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23 Oct 2009 | #1 |
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Clean install from XP without install disc
I would like to perform a clean install windows 7 x64 from XP x86. I have downloaded the files from the email that I was sent, and I do not have an installation cd or .iso.
How do I make an .iso or make my flash drive bootable so that I can do a clean install? Again, I have no disc, no image, and I'm in XP. I have just the files. Thanks. |
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23 Oct 2009 | #2 |
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I would like to perform a clean install windows 7 x64 from XP x86. I have downloaded the files from the email that I was sent, and I do not have an installation cd or .iso.
How do I make an .iso or make my flash drive bootable so that I can do a clean install? Again, I have no disc, no image, and I'm in XP. I have just the files. Thanks. ![]() You won't be able to clean install W7 over XP without a W7 install DVD. I worry that you'll not get much further if the files that were "sent to you in an email" were not obtained legitimately either........imo it sounds to me like they weren't! Good luck! |
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23 Oct 2009 | #3 |
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Make bootable iso from student d/l In the end, you're going to have to 'roll-your-own' DVD from the files you've downloaded, as you can't do an 'in-place' update of Windows XP. |
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23 Oct 2009 | #4 |
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I would like to perform a clean install windows 7 x64 from XP x86. I have downloaded the files from the email that I was sent, and I do not have an installation cd or .iso.
How do I make an .iso or make my flash drive bootable so that I can do a clean install? Again, I have no disc, no image, and I'm in XP. I have just the files. Thanks. If you were upgrading from 32bit to 32bit or 64bit to 64bit you could perform a clean install from xp without the need to burn to disk. |
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23 Oct 2009 | #5 |
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[quote=Ginjaian;324822]
Ah, i see, ma bad! Quote:
If you were upgrading from 32bit to 32bit or 64bit to 64bit you could perform a clean install from xp without the need to burn to disk.
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21 Mar 2010 | #6 |
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If you mount the ISO image onto the USB drive, then choose to boot from the USB drive in your BIOS it will perform a clean install. However, you need a boot image to be able to do this if the ISO image itself isn't bootable [which most aren't]. I just use the boot image from my old XP installation CD, and that works great.
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21 Mar 2010 | #7 |
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Use the tutorial given above to convert student download to .iso, or if you have the seven installation files use this: Bootable ISO - Create from Installation Files
Then write the .iso to USB stick with this: Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool Boot the stick under HD's in one-time boot menu given on first BIOS screen, or by setting it to boot first in BIOS setup. |
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