Boot Win 7 from a USB pen drive, is it possible?

[Albertoc67]

Hi to everybody,
I've just purchased a notebook HP touch smart 13" tm2-2101 sl (the one you can turn the screen and use it like a tablet) without the DVD reader.
I want to know if it's possible to create a bootable file to restart Win 7 after a reset of the system on a pen drive USB instead of the DVDs.
Tx.

 

[Bill2]

If you are talking about recovery disks (that restore the computer to factory state i.e. as it was when you unboxed it), check whether your recovery manager software has a usb option. Click on Start button, click All programs and locate HP recovery manager. Launch it and follow onscreen prompts, it'll probably let you create a usb recovery disk.

Newer HP netbooks/ultraportables do have this option. Only downside is they demand massive sized flash drives so you may need a 16gb-32gb drive.

If you dont get the usb option or dont want to invest in a large flash drive, you'll need to buy or borrow an external usb dvd burner and use that to create recovery disks.

You can also order recovery disks from HP for a nominal cost but again to use them you'll need a dvd drive.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello Albertoc67, welcome to Seven Forums!


Have a look at this tutorial linked below for some basic information.

USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive - Create
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[gregrocker]

If you have access to the Win7 installation DVD for your version, it's easiest to write it to flash stick using this tool with Win7 in dropdown menu: Universal USB Installer – Easy as 1 2 3

Here are tips for clean reinstalling Win7 without the factory bloatware and useless HP utilities which have better versions built into Win7: Reinstalling Windows 7

You will likely need the touchpad software from the HP Support Downloads webpage for your model.