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Quote Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
Overview
When you choose to download most software from the Microsoft Store, you have the option of using Download Manager or DOWNLOADING from your browser. However, when you purchase Microsoft Windows 7 from Microsoft Store, you have an additional choice to make: whether to download a collection of compressed files or to download an ISO file. An ISO file combines all the Windows 7 installation files into a single uncompressed file.
If you choose to download an ISO file (so that you can create a BOOTABLE file from a DVD or USB flash drive), copy your Windows 7 ISO file onto your media and, run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. After you do this, you can install Windows 7 onto your computer directly from the USB flash drive or DVD.
http://store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-ToolWhat are you saying ? ?
Not sure i get the point...Quote from: patio on April 07, 2010, 07:00:25 PMWhat are you saying ? ?
Not sure i get the point...
I did not quote the whole thing. It went on to say:
QuoteTo make a copy of your Windows 7 ISO file:
1. Click the Windows Start button, and click Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool in the All Programs list to open the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.
2. In the Source File box, type the name and path of your Windows 7 ISO file, or click Browse and select the file from the Open dialog box. Click Next.
3. Select USB Device to create a copy on a USB flash drive or select DVD disk to create a copy on a DVD disk.
4. If you are copying the file to a USB flash drive, select your USB device in the drop-down list and click Begin copying. If you are copying the file up to a DVD, click Begin burning.
Does this not say you can put the ISO onto a USB and then do the install from the USB rather that the DVD? If so, then this is how you would be able to put Windows 7 on a very tiny notebook that does not have a DVD reader. Like some IBM think PADS only had an external CD, but no DVD.
Have you, or anyone here, tried this?
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