USB Boot

[newman1453]

Hi, not sure if this is the right place for this.

I've got an old windows 7 code which I'm trying to use to create a bootable USB for my new PC. Whenever the tool finishes copying the iso file, it says that the transfer is complete but that the usb couldn't be made bootable with no other error message.

Has anyone else had this problem/knows any potential fixes?

 

[vanandjuanunited]

what are you using to create the iso

 

[wedrum]

use this
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56485

 

[newman1453]

Hi, figured out that it's a problem with bootsec. I donwloaded the bootsec.exe from here;

https://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/54443-32-bit-bootsect.html

and copied it in to the usb download tool. Still not working though. Any ideas?

 

[newman1453]

what are you using to create the iso

Downloading it from microsoft after putting in my product code.

 

[Orcvader]

Downloading it from microsoft after putting in my product code.

But then how are you making the bootable USB? Does the downloader offer to make a bootable USB as well?

I personally use Rufus to make the bootable USB using the ISO downloaded from the Microsoft site: https://rufus.akeo.ie/

 

[SimonC]

But then how are you making the bootable USB? Does the downloader offer to make a bootable USB as well?

I personally use Rufus to make the bootable USB using the ISO downloaded from the Microsoft site: https://rufus.akeo.ie/

Yer the tool is meant to make it bootable.

As Orcvader said try Rufus, I've used that a few times when the windows tool hasn't worked.

 

[Rannoch]

Rufus will work.

 

[ComicClown87]

I’ve just made a bootable usb from MacBook for my new pc.
All I did was download the iso file from windows, open it and there’s should be about 6 files in there. Then simply drag and drop into usb.
That worked for me

 

[tnx]

I just use DISKPART. No need for extra tools. Works perfectly.