Installation from USB HDD

If you are using the function that "emulates" a cd/dvd drive - you need the .iso on there - not the extracted files.

The .iso image should already be bootable.

7100.0.090421-1700_x86fre_client_en-us_retail_ultimate-grc1culfrer_en_dvd.iso
32 bit
What do you mean by "dl"?
What do mean by "from an image", my DVD-ROM is dead.
I followed this tutorial: How to Make/Create a Bootable USB Flash Disk Windows Vista Installer - UnlockForUs

Do I need to remove my backup folder in my external HDD? (I don't want to reformat it)
Note: it is NTFS formatted.


Edit: I'm accesing to the DVD image by DAEMON Tools Lite.

If you were going to use a dvd to install - you would burn the .iso image (that you already ) directly to the dvd.

Extracting the files would not work.

If you are "emulating" a dvd drive - then obviously, the .iso image file needs to be on the device - not the extracted files.

However, you should be able to boot the usb drive , without emulation - the fact you can't - and you are are getting corruption messages, indicates something is - corrupt on the external HD.

darkhorn said:

7100.0.090421-1700_x86fre_client_en-us_retail_ultimate-grc1culfrer_en_dvd.iso
32 bit
What do you mean by "dl"?
What do mean by "from an image", my DVD-ROM is dead.
I followed this tutorial: How to Make/Create a Bootable USB Flash Disk Windows Vista Installer - UnlockForUs

Do I need to remove my backup folder in my external HDD? (I don't want to reformat it)
Note: it is NTFS formatted.


Edit: I'm accesing to the DVD image by DAEMON Tools Lite.

dl=download, by image we mean *.iso. IN your case it would be 7100.0.090421-1700_x86fre_client_en-us_retail_ultimate-grc1culfrer_en_dvd.iso
the tutorial is great and will work if followed.
Are you going to install to an internal drive? If so you dont need to do anything to your backup folder.
Its always best to do a clean install, not an upgrade.

Let us know if you need anything else.
We are glad to give you as much help as you need.

Ken

Windows Boot Manager

Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem
1. Insert your Windows installation disk...
bla blah blah
bala bla
bla

File: \Boot\BCD
Status: 0x000000e

Info: An error occured while attempting to read the boot configuration data.

bla to contune blah to exit

It works from my internal HDD. :) :) :)(I faced the Windows 7 installation window)
But not from external usb hdd
Anyway, I'll use the internal HDD to install it.
Thanks for the help! :)

I am having exactly the same issue trying to boot from a USB HDD (same errors)