Mar 06, 2011 I wasn't able to get ISODisk to make an ISO of my recovery disk, but Img Burn was able to. I tried using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, but it said that my ISO was invalid. I have tried other programs that claim to make a bootable Windows drive, but I can't get any to work. At least I have a Windows 7 Starter ISO now.
5.2WINDOWS 7(2.0)
(Windows7 Ultimate USB Stick Edition v2.0 + Update 2.99.50 x86) Haveyou ever wanted to run a real version of Windows 7 from a usb stickon any computer?
Now you can! Install Windows 7 Ultimate to yourusb stick or drive, take it with you - and run from any computer(even modern Macs). Bring your entire operating system, desktop,programs, games, files, personal settings, and much more with you -everywhere! You can now carry your personal operating system in apocket!
Thisis not bartpe/winpe/livecd or anything similar! This is the firstreal and full version of Windows 7 Ultimate which can be run onany computer (fast enoughto run Win7, 512+ Mb RAM, 1+ GHz CPU)from a USB/thumb drive ever created!
Thisupdate makes installing Windows 7 USB Stick Edition as easy as asingle click! The new cloning utility is also included allowing youto copy your entire customized, portable Windows to as many USBdrives as you wish or easily share it with your friends!
Thenewest update, v2.995, finally resolves all problems associated withthe old installer.
INSTRUNCTIONS:
1)Download and extract Windows 7 USB Stick Edition v2.0.as shown infigure 5.2.1 and 5.2.2. 2) Install the update - select thedirectory where you have extracted 7 USB Edition previously.as shownin figure 5.2.3.
Inorder to update an existing installation of 7 USB Edition on your USBdrive, select the 'don't format' checkbox in the installer and press'install'. Press 'n' when prompted to replace'7USBEditionByiMortaluz.vhd'!
WINDOWS7 USB STICK EDITION VERSION-2 INSTALLATION PROCESS:
REQUIREMENTS:8GB or bigger high speed USBdrive or stick
1)Extract the archive to a different location than your USB drive (e.g.desktop) using Winrar or 7zip. [DO NOT EXTRACT IT TO THE USB DRIVEAND DON'T MOVE THE FILES AFTER EXTRACTION!] Make a backup of yourUSB drive, it will be formatted during the installation.
2).Download and install Windows7 USB Stick Edition v2.9 update!
3.a)Insert the USB drive into (any) computer start it and press F8, F9,F11, F12, option or another key depending on your hardware. Amenu should appear, choose your USB drive from it. You can alsochange the boot device order in the bios[press ctrl + s, F2,F10}. Read the motherboard manual or google it.
3.b)Burn the bootloader to an empty CD [run 'burn bootloader.bat'],insert the CD and the USB drive to (any) computer, (re)start itand choose 'USB' from the menu. Inorder to change it to your native language go to start, typeupdate and press 'windows update'. Then click 'checkfor updates', select the languages you want to install andwait. Finally set the language by going to start - control panel -clock language and region - change display language. Enjoy usingyour portable windows in your native language! [Don't forget toinstall network and display drivers] Use those instructions if theinstaller does for some reason not work for you. [1a] QuickFormat the USB drive you are installing Windows 7 on... MyComputer > Right-click > Format (NTFS, 4096 bytes, quickformat).
[2]Go to the folder where you unzipped'7_Ultimate_USB_Edition_x86_v2.0_by_iMortaluz.7z'. (or7_Ultimate_USB_Drive_Edition_x64_v3.0_by_iMortaluz.zip) Copy7USBEditionByiMortaluz.vhd to your USB drive. [3] DownloadEasyBCDStart Easybcd and press 'Bootloader Setup'. Choose your USBdrive from the drop-down list and press 'Install BCD' than press'Write MBR' (choose Windows Vista/7 Bootloader!). Then press file -select BCD store - yes, then browse to your usb drive. Type bootbcdunder 'file name' and press open. Finally press 'add newentry', choose virtual disk, browse to 7usbbyiMortaluz.vhd (on yourUSB drive), change the name to e.g. 'Windows 7 by iMortaluz' andpress 'Add Entry'. [4] That's it, now you can start yourbrand new portable Windows on any computer! Refer to the guide or usethe cd bootloader if you don't know how. If you are on Mac, installthe rEFItbootloader from
http://refit.sourceforge.net/#download.
Ifyour drive is bigger than 8GB you may want to increase the size ofthe virtual system drive of your new Windows in order to gain moredisk space DownloadVHDResizerfrom the following link:http://ub3r.1337.cx/vhdresizer
1)browse to your usb drive and move the 7USBEditionByiMortaluz.vhd
2)start VHDResizer.exe and select this file
3)press 'save as' and browse to you usb drive again. Call thefile 7USBEditionByiMortaluz [It won't work if you call itsomething else!] and press save
4)Choose the size depending on the size of your usb drive and pressresize.
5)When you boot your new portable windows for the first time - pressstart menu, type partition and hit enter. Right click7USBEditionByiMortaluz and choose 'extend volume'.
Recovery:
Ifyour personal portable Windows does no longer boot, you can repair itwith the included 'fix boot.bat' tool. If it doesn't help,copy 7USBEditionByiMortaluz.vhd from your usb drive to your desktop,reinstall Win7 USB Edition, copy the 7USBEditionByiMortaluz.vhd fileback to the USB drive (replace the existing file). No files will belost! You can mount the virtual system partition from anyother Windows 7 installation! Go to start, type partition, press'create and format disk partitions'. Press action - attachVHD and browse to the 7USBEditionByiMortaluz.vhd file. You can thenaccess (or recover) all your files.
Includedtools:
Win7logon changer - change your logon background
Ultimate Win7 Tweaker
ProceXP - advanced task manager
PassRenew - change passwords, add/delete users on any computer that you start your new portable Windows on!
Wingate - start programs without logging on, log on without password
GodMode - useful Windows 7 easter egg
When you download Windows from Microsoft Store, you have two options: You can download a collection of compressed files, or you can download an ISO file. An ISO file combines all the Windows installation files into a single uncompressed file.
If you choose to download an ISO file so you can create a bootable file from a DVD or USB drive, copy the Windows ISO file onto your drive and then run the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool. Then simply install Windows onto your computer directly from your USB or DVD drive.
When you download the ISO file, you must copy it onto a USB or DVD. When you're ready to install Windows, insert the USB drive or DVD with the ISO file on it and then run Setup.exe from the root folder on the drive.
This allows you to install Windows onto your machine without having to first run an existing operating system. If you change the boot order of drives in your computer's BIOS, you can run the Windows installation directly from your USB drive or DVD when you first turn on your computer. Please see the documentation for your computer for information about how to change the BIOS boot order of drives.
Making copies
To install the software, you can make one copy of the ISO file on a disc, USB flash drive, or other media.
After you’ve installed the software and accepted the license terms that accompany the software, those license terms apply to your use of the software. The license terms for Windows permit you to make one copy of the software as a back-up copy for re-installation on the licensed computer. If you do not delete your copy of the ISO file after installing the Windows software, the copy of the ISO file counts as your one back-up copy.
If you need to download the software again, you can go to your Download Purchase History in your Microsoft Store account and access the download there.
