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Jun
12
2009

Install Windows 7 Using a USB Drive

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Written by Timothy Stewart

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After purchasing a netbook, I quickly realized that Windows XP, Vista, nor Ubuntu was the right OS for my netbook.  Each seemed to consume too many resources and took a long time to boot.  I wanted to install Windows 7 to see how it ran.  The only problem was that my netbook doesn't have a CD/DVD drive.  I dug up a 4GB pen drive and decided to somehow get Windows 7 installed by booting from it.  Here is how:

 

 

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