How To Make Bootable Windows 7/8 USB Pen Drive

Make Windows 7/8 Bootable USB Pen Drive

Making bootable USB Pen Drive using Windows 7 USB /DVD Download Tool or command prompt is very easy. If you don't have CD/DVD drive on your computer and you need to boot any software or install Windows on your PC then now its very easy. And yes, boot from USB drive is much more faster then CD/DVD drive.
So now if you want to make bootable Windows pen drive. Then follow the steps given below:

Method 1

Steps:
1. To work with Windows 7 USB /DVD Download Tool you need an ISO image of Windows 7/8.
2. If you don't have ISO image then create it using Nero or any other burning tool. Insert the disc in your DVD Rom. Launch Nero. Make a copy of Windows Disc and save it as an ISO image.
3. Now download Windows 7 USB /DVD Download Tool from official site of Microsoft or Click Here. This is a free tool provided by Microsoft.
4. Launch Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool. Click on Browse.

Windows 7 USB /DVD Download Tool

5. Browse for the ISO image. Select the image file and click open.

Windows 7 USB /DVD Download Tool

6. Click Next.

Windows 7 USB /DVD Download Tool

7. Now in step 2 click 'USB Device' to make your USB Device bootable.

Windows 7 USB /DVD Download Tool

8. Now in step 3 click on 'Begin Copying' to start the process.

Windows 7 USB /DVD Download Tool

9. Within a few moment your USB Device will be bootable. After completion close the window.
10. Now boot from your pen drive and continue Windows installation.

Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool "Not Valid ISO" Error:

While adding ISO image in first step you may get an error message like "Not Valid ISO File".

Windows 7 USB /DVD Download Tool Error

If so then you can simply fix the problem with Power ISO with some easy steps.

Steps:
1. Download 'Power ISO' and free keygen or crack from internet.
2. Now install and run Power ISO and register.

Power ISO

3. Open your Windows 7/8 ISO image with Power ISO. 

PowerISO

4. Click on File then 'Image properties'. 

PowerISO

5. Now in 'CD/DVD File System' section click all the options(as shown in picture) and click ok.

PowerISO CD/DVD File System

6. Now in file option save the image.

PowerISO

7. Now click 'Yes' to overwrite the file. Within a few moment file will be saved.

PowerISO

PowerISO

8. Now browse for the image file and select the image file and your error will be fixed.

   Method 2

This method is using command promt.

Steps:
1. Run command promt as Administrator.(Right click on cmd click on 'Run as Administrator').

Run command promt as Administrator

2. Type 'DISKPART' in command prompt. Now type “list disk” to see all of your connected disk
drives.

Command Prompt DISKPART Utility

3. Type this following command one by one.(Here Disk 1 is the disk number of my flash drive. So make sure Disk 1 is your flash drive disk number. If not then replace ''Disk 1" with proper disk number)
1. 'select disk 1'
2. 'clean'
3. 'create partition primary'
4. 'select partition 1'
5. 'active'
6. 'format fs=NTFS QUICK'
7. 'assign'
8. 'exit'

Command Prompt DISKPART Utility

4. You'll be exited from DISKPART utility. Now use bootsect utility to make your flash drive bootable. To do so, insert the Windows 7/8 DVD in DVD drive. For this tutorial, the DVD drive is J: and the USB drive is I: (Replace this drive letter with proper drive letter of your PC)
Now type the following command in command promt one by one.
1. J:
2. cd J:\boot
3. BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 I:

Command Prompt DISKPART Utility

Your USB drive now has been update with BOOTMGR compatible code. Now close the Command Prompt windows.
5. Now open your Windows 7/8 DVD drive and copy all files in your Flash Drive.

Copy Files

6. Everything is done. Now boot from your pen drive and continue Windows installation.

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How To Install .Net Framework 3.5 In Windows 8

Install .Net Framework 3.5 In Windows 8

Windows 8 comes with net framework 4.5 already installed on it. So when you try to install net framework 3.5 in Windows 8 you will get an error like this.

.Net Framework 3.5

Now some application, builds on .Net Framework 3.5, needs Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 to be installed to run. And Microsoft Net Framework 4.5 does not include Net Framework 3.5. So now how to fix this? Here is the solution with some easy.
In this tutorial we are going to show how to install .Net Framework offline without any internet connection. All you need is just a installation DVD of windows 8.

Method 1

Steps:
1. Go to start menu and search for Command Prompt.

Windows 8 Search Menu

2. Right click on Command Prompt and click on 'Run as administrator'.

Command Prompt

3. Now copy and paste the following command in Command Prompt. and hit enter to run.(to paste the command in Command Prompt, copy the command. Then open Command Prompt window then right click and paste.)
Dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:J:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess
Note: Here J: is my DVD drive. So replace J: with your source DVD drive letter.

.Net Framework 3.5 Offline Install

4. Within a few moment .Net Framework will be installed on your computer.

.Net Framework 3.5 Offline Install

If you face any problem while running this command in command prompt just Download Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 Offline Installer to install offline.Net Framework. Then...

1. Run the application as administrator.

.Net Framework 3.5 Offline Installer

2. Insert windows 8 installation DVD in DVD drive and change the DVD drive path in .Net Framework 3.5 Offline Installer application.

