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How to install Windows 7 from a USB Drive:

Find a standard 4GB USB drive and plug it into your machine.
Click Start enter ‘cmd’ in the run field. Once ‘cmd’ is open, type ‘diskpart’ and a new window will open.
In the new diskpart window type:

‘list disk’
Look for you USB drive and note the number and then type ‘select disk#’, where ‘#’ is your USB disk number.
Type ‘clean’.
Type ‘create partition primary’.
Then ‘select partion 1’.
Then ‘active’.
Then ‘format fs=fat32quick’.

Once these steps are finished, you need to copy your Windows 7 files to the USB. To do this you have to mount your Windows 7 ISO as a virtual DVD. Steps below:

1. Install MagicDisk (free).
2. Once installed, right-click on MagicDisk in your system tray click on ‘Virtual CD/DVD-ROM, select your DVD drive.
3. Then ‘Mount’ and in the dialog window that opens up, select your Windows 7 ISO.
4. In Windows Explorer, click on your DVD drive and your should see all the Windows 7 USB Installation stick.

Install the stick in the PC, install Windows 7 and boot up. Remember to change your bios to allow booting from USB.

If you follow these steps above you should have no problems installing Windows 7 from a USB key.