How can i make/install windows 7 using my external hard drive ?

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  1. Posts : 27
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
       #51

    Kaktussoft said:
    that's exactly what I want. Replace the partition bootsector with bootmgr code (win7/vista bootsector)
    I got lost in here. What do I replace with what?

    Kaktussoft said:
    Did you do E:\boot\bootsect /nt60 E: /force /mbr
    as well? and succeeded succesfully?
    Yes and the same message appeared as well.
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  2. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #52

    bootsect /nt60 E: /force /mbr =>this rewrites the mbr (master boot record) of the physical disk where partition E is on. When booting from that drive it reads the code which searches for an active partition which is E. Then it loads the boot sector of E.

    bootsect /nt60 E: /force => this rewrites the boot sector of E-partition. /nt60 means vista/win7 style. The win7 boot sector has code in it that says ... run bootmgr. bootmgr loads the boot menu e:\boot\bcd and displays all configured Operating systems in that menu. There's only one (the installation) so it starts immediately
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  3. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #53

    Try to start from external usb drive now. Tap F8 a lot of times during boot, so you see a bootmenu. Does that work? Are you very sure it tries to boot from usb?
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  4. Posts : 27
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
       #54

    Kaktussoft said:
    Try to start from external usb drive now. Tap F8 a lot of times during boot, so you see a bootmenu. Does that work? Are you very sure it tries to boot from usb?
    The USB is definitely set first to boot and the boot menu appears after tapping F8 but it's a regular boot menu. Safe mode, start Windows, etc. Nothing related to the USB.
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  5. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #55

    so it doesn't start from usb. remove harddisk from "boot device" in bios. just for test. what happens when you reboot afterwards? tap f8.
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  6. Posts : 27
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
       #56

    Kaktussoft said:
    so it doesn't start from usb. remove harddisk from "boot device" in bios. just for test. what happens when you reboot afterwards? tap f8.
    My notebook doesn't have the possibility to remove the HDD from booting.
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  7. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #57

    so usb is on top of "boot devices" in bios. HDD can't be removed from list are replaced by another option.
    boot from usb (try to) and tap f8 so you see the menu.

    Do you see any installations so does a menu appear? or only safe mode, normal etc?
    try normal. does that start winxp or win7 install?
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  8. Posts : 27
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
       #58

    Kaktussoft said:
    Do you see any installations so does a menu appear? or only safe mode, normal etc?
    try normal. does that start winxp or win7 install?
    No installations, only the usual stuff and WinXP starts if I try normal.

    I have the feeling I'm doing something wrong. I mean, it can't be this hard. When I was entering the command an error occurred in the Boot Sector Manipulation Tool. Could this be the reason?
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  9. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #59

    This it should say (sorry it's in dutch)
    Code:
    D:\>bootsect /nt60 c: /force
    Target volumes will be updated with BOOTMGR compatible bootcode.
    C: (\\?\Volume{d2602ac2-ded6-11e0-a821-806e6f6e6963})
        Updated NTFS filesystem bootcode.  The update may be unreliable since the
        volume could not be dismounted during the update:
            Toegang geweigerd. (means access denied)
    Bootcode was successfully updated on all targeted volumes.
    -------------------------------------------------------------
    D:\>bootsect /nt60 c: /force /mbr
    Target volumes will be updated with BOOTMGR compatible bootcode.
    C: (\\?\Volume{d2602ac2-ded6-11e0-a821-806e6f6e6963})
        Updated NTFS filesystem bootcode.  The update may be unreliable since the
        volume could not be dismounted during the update:
            Toegang geweigerd. (means access denied)
    \??\PhysicalDrive0
       Successfully updated disk bootcode.
    Bootcode was successfully updated on all targeted volumes.
    D:\>
    Did you get Bootcode was successfully updated on all targeted volumes. at first command?
    Did you get
    \??\PhysicalDrive0
    Successfully updated disk bootcode.
    Bootcode was successfully updated on all targeted volumes.
    on second command?

    Of course do it for E instead of C
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  10. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #60

    Target volumes will be updated with BOOTMGR compatible bootcode.
    E: (\\?\Volume{d2602ac3-ded6-11e0-a821-806e6f6e6963})
    Forced dismount complete, open handles to this volume are now invalid.
    Successfully updated NTFS filesystem bootcode.
    Bootcode was successfully updated on all targeted volumes.

    This is the message you should get
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