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WinToFlash is a utility that creates bootable USB drives from Windows installation media, often used when optical drives are unavailable or problematic. On WindowsForum.com, users discuss using WinToFlash to boot Windows 7 from an external hard drive or USB flash drive, particularly when facing issues like the "DVD/CD" message during upgrade installations. One member successfully used WinToFlash to perform a custom install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit from a 32-bit Vista environment, bypassing a faulty DVD drive. Another user attempted to boot Windows 7 from a WD My Book external drive using WinToFlash but encountered an "invalid disk" error, seeking help to resolve the issue. These discussions highlight WinToFlash's role in overcoming hardware limitations during Windows installation.
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    Windows 7 Trying to boot Windows 7 through a WD My Book on my new computer... HELP PLEASE!!

    I recently purchased a new computer. I put the whole thing together but the only thing is I have no cd drives yet. So, I need to boot up Windows 7 another way. The only external hard drive I have is my 500gb My Book. I tried a program called wintoflash, that was supposed to both make my hard...
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    Windows 7 Got past that DVD/CD message! Win7/64 from Vista-32

    I finally got Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit upgrade to do a custom install from Windows Vista 32-bit. I was one of the ones that got that DVD/CD message every time. I'm not going to go into a bunch of detail, but this is all I did: Get Link Removed do what it tells you, takes about a minute. See...
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    • 64-bit bootable usb custom install dvd error resolution hassle installation microsoft software success tech support upgrade user experience windows 7 windows vista wintoflash
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    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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