Windows 7: Make Usb hard drive Bootable

Hello,
Sir I am having 500gb usb hardisk in which i had create a partition of 10gb and i want to create that partition bootable with windows 7 pls tellme what to do there are many ways given to make harddisk bootable but its for complete harddisk not for selected partition.

Hello arpitsaxena007, welcome to Seven Forums!


If you are trying to make a Windows Operating System boot independently from USB connected Hard Disk Drive, it's not possible at all.

then how should i format my pc its without dvd rom

Have a look at this first tutorial to make a bootable USB stick with the Windows 7 installation media, then you may care to have a look at the additional information listed below.

USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive - Create

To start fresh with a clean installation or clean install with an upgrade version of Windows 7, it may be best to over-write the Master Boot Record of any possible corruption and then use the Windows installer to create and format the partition(s) for installation, have a look at the "#6 clean" option of Method One in this first tutorial linked below.

Secure Erase / Wipe : Definition and Methods

DISKPART : At PC Startup

If you want to completely wipe, over-write the entire Hard Disk Drive of any possible malware infection and / or to get the best possible space to do the install to or just for security purposes, have a look at these tutorials.

SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

Additional Secure Erase / Wipe Information