Is it possible to install operation system with USB?

reigoskeiter

reigoskeiter

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Hi.

Is it possible to recover your system by USB memory stick not with CD?
Its cause on a computer, a blue screen wont go away whatever the way you choose to reboot it and the cd drive doesnt open ''broken'' so is it possible to recover your system by USB?
 
reigoskeiter said:
Hi.

Is it possible to recover your system by USB memory stick not with CD?
Its cause on a computer, a blue screen wont go away whatever the way you choose to reboot it and the cd drive doesnt open ''broken'' so is it possible to recover your system by USB?
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Yes, you should be able. I've never done it, but it's definitely possible. You need to make the usb disk bootable with a windows installation (the same one you have already installed if possible), and the windows recovery tool in the instal should do just fine.
 
Yes I have done it many times

I install linux a lot with usb

You could do windows xp too... what OS are you using
 
It's easy. You have to make the thumb drive bootable (some DOS commands) and then drag the entire contents of the install medium to the thumbstick.

Damn, I had the perfect instructions..but they got deleted off the forum I used to go to. So I had to dig it up, this looks like it, except lacking the quick format option (think there's a /q in that line somewhere)


type 'diskpart' and hit enter

type 'list disk' command and note down the Disk number (ex: disk 1) of your USB flash drive.

type 'select disk x' X is disk number

then enter these commands one by one

CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT FS=NTFS
(Format process may take few minute)
ASSIGN
EXIT
 
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Yeah great advice all.
But the funny thing is i cant even access the desktop, all i get is the black screen where you can start windows normally or with safe mode ect. ive tried everything still the blue screen pops up.
So any way to install without the need to go to desktop ect?

EDIT: i have Windows XP
 
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Yes, use another computer to install the Windows image you have onto a thumbdrive and boot from it.
 
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