Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

How to Get and Use the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool​



Introduction
   Information
If you would like to burn your downloaded or converted .iso image to a DVD or create a bootable USB flash drive, this free Microsoft utility is for you.

In very little time this can be accomplished by even a novice, and in this tutorial I'm gonna show you how. I have seperated this tutorial into 2 sections: Part 1 covers how to burn a bootable DVD and Part 2 is on creating a bootable flash drive.

This is primarily going to be useful to XP and Vista users who do not have .iso burning software installed on their current HDD and wish to perform a clean install.
   Note
The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool does not support using Windows XP .iso files.

If you do not have a Windows 7 with SP1 ISO, then you can download the latest official Windows 7 with SP1 ISO file here:

:ar: Microsoft Software Recovery

:ar: Microsoft: Windows 7 Direct Download Links


   Warning
The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool does not work with UEFI.

To create a 64-bit Windows 7 or Windows 8 UEFI USB flash drive, see:

How to Create a Bootable UEFI USB Flash Drive for Installing Windows 7 and Windows 8







Here's How:

First visit the MS Store Website to download and install the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool.

   Note
If the download links are broken at the sites below, then you can click on the blue Download button below to directly download an official copy of the Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe file below from here instead.


Download



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After you have successfully downloaded and installed the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, you should see its icon on your desktop. Double click to start the program.USB icon.JPG
PART 1 - How to Burn a bootable Windows 7 DVD

1) After you run the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool, you will see the Step 1 of 4 dialog box. Here you will navigate to the location of your .iso file by clicking the Browse button. Once you have successfully located your iso file click Next to continue to step 2.USB DVD DL TOOL_1.JPG
2) In step 2 of 4 you are given the choice of making a bootable DVD or a bootable USB flash. In this first section of my tutorial I show you how to burn a bootable DVD. So click DVD if that is what you want.USB DVD DL TOOL_2.JPG
3) Make sure you have a blank DVD in your optical drive, or you may see this message.USB DVD DL TOOL_3.JPG
4) Once you have inserted a blank DVD you will see the folowing screen, click Begin burning to continue.USB DVD DL TOOL_4.JPG
5) Once the burn starts, you should see the progress bar here at Step 4 of 4. Remember the amount of time it takes to complete the burn depends on many factors... be patient.USB DVD DL TOOL_5.JPG
6) If all you wanted was a bootable DVD, you are finished when you see the image below, close the program or start over if you wish to make a 2nd copy.USB DVD DL TOOL_6.JPG
PART 2 - How to create a bootable Windows 7 USB Flash Drive


   Warning
You need a USB flash drive with at least 4GB of free space, and the flash drive will be formattted to NTFS! So backup your data before creating this bootable USB, or you will lose all your data!


Follow the instructions in the Introduction at the beginning of tutorial and download and install the tool. The installation will add the program shortcut to your desktop, just double click to start.

1) After you launch the app, you will see the Step 1 of 4 dialog box. Here you will navigate to the location of your .iso file by clicking the Browse button. Once you have successfully located your iso file click Next to continue to step 2.USB DVD DL TOOL_1.JPG
2) In step 2 of 4 you are given the choice of making a bootable DVD or a bootable USB flash. Here in Part 2 of my tutorial I show you how to create a bootable USB Flash Drive. So click USB device if that is what you want.USB DVD DL TOOL_2.JPG
3) Here in step 3 of 4 you will select the USB flash drive of your choice by using the drop down list arrow. Once you have chosen the correct Drive, click the Begin copying button.USB DVD DL TOOL_USB1.JPG

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4) Here in step 4 of 4: Creating bootable USB device, you should see the progress bar move across the screen. As always your speed depends on many factors, have patience!USB DVD DL TOOL_USB4.JPG
5) Once completed you should see the following dialog box.USB DVD DL TOOL_USB5.JPG
I found it interesting that the USB device icon in "Computer" now looks identical to that of the DVD!USB DVD DL TOOL_USB6.JPG
Here are the contents of the USB device after completion...USB DVD DL TOOL_USB_Contents.JPG
I hope this helps out some of you who are "stuck" when it comes to burning an iso to DVD or creating a bootable USB device.

Thanks!















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Nice that there's a tool now. I made a bootable USB the other day with a combination of diskpart and using the boot tool in the boot folder of the install
 

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Thanks BFG... its so easy to use, just like everything I've done with Win7!
 

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question. what if you dont have an ISO file, either like me you have the Files expanded onto your hard disk, or burned onto a Boot DVD?

is it possible to rebuild the ISO from either a Boot DVD or from the Expanded files on my hard drive?

thanks in advance

Edit: answered my own question lol. did a search on this lovely forum and found just what i was looking for .... VLite does the trick ;)

double edit: after compiling the ISO using Vlite i ran the MS USB/DVD tool and it tells me that "The Selected file not a valid ISO file". I opened the ISO in UltraISO and it tells me that its Boot CD/DVD so i cant understand why its not a valid ISO, unless MS have fixed it so that i only recognises FULL and Complete ISO's with nothing Added or taken out?

anybody else have a problem with this?
 
