Make bootable iso from student d/l

How to Create a Bootable ISO from a Student Windows 7 Download​

If you get the student d/l and have 3 files :

• Win7-HP-Retail-en-us-x64.exe or Windows 7-HP-Retail-en-us-x86.exe file for the 32-bit (x86) or 64 (x64) bit Windows 7 that you purchased
• setup1.box
• setup2.box

Here's how:

1. Rt click each file, Properties > Unblock>Apply>OK.
NOTE: Make sure read only boxes are clear.

2. Rt click and run as admin on the .exe. You will get a folder called expandedsetup on your dektop with these inside:

   Note

If you receive this error:

We are unable to create or save new files in the folder in which this application was downloaded. Please check the folder properties to make sure that you have security permission on the folder to write files and that the folder is not read-only.

Continue.

3. D/L this zip, extract it and copy/move oscdimg.exe into C:\Windows\system32.
View attachment oscdimg.zip
4. Assuming expandedsetup is on your Desktop:

Vista/7 users open an elevated command prompt ( rt click cmd and run as admin) and type :

Oscdimg.exe –u2 –b"C:\Users\your_username\Desktop\expandedSetup\boot\etfsboot.com" –h "C:\Users\your_username\Desktop\expandedSetup" C:\7.iso

XP users commands are:

cd /d C:\windows\system32

oscdimg -u2 -b"C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Desktop\expandedSetup\boot\etfsboot.com" -h "C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Desktop\expandedSetup" C:\7.iso

5. You can copy and paste the above into elevated cmd.

Vista/7 users- replace your_username with your actual username.

XP users - replace USER with your actual username

6. Then press enter. Xp users press enter after each of their two commands.

7. If the expandedsetup folder is not on your desktop, replace with appropriate paths.

   Tip

You may wish to copy the expandedsetup folder directly onto the root of C:

The paths will be shorter and the command will be:

Oscdimg.exe –u2 –bC:\expandedSetup\boot\etfsboot.com –h C:\expandedSetup C:\7.iso

If your folder is elsewhere, to get the paths easily, press shift and rt click on etfsboot.com - select copy as path ( paste into notepad )

Shift and rt click on expanded setup - select copy as path - paste into notepad ) Use those instead of the above.

The spacing needs to be exact.

   Warning

When the .iso is created you will get this message:

WARNING: This image contains UDF file system structures.

That is normal as you are creating the udf filesystem.

8. A) You can burn the .iso to dvd as an image with an isoburner.
View attachment isoburner.zip
OR

B) You can use the Microsoft DVD/USB tool to burn the .iso to dvd or to use the .iso to make a bootable flash drive. Download the tool:
View attachment Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe

   Tip

To make a copy of your Windows 7 ISO file:

1. Click the Start button, and click Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool in the All Programs list to open the USB/DVD Download tool.
2. Click Browse and select the file in the Open dialog box.
3. Select USB to create a copy on a USB flash drive or DVD to create a copy on a DVD disk, then click Next.
4. If you are copying the file to a USB flash drive, select your USB device in the dropdown list and click Begin copying. If you are copying the file up to a DVD, click Begin burning.

Microsoft Store: Download Manager Help

   Note

Microsoft’s ISO Image for Windows 7 Now Available

There is additional information regarding the Windows 7 64-bit download process. For those customers of the Student Offer, who wish to install the 64-bit version of Windows 7, but are currently running a 32-bit Operating System, there is now an optional downloadable ISO file of Windows 7 64-bit to allow for install.

- If you have already purchased the 64-bit version of Windows 7 from the Windows 7 Student Offer Online Store, please contact Digital River at the following link: http://windows7.digitalriver.com/servlet/PromoServlet/promoID.46354000
· In the Web form select the Download Option in the drop down menu and include "64-bit Windows 7 Solution" in the first line of your problem description.

Have fun.

Related Tutorials

---

• Bootable ISO - Create from Installation Files
• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html
• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html
• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/16917-bootable-iso-create-older-iso.html
• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html
• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1818-upgrade-install-windows-7-a.html
• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/20146-custom-install-windows-7-a.html
• How to Extract an ISO File to the Desktop

 

[SIW2]

akad,

it will be easier for you to copy oscdimg.exe directly onto the C drive.