.Net Framework 3.5 Offline Installer

3. Click on 'Start Installation'. And .Net Framework 3.5 installation will start and complete within a few min.

.Net Framework 3.5 Offline Installer

Errors:
If you still found some error code like
Error: 0x800F0906
Error: 0x800F081F
Error: 0x800F0907
then try online installation method or go to This Link of Microsoft for details and troubleshooting.

Method 2

1. Go to windows search menu.

Windows 8 Start Menu

2. Type 'Feature' in search bar.

Windows 8 Feature

3. Then click on Settings > Turn Windows feature on or off.

Windows 8 Feature on/off

4. In Windows feature window click on '.Net Framework 3.5' option. And click ok.

Windows 8 .Net Framework 3.5 Install

5. A new window will appear. Click 'Download files from Windows Update'.

Windows 8 .Net Framework 3.5 Install

6. Now windows download necessary files.

Windows 8 .Net Framework 3.5 Install

7. Now .Net Framework 3.5 is installed on your system.

Windows 8 .Net Framework 3.5 Install

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Create Samsung Recovery Partition

Samsung Recovery Solution

Here Im gonna show you how to create Samsung Recovery Partition with simple steps.
In Samsung laptops this partition is created already when you buy the laptop. But sometimes people delete this unknowingly, while partitioning hard disk. So if you have deleted then you can recreate the OEM partition yourself very easily.

Requirement:

• Samsung Recovery Solution Admin Tool 4/5 (Download or Create from Samsung Laptop... Process is given below)

• Windows 7/8 Installation Disc.

Note: Data from your Hard Disk will be deleted. So Create a back up of your important files.

Creating Samsung Recovery Solution Admin Tool 5:
You need another Samsung Laptop which have already installed Samsung Recovery Solution 5(or 4) on it.
1. Now start the laptop and press F4 to go to Samsung Recovery Mode.

Samsung Recovery Solution 5

2. When Samsung Recovery Solution start click ctrl+alt+F10.

Samsung Recovery Solution Start Screen

3. Now Samsung Recovery Solution ask you for password. Type secclx or secos as password.

Samsung Recovery Solution Password

4. Insert your USB pen drive. Now go to Tools.

Samsung Recovery Solution 5 Tool

5. Now click on Admin Tool USB. And Click Yes. Within a few moment 'Samsung Recovery Solution Admin Tool' bootable Pen Drive will be created.

Samsung Recovery Solution 5 Admin Tool

Or

You can download it as an iso image. And make a bootable USB with this image.

Creating Samsung Recovery Partition:

1.  Make USB-HDD your first boot device.
2.  Insert the Samsung Recovery Solution Admin Tool USB pendrive in laptop.
3.  Boot from USB.
4.  Now Samsung Recovery Solution will start.

5.  Click on Execute on Step 1(Disk Partition)

Samsung Recovery Solution Execute

6.  Click on Initialize The Hard Disk Drive.

Samsung Recovery Solution Initialize Hard Disk drive

7.  You'll be asked for a confirmation. Click Yes.

Samsung Recovery Solution Partition

8.  Now define the Size Of Recovery Area as 20 GB. And click Next.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

9.  Now click OK. And continue partitioning.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

10.  Wait for some min.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

11.  Partitioning Complete. Continue Recovery Area Installation... Click Ok.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area Installation

12.  Now a new Window again ask for Continue Installation. Click Ok.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

13.  Wait for some moment. Recovery Environment will be installed.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

14.  Now you will be asked if you want to fix the MBR. Click Ok..

Samsung Recovery Solution MBR Fix

15.  After MBR fix successfully completed Click Ok.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area MBR

16.  Now you'll be asked to add initial status image to recovery area from USB or DVD. Click Cancel(If you have backed up any system image created with Samsung Recovery Solution in Pen Drive or DVD then insert it and click OK. This image will be restored later by pressing F4 while booting)

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

17.  Recovery Area in now set. Now click Ok to continue Windows 7/8 installation.

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

18.  Insert Windows Installation Disc and Click Ok. (There is no need to change windows boot priority. System will boot automatically boot from DVD. If doesn't boot from DVD only then change boot device priority. And one more thing... You don't need to eject the bootable Samsung Recovery Solution Admin Tool USB)

Samsung Recovery Solution Recovery Area

19.  Now format and install windows on your laptop. You can create partition while Windows Installation. Or do it from Computer Management after Installation complete. JUST DON'T DELETE THE OEM PARTITION, which you've just created.
20.  When your computer will start for first time after completion of Windows installation run Admin Tool application from pen drive. To do this open your pen drive(Samsung Recovery Solution Admin Tool bootable pen drive, which you've created). Open 'Winclon' folder. Click on Admin Tool application and run.

Samsung Recovery Solution 5 Admin Tool

Samsung Recovery Solution 5 Admin Tool

21.  When the application run click on 'Execute' in Step 1. And Install Samsung Recovery Solution Application.

Samsung Recovery Solution Application Install

22.  Restart your computer.
23.  All done. Now you can back up your system. Which can be restored just by pressing F4 while booting. So install whatever you want and back up. But remember Samsung Recovery Partition is only 20 GB. So you can't back up more than 20 GB in the OEM partition.
24.  To back up- again run Admin Tool Application from pen drive(as I mentioned in Step 20). Click on 'Execute' in Step 3. Your computer will be rebooted. And back up will start automatically.

Samsung Recovery Solution Application Install

25.  After completion just restart. Now you can restore your system by pressing F4 while booting.

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