Windows 7 win7 bootable flash problem

[mitster]

hey guys, i tried to create a bootable flash install of windows seven on a reformated hard drive, the flash drive (16gb) was brand new and formated to ntfs, i followed the instructions from this link:

http://maketecheasier.com/boot-and-i...ive/2009/01/23

tried to boot from it and got the message "operating system missing", any ideas why this might not have worked? thanks.

 

[Medico]

Is your Bios set up to look at flash drives as part of the boot order?

 

[mitster]

Is your Bios set up to look at flash drives as part of the boot order?

yes, boot order was flash first

 

[Saltgrass]

There is also a tutorial in this forum by Trouble about how to make a bootable flash.

http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-installation-upgrade/2001-how-install-windows-7-usb-drive.html

What did you use to make the drive bootable, Diskpart and bootsect /nt60?

Where did you copy the Windows 7 files from?

There may also be a setting in the bios for allowing boots from USB devices in addition to the boot order, each one is different.

 

[mitster]

There is also a tutorial in this forum by Trouble about how to make a bootable flash.

http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-installation-upgrade/2001-how-install-windows-7-usb-drive.html

What did you use to make the drive bootable, Diskpart and bootsect /nt60?

Where did you copy the Windows 7 files from?

There may also be a setting in the bios for allowing boots from USB devices in addition to the boot order, each one is different.

thanks for the link ill look into it, i got the files from a friend, think he said he got it from demonoid?

 

[mitster]

There is also a tutorial in this forum by Trouble about how to make a bootable flash.

http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-installation-upgrade/2001-how-install-windows-7-usb-drive.html

What did you use to make the drive bootable, Diskpart and bootsect /nt60?

Where did you copy the Windows 7 files from?

There may also be a setting in the bios for allowing boots from USB devices in addition to the boot order, each one is different.

yes diskpart to make the sector active then bootsect /nt60 to make compatible boot record, i got the files from demonoid