and I'm a little impatient..since I have the option to download the ISO, I figured I might as well
 
Wizz said:
I'm not sure if this is 100% correct, but a newly built pc would not be able to be booted from a flash drive since it would not have necessary drivers installed to read the ISO.
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New motherboards have the ability to boot from flash drives. If an addition driver is needed that can be installed during the OS installation process.

Besides that, I'd definitely go ahead use a flash drive. I think it's good to know how to do it in the event that is your only option (dvd burner gives out?) Though, it's also good to keep a physical disk as well.
 
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