Windows 7: Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

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

Thanks BFG... its so easy to use, just like everything I've done with Windows 7!

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?

Bluemoon:

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

nope not using a student release .. using windows RTM

Great tutorial,

I've just added it to the Tutorial quick reference list for Installing Windows 7 sticky thread in Installation & Setup forum.

Good information.

Thanks

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!

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.

Blue:

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