USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive - Create

You're welcome ZiggyX, and welcome to Seven Forums. :)

Shawn

Followed the tutorial and installed Windows 7,thanks Brink!

You're welcome Visy. :)

Does anyone know if this same tutorial will work if instead of formatting NTFS....you format FAT32? I saw another tutorial that looks exactly the same except he typed "format fs=fat32 quick" (and copied using command line and switches) but still the same))

I am wondering what the difference is if any. I suppose it would work. I just wonder if theres any advantage to NTFS or FAT32.

Hi Nate,

Since Windows 7 formats the hard drive using NTFS during installation, it would be best to use it. However, it should not make any difference for it working if you wanted to use FAT32 instead on the USB key though. :)

Brink, Thanks for the reply. I was wondering why this was. It makes perfect sense to use NTFS since this is what Windows uses. Thank you.

Have a great day and week!

You're welcome Nate. I hope you have a great day and week as well. :)

Note that you can also now you this tool:

Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

I've used it to create a USB installation of Windows 7 and it worked wonderfully.