Installing Windows 7, Part Deux
At last, Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit has been installed and works flawlessly. The only driver I had to install manually was for the E-MU 1616 PCI sound card. Everything else went smooth and I did not swear as much as I usually do when installing a new OS, which is usually a good sign.
Upon finishing the installation, one of the first things I did was checking out the new games that comes with Windows 7 (I did not make the video):
The only 32-bit application that I have not been able to install with Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit edition so far, was Screen Capture Professional, which is a free screen capture tool for Windows. On the other hand, It’s old and there are numerous alternatives, so I won’t be missing it.
Installing Windows 7 from USB drive without a DVD-rom for XP users
After going through several guides, all of which was tailored toward those with Windows Vista installed or it being the latest OS they’ve had on their hard drive, I found the missing piece of information required in order to successfully installing Windows 7 Ultimate from a USB thumb drive. Note: This is for XP users; if you have, or used to have Windows Vista installed, your system is already prepared for Windows 7.
First, I followed step 1 through 12 in this guide:
How to install Windows 7 Beta from a USB drive…
Before typing in the command line in step 13, XP users must replace the Bootsect.EXE file that comes with the Windows 7 installation with the one for Windows Vista 32-bit. I won’t tell you where to download it, as technically, it is part of Windows Vista.
I placed the Bootsect.EXE file in the C: partition and then typed in the command in step 13:
C:\bootsect /nt60 K: (K: being the drive letter where your USB drive is located).
The Bootsect.EXE file worked and the USB drive was ready, so I unzipped the Windows 7 ISO image to the USB drive and checked BIOS to make sure the system would boot from the USB flash drive first. Following a quick re-boot, the Windows 7 installation screen now appeared and the rest has been a joyride, compared to other OS installations.
This comment in Bwana’s otherwise excellent guide was the piece that helped me solve this puzzle. Thanks goes to the user Vstoitsov for his very helpful contribution, as well as Mr. Bwana himself, for the newbie-friendly guide.
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