I'm trying to use the from the Microsoft Store to make my new 16 GB USB Flash drive bootable to install Windows. It worked the first time that I did this (for Windows 7 Pro 32-bit), but now it keeps failing at the end. (I'm trying to make it bootable with the Windows 7 Pro 64-bit installation DVD ISO.) I've tried to do this on two different computers (Windows XP Pro 32-bit & Windows 7 Pro 32-bit) with the same error: Files copied successfully. However, we were unable to run bootsect to make the USB device bootable. If you need assistance with bootsect, please click the 'Online Help' link above for more information. Clicking the link just takes me to the Microsoft store homepage, and a search for bootsect from there yields no search results. I've tried to burn a DVD twice using Sonic RecordNow!, but even though it finishes without 'errors,' the disk is unreadable.:( Does anyone know why this keeps failing and how I may fix it?
Launch a command prompt with admin rights and run the diskpart tool: diskpart list disk select disk # clean create partition primary select partition 1 active format quick fs=fat32 assign exit The “list disk” command will show you the connected drives and with “select disk”, you can choose your USB stick. Be careful to select the right drive or else your day won’t have a happy end. The crucial step here is the “clean” command. It overwrites the MBR and the partition table (thereby, deleting everything on the stick). The following description is taken from the tool's: When creating a bootable USB device, I am getting an error about bootsect To make the USB device bootable, you need to run a tool named bootsect.exe.
In some cases, this tool needs to be downloaded from your Microsoft Store account. This may happen if you're trying to create a 64-bit bootable USB device from a 32-bit version of Windows. To download bootsect:.
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. It is faster the Universal USB Installer, UNetbootin or the download tool for Windows 7, on the making of a Windows 7 USB installation drive with the help of ISO. It can also be quick than an instance where someone uses ISOs to create Linux bootable USB.
Login to your Microsoft Store account to view your purchase history. Look for your Windows 7 purchase. Next to Windows 7, there is an 'Additional download options' drop-down menu. In the drop-down menu, select '32-bit ISO.' . Right-click the link, and then save the bootsect.exe file to the location where you installed the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (e.g.%UserProfile% AppData Local Apps Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool).
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Once the file has been saved, go back to the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool to create your bootable USB device. Archive.org link.
(Post courtesy Partner Solution Consultant Waleed Abdel Nasser) I will explain the method for Windows 10 (Home and Pro) for Consumer and how to get the Windows 10 sources and create the USB Stick. In case that you want to apply Windows 10 Enterprise Edition (For Enterprise and SA Customers), you will need to visit the VLSC and download the ISO file from there then apply the steps from 12 to 20. How to Create a Bootable USB Stick or a Bootable DVD: If you want to install Windows 10 or re-install Windows 10, you will need to create a Bootable USB Stick or a Bootable DVD for Windows 10. Important: If you want to benefit from FREE upgrade Option, you must run the setup.exe from inside the Windows 7 / 8, perform the Upgrade and make sure that you successfully activate the Windows 10. In this case, if you format the same PC later on to do a clean installation for Windows 10, you won't have a Windows 10 product key, and you can skip the product key page by selecting the Skip button. Your PC will activate online automatically so long as the same edition of Windows 10 was successfully activated before on this same PC by using the free Windows 10 upgrade offer. If you decide to do a clean installation without performing the upgrade for the first time, you will need to enter a product key for Windows 10 or buy a license in order to activate Windows 10.
Before Starting you need to make sure that you have the following information:. What is the Current OS? And what is the eligible Windows 10 that you can upgrade to.