In the Discussion Thread stemming from that blog post, I was asked several questions that prompted me to revisit this technique. Second, it provides an easy way to install Microsoft Windows 7 on a system that doesn't have a DVD drive, such as a netbook.
In my August 18th blog post, ' Configure a USB Flash Drive to Be a Windows 7 Installation Platform,' I showed you how to use the DiskPart utility to configure a bootable USB flash drive that you can then use to install the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.Īs I mentioned in that blog post, this technique is very cool for two reasons: First, a flash drive is much more responsive than an optical drive, since it doesn't rely on physically moving components, so the installation procedure will be faster.
