Want to reinstall windows from usb

The other option is to start setup.exe in my old RFC windows... and install it from there but will that give me problems ? since i am running an old RFC, it has been designated as illegal version

Bare Foot Kid said:

If you have a full installer DVD why don't you install from that?

because i want to make a bootable usb ? :)

Nope, i tried it in both fat 32 and ntfs now...


i dont understand why my bios is showing the USB stick, but not booting from it

there is a very good reason to make a bootable usb:
On my computer
Time from post to "install now" screen with a dvd: 2-3 minutes
with a usb stick.. maybe 30 seconds
"expanding windows" portion of the install from a dvd: 35 minutes
from a flash drive.. 5 to 7minutes
Total installtime with a DVD from first boot to finished installation: 55 minutes
from a flash drive: 25 minutes

well, back at the pc...


i see now that windows DOES reconige the stick as a windows install drive.

any1 has any idea why it wont boot ?

Predjee said:

well, back at the pc...


i see now that windows DOES reconige the stick as a windows install drive.

any1 has any idea why it wont boot ?

some FDDs have firmware to prevent it from being used for that purpose.. others just won't work.. if you had linux you could simply copy the contents of the dvd to the FDD and it would work without using bcd or whatever..

anyone knows what u3 software is ? it seems that i have to uninstall something from my usb stick. Could it be the firmware you are talking about ?

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U3 disk mounting: hardware emulation

A U3 flash drive presents itself to the host system as a USB hub with a CD drive and standard USB mass storage device attached.[1]

• ThisU3 disk mounting: hardware emulationA U3 flash drive presents itself to the host system as a USB hub with a CD drive and standard USB mass storage device attached.[1]
  
  • This configuration causes Windows disk management to show two drives:
    1. A read-only ISO 9660 volume on an emulated CD-ROM drive with an autorun configuration to execute the U3 LaunchPad, and;
    2. A standard flash drive (FAT formatted) that includes a hidden "SYSTEM" folder with installed applications.
  • U3 compliant applications can be (optionally) preloaded by manufacturers. configuration causes Windows disk management to show two drives:
  1. A read-only ISO 9660 volume on an emulated CD-ROM drive with an autorun configuration to execute the U3 LaunchPad, and;
  2. A standard flash drive (FAT formatted) that includes a hidden "SYSTEM" folder with installed applications.
• U3 compliant applications can be (optionally) preloaded by manufacturers.