USB to C:

[Fuentes]

Hi all--

I have a formatted external disk that I removed from a computer (it used to be my C:\ drive) and installed into an external enclosure. Now that the problem (a rootkit) has been resolved and my data has been saved, I want to put it back into the original case and hook that computer up to my TV. Right now, it's a formatted HD with no visible data on it.

My W7 ISO is on a portable HD. If I boot up w/o an OS, will there be a magical way to use my USB device?

What can I use to boot with? I do have a W7 32bit install disk. I'd prefer to use the portable disk's ISO.

Can I boot from DVD and then install from USB?

I hope I described my situation/circumstances well enough.

Thanks all.

 

[aem]

So you basically want to install w7 from ISO which is on your external USB HDD?

The media that you can boot from can be DVD, USB key etc but not a USD HDD (unless you have installed the OS onto this USB HDD rendering it a bootable source location, from the start) i do not think. If the ISO is all good, all you need to do is transfer to a bootable DVD and boot to it, as you would from installing from an original CD/DVD.

 

[gregrocker]

Boot from the DVD, select Custom Install, format the HD and install Windows 7.

Why make it any harder when you have easy in hand?

 

[Fuentes]

Boot from the DVD, select Custom Install, format the HD and install Windows 7.

Why make it any harder when you have easy in hand?

That's what I thought. Thanks Greg, you're confirming what I suspected....thanks again.