Cannot create USB bootable drive for Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

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  1.    #11

    Daemon Tools is not compatible with Win7 and can cause problems. You can mount a .vhd in Disk Mgmt: Virtual Hard Disk - Create and Attach VHD

    I gave you the steps that include everything you need including a new official installer ISO and the tools MS provides to burn to DVD or stick: Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7.

    If you stick with the tools and methods in the tutorial then you will get and keep a perfect install for as long as you do, since it compiles what has worked best in tens of thousands of installs we've helped with here.
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  2. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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       #12

    I do follow the instructions.

    But after I create a boot USB using "Windows 7 USB-DVD Download Tool" I try and check that all is well, open the content of the USB and the entire size is about 90 MB.

    This I cannot understand.
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  3. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #13

    Did you download a new iso and check the size ?

    Did you try to put that iso on the usb drive with one of the 2 programs I linked for you ?

    They work perfectly :)
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    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #14

    Just at thought.
    Are you trying to download to the USB flash drive or disk or are you downloading to your desktop and then saving/copy/burn it on a USB flash drive or disk?
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  5. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #15

    DavidFaiz89 said:
    I do follow the instructions.

    But after I create a boot USB using "Windows 7 USB-DVD Download Tool" I try and check that all is well, open the content of the USB and the entire size is about 90 MB.

    This I cannot understand.
    You are not doing it right, 1st you download the iso, then you put the iso on the flash drive using 1 of the programs we have given you links to.

    You DO NOT just COPY the iso files to the flash drive.
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  6.    #16

    Which program did you use to write the Win7 ISO file to the flash stick? The MS tool for this is in Step 2 of Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums.

    You said you are following the steps. Did you use that tool from Step 2 to write the ISO from Step 1 to the stick. If so it should be bootable. Start over now and do that.
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