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.
An ISO image is an archive file, also known as disc image, of an optical disc. You can directly create an ISO from an optical disc (CD or DVD) or you can download it from the internet.
You may then need to write that ISO file to your USB drive. There could be several reasons for that. One of the most popular one is for installing windows or any other operating system from USB drive. In such scenario you can either create an ISO file from the OS disc if you already have it or you can download the particular ISO file for the OS from the internet.
Then for writing the ISO file to the USB, you will need some third-party tools as windows by default does not offer any such feature. One such third-party tool is ISO to USB. (more tools mentioned below)
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ISO to USB is a small 1.43 Mb utility which works on Windows 7, Vista & XP. It’s also pretty simple to use. First Download and install it on your computer. Then launch it by double clicking its icon. Using the ‘browse’ button browse and select the ISO file you want to burn.
If you have connected USB drive to PC then you will get to see that in drive list. ISO to USB also offers you the option for entering ‘Volume label’ and selecting the File system (FAT, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS) for the USB drive.
If you are writing a windows bootable ISO to USB drive, you also need to select ‘Bootable’ option mentioned just below the volume label box.
Note: Its mentioned that the bootable option only works with Windows ISO images but you may also try it with other bootable ISOs, it might even work with them.
Finally click on the ‘Burn’ button to get started the image writing process. A warning message will pop-up stating that ‘all the data present on drive will be erased’ click ‘Ok’ to continue. It will take some time to complete the writing process. Ones its done you can then use your new USB drive for the desired purpose.
Two Other Similar Utilities for Copying Bootable CD/DVD ISO to USB are:
UNetbootin – It allows you to create bootable live USB drive for ubuntu, fedora, and other Linux distributions without burning a CD. The best thing is that this tool is available for multiple platforms – Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. It loads distributions either by downloading a ISO (CD image) files for you from internet, or by using an ISO file you’ve already downloaded.
WinToFlash – It lets you pull over the content of a Windows installation CD or DVD and prep the USB drive to become a bootable replacement for the optical drive. It can also do the same for LiveCDs.
There are even some manual methods for the same, but they are bit complicated and time-consuming. We found these tools quick and user-friendly to use.
If we missed out anything do let us know in the comments.
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I want to copy a bootable CD to a USB thumb drive.I want the thumb drive to be bootable.
I've tried using an HP Utility that makes a USB thumb drive bootable using dos floppy but that doesn't work for the CD's I've tried.
I found an answer in Experts Exchange that did not work when I tried it.
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Windows/Q_23252413.html?sfQueryTermInfo=1+boot+cd+copi+usb
I'm using VISTA Ultimate 64 bit as my OS but could use XP if needed.
Copy Cd To Usb Bootable Mac
I would like a generic solution that would work for any bootable CD.Copy Cd To Usb Bootable
Using a different computer that is equipped with a CD/DVD drive, the files on the software CD can be copied onto a USB thumb drive and then transferred to the computer that has no CD/DVD drive. To use a USB thumb drive to install software on your notebook, follow the steps below.
Note: If the software is protected, copying of content may not be possible.
Step 1: Copying files from CD/DVD
- Insert the software CD into a computer with CD/DVD drive.
- Select all files and folders, then right-click and select Copy.
NOTE: If a window appears with a prompt stating 'There are hidden files or folders. Would you like to include these in your selection?', click OK. - Insert a USB thumb drive into a USB port on the computer that has a CD/DVD drive.If an AutoPlay window appears, click Open folder to view files and then select OK.If an AutoPlay window does not appear, open the USB thumb drive by clicking Start, Computer or My Computer, and then double-clicking the corresponding drive.
- Create a new folder on the USB thumb drive by right-clicking a blank area within the window and selecting New and then Folder. Name the new folder the name of the software.
- Double-click the new folder to open it. Right-click within the folder and select Paste.
- When the file transfer is complete, close the window and remove the USB thumb drive from the computer.
Step 2: Transfer files to Computer without CD/DVD drive using USB thumb drive
- Insert the USB thumb drive into a USB port on the computer that does not have a CD/DVD drive.If an AutoPlay window appears, click Open folder to view files and then select OK.If an AutoPlay window does not appear, open the USB thumb drive by clicking Start, Computer or My Computer, and then double-clicking the corresponding drive.
- Right-click on a blank area of the desktop and select Paste.
- When the file transfer is complete, double-click the software folder on the desktop to open it.
- Locate a launch file (example: Setup.exe, Start.exe, Install.exe, Start.exe, or similar.
- Double-click the file to open and follow the instructions on screen.
OK, so I have this cool little bootable CD that has a bunch of utilities on it that a friend made for me. I own legal licences of all of the software involved, but my friend (who is sadly dead now) made a neat little program selector for me so that I could put all of the utilities on a single CD. In short I want to move this CD to a USB flash drive, and am stumped on how to do it.
I have made bootable USB drives for Win7/8 installs on netbooks and such, but no matter what I have tried I cannot seem to get this to keep his nifty little program launcher to work. Is there a way to directly copy the CD to the USB stick sector by sector? I have tried xcopy and robocopy with no success (well, not no success, it simply boots into Blancco instead of the program selector). I have no idea on how he made the CD in the first place; the man was truly a wizard.
Thanks.
I have made bootable USB drives for Win7/8 installs on netbooks and such, but no matter what I have tried I cannot seem to get this to keep his nifty little program launcher to work. Is there a way to directly copy the CD to the USB stick sector by sector? I have tried xcopy and robocopy with no success (well, not no success, it simply boots into Blancco instead of the program selector). I have no idea on how he made the CD in the first place; the man was truly a wizard.
Thanks.