windows 7 usb installataion

[timmythesaint]

I am attempting to create a Windows 7 bootable usb drive.

 

I have gone through all the steps needed and will soon be ready to copy windows 7 (32 and 64 bit) on to the usb drives

(sticks / flash drives - the usb data jobbies).

The aim is to be able to reinstall a netbook with Windows 7 - they have no cd drives so usb is the best (and only real) option.

 

Question - can anyone explain the difference in layman's terms between FAT and NTFS?

If I format the USBs to NTFS will I still be able to reformat a netbook - I have always used FAT drives and a little wary of NTFS - should I be? All comments are welcome, Tim

[Armageddon]

Hi Tim I take it you have the disk image files already (Iso's) if you have then take a look here at the win usb maker from microsoft this will copy the iso's onto a usb for use with a netbook and yes it will make the usbs NTFS

[KenB]

Hi Tim and welcome to ExTS

 

I have always used FAT drives and a little wary of NTFS - should I be?

As far as Operating Systems are concerned NTFS file systems are more secure.

FAT32 was brought in way back with Win 95

FAT32 is old.

 

This is probably more significant when using hard drives.

[timmythesaint]

ISOs

 

Hi Armageddon and thanks for the reply

(hmm - Armageddon - should I be nervous?),

 

firstly - why the hell can't I have a working enter/return button in here - I am tired of writing in one long line!

 

Secondly - I should be soon receiving two disks from our central it dept. with the appropriate 32 bit and 64 bit windows OS on each. When they have arrived I will begin the cd to usb transfers. When these come I will report my progress.

 

Cheers, Tim

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why the hell can't I have a working enter/return button in here

 

I am guessing you are using Internet Explorer?

 

Return does not seem to work in IE10 on the forum, use it in Compatibility Mode and it works just fine :)

[KenB]

Hi Tim

 

I have edited your last post so that it reads better.