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bluemoon4ever said:
question. what if you dont have an ISO file, either like me you have the Files expanded onto your hard disk, or burned onto a Boot DVD?

is it possible to rebuild the ISO from either a Boot DVD or from the Expanded files on my hard drive?

thanks in advance

Edit: answered my own question lol. did a search on this lovely forum and found just what i was looking for .... VLite does the trick ;)

double edit: after compiling the ISO using Vlite i ran the MS USB/DVD tool and it tells me that "The Selected file not a valid ISO file". I opened the ISO in UltraISO and it tells me that its Boot CD/DVD so i cant understand why its not a valid ISO, unless MS have fixed it so that i only recognises FULL and Complete ISO's with nothing Added or taken out?

anybody else have a problem with this?
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Bluemoon:

I am assuming you have the student DL from Digital River? If yes, try these instructions here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/30470-make-bootable-iso-student-d-l.html They worked like a champ for me! ...and dont forget to rep SIW2 if it works for you!
 

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nope not using a student release .. using windows RTM
 

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bluemoon4ever said:
nope not using a student release .. using windows RTM
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Bluemoon:

Good beer btw! I'm sorry I misread/misunderstood your first post... so you have DVD and you want to make a backup iso of it.

There are many CD/DVD burning apps that will let you like Nero, but it is not easiest app to figure out... so many use ISO Recorder or MagicIso to do that.

Hope that helps!
 

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Darryl Licht said:
bluemoon4ever said:
nope not using a student release .. using windows RTM
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Bluemoon:

Good beer btw! I'm sorry I misread/misunderstood your first post... so you have DVD and you want to make a backup iso of it.

There are many CD/DVD burning apps that will let you like Nero, but it is not easiest app to figure out... so many use ISO Recorder or MagicIso to do that.

Hope that helps!
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lol i know how to make a DVD, its that i fancied making an ISO so that i could use the Microsoft program on this thread to make a USB boot WIndows 7 installation disk. Its not a big deal as i already have the dvd and files on hard disk. Just wondered why it didnt work for me that all.
 

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bluemoon4ever said:
Darryl Licht said:
bluemoon4ever said:
nope not using a student release .. using windows RTM
Click to expand...

Bluemoon:

Good beer btw! I'm sorry I misread/misunderstood your first post... so you have DVD and you want to make a backup iso of it.

There are many CD/DVD burning apps that will let you like Nero, but it is not easiest app to figure out... so many use ISO Recorder or MagicIso to do that.

Hope that helps!
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lol i know how to make a DVD, its that i fancied making an ISO so that i could use the Microsoft program on this thread to make a USB boot WIndows 7 installation disk. Its not a big deal as i already have the dvd and files on hard disk. Just wondered why it didnt work for me that all.
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Blue:

Please re-read my post... The 2 apps I linked to are for creating an iso from the CD or DVD!
 

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Excellent tutorial Darryl,

Used a brand new Toshiba 8gb USB flash drive right out of the package.

Followed the steps, using my TechNet All-In-One .iso,

Bingo faster than Microwave popcorn :geek:

Thanks for becoming a progressive new member ;)
 

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Why Thank you Doc!

I hope I can be a contributing force here! I hope I can keep it up... problem is everytime I come up with another idea for a tutorial, someone has already created it! But I may pull a rabbit outta the hat now and then! LOL! Take care! :thumbsup:
 

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Won 2 of the first pic the black one. ;)
 

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Darryl Licht said:
bluemoon4ever said:
Darryl Licht said:
Bluemoon:

Good beer btw! I'm sorry I misread/misunderstood your first post... so you have DVD and you want to make a backup iso of it.

There are many CD/DVD burning apps that will let you like Nero, but it is not easiest app to figure out... so many use ISO Recorder or MagicIso to do that.

Hope that helps!
Click to expand...


lol i know how to make a DVD, its that i fancied making an ISO so that i could use the Microsoft program on this thread to make a USB boot WIndows 7 installation disk. Its not a big deal as i already have the dvd and files on hard disk. Just wondered why it didnt work for me that all.
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Blue:

Please re-read my post... The 2 apps I linked to are for creating an iso from the CD or DVD!
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when i say i know how to make a DVD i mean an ISO of the DVD, bit for some reason the MS USB creator doesnt like my ISO's ... no worries though
 

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bluemoon4ever said:
when i say i know how to make a DVD i mean an ISO of the DVD, bit for some reason the MS USB creator doesnt like my ISO's ... no worries though
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I ran into the same thing with some old .iso's created with nlite; the tool said they weren't valid. I created one from a Win 7 Pro x64 upgrade disc using ISO Recorder v3 (64bit version) and it worked like a charm. You might want to try ISO Recorder to create the image.

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/W7.htm
 

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Nero does it too... never had a single issue with any iso Ive created and I do all mine with Nero.
 

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hacku said:
Looks like MS got rid of this tool?

