How to Create Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 USB Installer

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Creating Windows USB Installer is a must when installing Windows OS on a  system with no optical drive like netbooks. If you don't have USB DVD-ROM for example you can settle with a USB Thumb Drive as a replacement.

Follow this simple instruction and everything is point and click. No more DOS command like other tutorials out there.

Tools needed in creating a Windows USB Installer:

• Download WinToFlash (extract the zip file)
• Windows Installer "XP, Vista or Seven" (DVD, CD or ISO)
• USB Flash Drive (Minimum recommended is 4Gig)

WinToFlash is a free utility that will create Windows USB Installer. It supports XP,  Vista and Seven. Although there are other utilities with same functionality but the WinToFlash is by far the simplest and user friendly. You don't need to be a technie to make one USB installer if you use this app. In my example I use Windows 7 and I also tested in XP both OS works and installed flawlessly.

How to Create Windows XP or Windows 7 USB Bootable Installer:

1. Insert your DVD Windows Installer to your optical drive. (I assume this is your spare laptop or desktop).
2. Execute the WinToFlash.exe
3. Use the Wizard Mode
4. Locate your Windows Installation Path
5. Click Next and will copy everything, including the boot files needed for USB to become Bootable.
6. Wait for few minutes as it's copying.

• If you are using DVD Installer locate your DVD ROM.
• If you are using ISO, mount your ISO (I use PowerISO or Daemon Tools)
• If you have extracted Windows Installer, locate your Folder

Bonus:

How to Set USB as the first Device to Boot:
1. Reboot your Machine
2. Go to BIOS Settings (press F2 or Delete Key) during POST (Power On Self Test)
3. Go to BOOT Configuration Menu
4. Set your USB Removable Device as the First Device to load during Boot.
5. Save your Configuration and Exit (reboot).

Note:If you set the device properly, the system will locate the boot info in your USB Flash Drive and it will load the OS.

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SmartBro ZTE MF267 Windows 7 Driver - download here

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ZTE MF267 3G Modem

ZTE HSDPA USB Modem MF627 is one of many Plug-it 3G USB Modem from Smartbro. This particular model is one of the oldest in the market. The portal software along with its driver only supports Windows XP, so if you upgrade your system to Windows 7 the Modem will not work.

The solution for this is to install a ZTE MF267 Windows 7 driver in order for it to work on sev7n. Smart Philippines does not support Driver and Portal upgrade, although the default portal will work on sev7n only the driver is not.

If you own ZTE MF267 and a Windows 7 user you can download the Win 7 driver. (link below). This will work in any Carrier, this is only a driver for the modem.


Download ZTE MF267 Windows 7 Driver

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How to Make Windows 7 USB Installer

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This tutorial will guide you on how to make USB bootable windows installer. This is useful for installing Windows 7 on systems with no optical drive e.g DVD-ROM.

Requirements:
Copy of Windows 7 Installer
USB Flash drive (4GIG) Minimum
Computer with DVD-ROM

Step 1: Format the Drive
Plug in your USB Flash Drive
Open a command prompt as administrator (Right click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt and select \"Run as administrator\")

We need the drive number of your USB Drive, on Command Prompt window type the following:

diskpart
list disk

The number of your USB drive will be now listed.In this tutorial I will assume that your USB drive no. is "1"

Format the drive by typing the next instructions into the same window. Replace the number \"1\" with the number of your disk below.

select disk 1
clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active
format fs=NTFS
assign
exit

The USB drive is now formatted and ready for bootable process..

Step 2: How to make the Drive Bootable

Insert your Windows Vista / 7 DVD into your drive.

Change directory to the DVD’s boot directory where bootsect lives:

d:
cd d:\\boot

bootsect will make your USB bootable and ready for Vista or Windows 7 image. The "g" is the drive letter of your USB just change it to your current USB drive letter.

   bootsect /nt60 g:

We're done!

Step 3: Copy the installation DVD to the USB drive
Step 4: Set your BIOS to boot from USB

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