Is my Windows 7 file on my USB drive corrupt ?

Andy_pandy · 28 Apr 2013 at 00:07

I was installing Windows 7 on my test HDD, but half way through the installation, I decided to cancel it, so my PC reset itself and I heard the beep sound. I immediately powered off my PC using the power button on my case.

After my PC is shut down I pulled out my USB flash drive. Now, by any chance did I corrupt my Windows 7 files on my USB flash drive. I know it is not safe to pull out a USB drive when it is in use.

There is that chance of my USB drive was in I heard the beep, and me powering it off may corrupted my Windows 7 installation files

Any thoughts?

tnx · 28 Apr 2013 at 00:33

Just try doing another fresh install from this USB drive onto your "test HDD" and see what happens.

If it does not work just load the USB drive with the files again.

Can you run through what files you were using and what tool you used to format the USB drive.

I use a simple command prompts to format my USB's for loading windows from.

Andy_pandy · 28 Apr 2013 at 00:36

I was installing Windows 7 through USB instead of DVD. I used Windows 7 USB/DVD tool from Microsoft

tnx · 28 Apr 2013 at 00:48

Maybe just simply format the drive and start from fresh.

Run CMD PROMP

diskpart

list disk

select disk 1 (be sure the disk you select is your usb stick!)

clean

create partition primary

select partition 1

active

format quick fs=fat32 or format quick fs=ntfs

assign

exit

I use this using Command Prompt. Then just copy the files to the USB drive and away you go..

Ohhhh. I have the .iso on my drive with all the files extracted to a "files" folder.
This makes it quicker to copy the files to the USB drive.

Works a treat for me. I find those tools to be long winded.

bledd · 28 Apr 2013 at 06:37

It will be fine, it's only a problem if you remove a flash drive when it's still writing a fine to it