I was looking for it to mount the ISO into a bootable flash drive, but it looks like they took it down... :(
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The tool link was taken down because of this:

Microsoft Pulls Windows 7 Download Tool - Reviews by PC Magazine

Microsoft has pulled a tool that is designed to help users with existing Windows XP installations on their netbooks. The Windows USB/DVD Tool was pulled "because there were several concerns brought to Microsoft's attention," a Microsoft spokesman said in an email. "They took it down to investigate the claims."
As the name suggests, the tool allows a downloaded version of Windows 7 from Microsoft's online store or its MSDN subscription service to be copied onto either a USB key or DVD. The former option is especially useful for those users that lack a DVD drive.
Blogger Rafael Rivera Jr. had provided comparisons between the Microsoft tool and the CodePlex ImageMaster tool.
"While poking through the UDF-related internals of the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, I had a weird feeling there was just wayyyyyyyyy too much code in there for such a simple tool" Rivera wrote. "A simple search of some method names and properties, gleaned from Reflector's output, revealed the source code was obviously lifted from the CodePlex-hosted (yikes) GPLv2-licensed ImageMaster project."
The Microsoft spokesman did not confirm or deny that code had been used from the CodePlex tool, which was hosted under a GPLv2 license. That license allows the source code to be distributed as an executable, either with the source code attached or an offer to provide it, if asked.
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However, they should be reposting the download link as well as the source code:

Update on the Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool - Port 25: The Open Source Community at Microsoft

Update on the Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool by Peter Galli on November 13, 2009 11:24AM

As you've likely read and as was originally reported here, we've been investigating a report that the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, might contain GPLv2 code. The WUDT is a free tool that was offered by the Microsoft Store and which enabled customers to create bootable USB drives or DVD backup media from the electronic software (ESD) edition of Windows 7 that comes in an ISO format.
After looking at the code in question, we are now able to confirm this was indeed the case, although it was not intentional on our part. While we had contracted with a third party to create the tool, we share responsibility as we did not catch it as part of our code review process. We have furthermore conducted a review of other code provided through the Microsoft Store and this was the only incident of this sort we could find.
When it comes to our attention that a Microsoft component contains third party code, our aim is to be respectful of the terms under which that code is being shared. As a result, we will be making the source code as well as binaries for this tool available next week under the terms of the General Public License v2 as described here, and are also taking measures to apply what we have learned from this experience for future code reviews we perform.
We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience this has caused.
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Alakar said:
hacku said:
Looks like MS got rid of this tool?

I was looking for it to mount the ISO into a bootable flash drive, but it looks like they took it down... :(
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The tool link was taken down because of this:

Microsoft Pulls Windows 7 Download Tool - Reviews by PC Magazine

Microsoft has pulled a tool that is designed to help users with existing Windows XP installations on their netbooks. The Windows USB/DVD Tool was pulled "because there were several concerns brought to Microsoft's attention," a Microsoft spokesman said in an email. "They took it down to investigate the claims."
As the name suggests, the tool allows a downloaded version of Windows 7 from Microsoft's online store or its MSDN subscription service to be copied onto either a USB key or DVD. The former option is especially useful for those users that lack a DVD drive.
Blogger Rafael Rivera Jr. had provided comparisons between the Microsoft tool and the CodePlex ImageMaster tool.
"While poking through the UDF-related internals of the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, I had a weird feeling there was just wayyyyyyyyy too much code in there for such a simple tool" Rivera wrote. "A simple search of some method names and properties, gleaned from Reflector's output, revealed the source code was obviously lifted from the CodePlex-hosted (yikes) GPLv2-licensed ImageMaster project."
The Microsoft spokesman did not confirm or deny that code had been used from the CodePlex tool, which was hosted under a GPLv2 license. That license allows the source code to be distributed as an executable, either with the source code attached or an offer to provide it, if asked.
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However, they should be reposting the download link as well as the source code:

Update on the Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool - Port 25: The Open Source Community at Microsoft

Update on the Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool by Peter Galli on November 13, 2009 11:24AM

As you've likely read and as was originally reported here, we've been investigating a report that the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, might contain GPLv2 code. The WUDT is a free tool that was offered by the Microsoft Store and which enabled customers to create bootable USB drives or DVD backup media from the electronic software (ESD) edition of Windows 7 that comes in an ISO format.
After looking at the code in question, we are now able to confirm this was indeed the case, although it was not intentional on our part. While we had contracted with a third party to create the tool, we share responsibility as we did not catch it as part of our code review process. We have furthermore conducted a review of other code provided through the Microsoft Store and this was the only incident of this sort we could find.
When it comes to our attention that a Microsoft component contains third party code, our aim is to be respectful of the terms under which that code is being shared. As a result, we will be making the source code as well as binaries for this tool available next week under the terms of the General Public License v2 as described here, and are also taking measures to apply what we have learned from this experience for future code reviews we perform.
We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience this has caused.
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This is not the only thing Rafael has caught MS on along with Paul Thurott...

Rafael is becoming a thorn in their side
 

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