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Booting from USB to install an OS
I have an old HP notebook with no optical drive and the laptop is saying "no os found" or something like that. I want to install a fresh copy of windows 7 pro on it, but this is one statement from a Microsoft site regarding the issue.
"When you download the ISO file, you must copy the file onto a USB flash drive or a DVD to install Windows 7. When you're ready to install Windows 7, insert the USB flash drive into your USB port or insert your DVD into your DVD drive, and then run Setup.exe from the root folder on the drive"
If I cannot get to an area in which I can actually access the drive, how would I? The whole reason I need to reinstall is because is says OS not found, that is it. I cannot move on fro there although I do believe I can access the BIOS. Do I need the drive connected when I switch the boot order? What will it be called when the pc has no cd drive?