I've ruined my PC...

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  1. Posts : 6,305
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #11

    You will need to access the main BIOS (before windows even attempts to boot). Look at the very first 'splash' screen you see, you can then press Del, F1 or F2 to enter the BIOS setup.

    You will then need to navigate to the boot options which will show the current boot priority list. You can then highlight the device you want then move it up the list.

    Hope this helps :)
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  2. Posts : 6
    vista
    Thread Starter
       #12

    Alright! I changed the boot priority to the external drive but nothing different happens. Does it matter that I partitioned the hard drive? Does the drive letter matter? Right now I'm just going to test happening the ISO on both partitions.

    EDIT: I also have it formatted as FAT32, is this correct?
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  3. Posts : 290
    Windows 7077
       #13

    You know, I posted that Tut assuming it was correct, but it's missing the bootsect step. This is a better how-to;
    How to Install Windows 7 From USB Drive without Windows 7 ISO DVD
    Sorrt about that. You could probably get away with just this step;
    J: (Drive letter of Windows 7 iso mounted with demon tool)
    CD boot
    bootsect /nt60 Y: (Y is drive latter of your USB drive )
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  4. Posts : 156
    Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 RC x86/Windows XP SP3 x86 (Dual Boot)
       #14

    I'm thinking you should extract the files from the ISO to make it work.
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  5. Posts : 1,086
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64.
       #15

    Jonathan said:
    Alright! I changed the boot priority to the external drive but nothing different happens. Does it matter that I partitioned the hard drive? Does the drive letter matter? Right now I'm just going to test happening the ISO on both partitions.

    EDIT: I also have it formatted as FAT32, is this correct?
    No it needs to be ntfs.
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  6. Posts : 6
    vista
    Thread Starter
       #16

    I did extract it. I'll try NTFS now. Hopefully that works.
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