The Windows USB/DVD Download tool allows you to create a copy of your Windows 7/8 ISO file on a USB flash drive or a DVD. To create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive, download the ISO file and then run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool. Once this is done, you can install Windows 7 or Windows 8 directly from the USB flash drive or DVD. Create a Windows 8 Bootable USB Using Command Prompt 1. Mount Windows 8 image. If the Windows 8 installation image you have is an ISO file, you have to mount it on your computer. Copy everything except the Windows image file (sources install.wim) to the USB drive (either drag and drop, or use this command, where D: is the mounted ISO and E: is the USB flash drive.) robocopy D: E: /s /max: Split the Windows image file into smaller files, and put the smaller files onto the USB drive. Insert a USB flash drive into your PC that's at least as large as the size indicated on the screen. Select the USB drive you'd like to use for your recovery drive, then select Next. The recovery image and necessary recovery tools will be copied to your USB flash drive, which will take a while, depending on your PC and the size of the recovery image. USB 2.0 drivers for Windows 8.1 (64bit) Intro/Problem: I installed 64bit windows 8.1 on an old computer. Everything was working fine, except the motherboard maxes out at 2GB RAM (and I saw a capacitor had blown out) so I bought a newer motherboard (MSI G41M-P33 combo) that still supported the old CPU (Pentium D).
Physical DVD drives are becoming a thing of the past as the size of our PCs continue shrink and new form factors are emerging. Microsoft distributes Windows Windows 8 on physical discs or images of DVDs called ISO files that are typically burned to physical media. This has become problem as a number of laptops and tablet PCs no longer ship with DVD drives. The best way to install Windows on these devices is to use a USB flash drive that contains the Windows installation files. As an extra benefit, modern USB flash drives are typically much faster than DVDs resulting in a quick install.
Before we get started you will need:
- Windows 8 ISO file.
- 4 GB USB flash drive.
Microsoft has a free utility that will automatically make a bootable USB flash drive from a Windows 8 ISO image file. First, download and install the utility. Don't worry that it says for Windows 7, it works fine for Windows 8 as well.
Download the Microsoft Store Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, Alternate Link.
Once installed, launch the Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool from the start menu.
Hit Browse, select your ISO file and then click Next.
Plug in your USB flash drive.
On the Choose media type screen select USB device.
Select your USB drive from the list and click Begin Copying.
This process can take several minutes depending on the speed of your USB flash drive.
Physical DVD drives are becoming a thing of the past as the size of our PCs continue shrink and new form factors are emerging. Microsoft distributes Windows Windows 8 on physical discs or images of DVDs called ISO files that are typically burned to physical media. This has become problem as a number of laptops and tablet PCs no longer ship with DVD drives. The best way to install Windows on these devices is to use a USB flash drive that contains the Windows installation files. As an extra benefit, modern USB flash drives are typically much faster than DVDs resulting in a quick install.
Before we get started you will need:
- Windows 8 ISO file.
- 4 GB USB flash drive.
Microsoft has a free utility that will automatically make a bootable USB flash drive from a Windows 8 ISO image file. First, download and install the utility. Don't worry that it says for Windows 7, it works fine for Windows 8 as well.
Create Windows 8 Usb Bootable
Download the Microsoft Store Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, Alternate Link.
Once installed, launch the Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool from the start menu.
Hit Browse, select your ISO file and then click Next.
Plug in your USB flash drive.
On the Choose media type screen select USB device.
Windows 8 Usb Installer Maker
Select your USB drive from the list and click Begin Copying.
Windows 8 Usb To Serial Driver
This process can take several minutes depending on the speed of your USB flash drive.