Then forget the system32 altogether - your command window should look like this:

C:\>Oscdimg.exe –u2 –bC:\expandedSetup\boot\etfsboot.com –h C:\expandedSetup C:\7.iso

 

[akadmon]

I did that, and this is what I got:

 

[shadowman]

Is there a line? Do I need to take a ticket for help? ;3

 

[SIW2]

Shadowman if you are on XP - try doing the same as above.

People are having a surprising amount of trouble with directories - I may revisit the tutorial and see if I can make it easier.

 

[shadowman]

I think part of my problem (maybe) that when I open Command Prompt the first thing I see is this C:\Documents and Settings\Josh>

should I be seeing just C:\>

 

[akadmon]

OK, seem to be working now:

 

[akadmon]

So it looks like you have be in windows\system32 when you run the command. You need to make this clear in the tutorial, SIW2.

 

[akadmon]

So the iso has been created, but I got a warning. Still OK?

 

[shadowman]

akadmon help me

 

[SIW2]

I think part of my problem (maybe) that when I open Command Prompt the first thing I see is this C:\Documents and Settings\Josh>

should I be seeing just C:\>

The bit before the prompt > should be the place you copied oscdimg.exe to.

Assuming you put oscdimg in C:\windows\system32, that should be the bit before the prompt.

to get there, you need to change directory, like this ( type the bold bits):

C:\Documents and Settings\Josh>cd /d C:\windows\system32

press enter.

You should now see:

C:\windows\system32>

put the command in directly at the prompt and you see:

C:\windows\system32>Oscdimg.exe etc

then press enter.

 

[SIW2]

So the iso has been created, but I got a warning. Still OK?

LOOKS GOOD. The warning is just to let you know you have created a udf system - that's what you want.

 

[SIW2]

Shadow, when you follow my previous post , you will get exactly what Akad got :

 

[Zidane24]

Shadow, when you follow my previous post , you will get exactly what Akad got :

View attachment 32754

SIW Why don't we get folks to unpack the files (to get the sources) and then use the Microsoft USB/DVD Download tool to take those sources and make it either a DVD or a bootable USB

Microsoft Store: Download Manager Help

The tool is FREE and it should elimnate the need to build the ISO manually

 

[shadowman]

I think part of my problem (maybe) that when I open Command Prompt the first thing I see is this C:\Documents and Settings\Josh>

should I be seeing just C:\>

The bit before the prompt > should be the place you copied oscdimg.exe to.

Assuming you put oscdimg in C:\windows\system32, that should be the bit before the prompt.

to get there, you need to change directory, like this ( type the bold bits):

C:\Documents and Settings\Josh>cd /d C:\windows\system32

press enter.

You should now see:

C:\windows\system32>

put the command in directly at the prompt and you see:

C:\windows\system32>Oscdimg.exe etc

then press enter.

by "etc" what do I type in?

 

[SIW2]

Zi,

You have to have an .iso to use that. It will burn the .iso, or extract it to usb for you.

 

[Zidane24]

Zi,

You have to have an .iso to use that. It will burn the .iso, or extract it to usb for you.

Yeah I just saw that...

Grr...the tool would have been fantastic otherwise

 

[shadowman]

by "etc" what do I type in?

What is the path to your expandedsetup folder?

it's on my desktop

 

[SIW2]

Zi,

You have to have an .iso to use that. It will burn the .iso, or extract it to usb for you.

Yeah I just saw that...

Grr...the tool would have been fantastic otherwise

Yeah, bummer - useful for making bootable flash drives, I suppose - assuming you have the iso to start with.

 

[Zidane24]

Zi,

You have to have an .iso to use that. It will burn the .iso, or extract it to usb for you.

Yeah I just saw that...

Grr...the tool would have been fantastic otherwise

Yeah, bummer - useful for making bootable flash drives, I suppose - assuming you have the iso to start with.

I have just been trying to figure out how to make this process easier since most of the users here are making mistakes at the Command Prompt level...

A simple bat file?

 

[SIW2]

by "etc" what do I type in?

If it is on your desktop, do this:

C:\windows\system32>oscdimg -u2 -b"C:\Documents and Settings\Josh\Desktop\expandedSetup\boot\etfsboot.com" -h "C:\Documents and Settings\Josh\Desktop\expandedSetup" C:\7.iso