You might want to know why bootable USB key is important. The answer is pretty simple; it is an extremely easy and appropriate way to install operating systems. But as easy the task is, it is very crucial to complete it without mistakes. And so we have written this guide to help you. The following steps are for Windows Vista or Windows 7.
1. Find and right-click the Windows Command Prompt in your Start Menu and choose to run it as an Administrator.
2. At the prompt, enter
diskpart to launch Microsoft’s disk management utility. The command line should now read “DISKPART>”.
3. Type
list disk to show a list of all disk drives. If your USB key is plugged into your PC, it should be listed here, along with other physical drives. Note the USB key’s disk number – you can pick it out by looking at the disk capacity.
4. Type
select disk #, with the USB key’s disk number in place of #.
5. Type
clean for the utility to clean the disk, which DiskPart will confirm.
6. Create a new bootable partition by entering
create partition primary.
7. Choose this partition with
select partition 1, and then mark it as active by typing active.
8. Format the key by inputting
format fs=fat32. This should take a few minutes, and DiskPart will display a progress percentage.
9. Lastly, type
assign to give this USB key a drive letter. Close the DiskPart program using
exit.
