Solved cannot make bootable usb Win 8 install with MS tool as in the tutorial

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Hi all
Having used W8 satisfactorially for a while now on a VM I'm trying to install it on a real PHYSICAL machine.
To save the hassle of burning DVD's I decided I would like to install from a USB drive however when trying to create a bootable USB stick using the usb tool from the tutorial it always fail with "Cannot copy the files".

I've tried on 3 different USB sticks from different manufacturers so it's almost outside the possibility that all 3 USB sticks are defective. I'm trying to run this on W7 X64.

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Any links to an alternative tool that will do this

cheers
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Hi there

thanks for the tip !!

I found the blog from another site

I think the problem with the MS version is that the DVD is bigger than the standard dvd -- I mounted with a "Virtual Drive" which perhaps the MS tool doesn't like

However using DISKPART and Bootsect I got the W8 installation on to a bootable usb drive -- installing W8 now on a pc.

Here's the instructions I used -- same as the link EXCEPT I ran the BOOTSECT command to make the USB bootable which the other link doesn't seem to do.


1. Insert your USB (4GB+ preferable) stick to the system and backup all the
data from the USB as we are going to format the USB to make it as bootable.

2. Open elevated Command Prompt. To do this, type in CMD in Start menu search
field and hit Ctrl + Shift + Enter. Alternatively, navigate to Start > All
programs >Accessories > right click on Command Prompt and select run as
administrator.

3. When the Command Prompt opens, enter the following command:

DISKPART and hit enter.

LIST DISK and hit enter.

Once you enter the LIST DISK command, it will show the disk number of your
USB drive. In the below image my USB drive disk no is Disk 1.

4. In this step you need to enter all the below commands one by one and hit
enter. As these commands are self explanatory, you can easily guess what these
commands do.

SELECT DISK 1 (Replace DISK 1 with your disk number)

CLEAN

CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY

SELECT PARTITION 1

ACTIVE

FORMAT FS=NTFS

(Format process may take few seconds)
ASSIGN

EXIT

Don’t close the command prompt as we need to execute one more command at the
next step. Just minimize it.

5. Insert your Windows DVD in the optical drive and note down the drive
letter of the optical drive and USB media. Here I use “D” as my optical (DVD)
drive letter and “G” as my USB drive letter.

6. Go back to command prompt and execute the following commands:

6.1. Change directory to the DVD’s boot directory where bootsect
lives:
d:
cd d:\boot


6.2. Use bootsect to set the USB as a bootable NTFS drive prepared for a
Vista/7 image. I’m assuming that your USB flash drive has been labeled disk G:\
by the computer:
bootsect /nt60 g:

(Where “G” is your USB drive letter)
7. Copy Windows DVD contents to USB

Cheers
jimbo
 

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Pretty old post I know ...
but hopefully somebody will see and help me ??
I'm trying to make a 8g USB stick bootable on a W7/32 with a W8/64 DVD.

That's the message I get :

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
D:\Users\SuperUser>h:
The system cannot find the drive specified.
D:\Users\SuperUser>e:
E:\>cd \boot
E:\boot> bootsect /nt60 s:
This version of E:\boot\bootsect.exe is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running.
Check your computer's system information to see whether you need a x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher. E:\boot>
 
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OK, A little more in the pic

I'm using a 2009 portable pc with W7/32 . My old 2004 Portable crashed the HD and the Dvd is out of order from long ago.

I've got a W8/64 OEM from the pc shop (the last one they had) and a USB disk.

The 2004 will be used just as server for scanner and printer.
The only way to install something is to use an USB stick to install on the USB disk. No uefi ....

Now from where I sit, the only way is to find a trick to make the stick while running a "32" ...

PS: I'm comming from seven forum :-(0
 

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The USB Pendrive made in the tutorial above,will install on a BIOS or UEFI PC.
 

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No need to use bootsect if you used 7/8 diskpart to format the drive.
 

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ok, thanks for the support. I report back.

Solved this way:
1) with MinitoolPartition I defined the size of the primary and set it active
2) With UltraIso, with 2 click, I generated the Iso from DVD and burned it on the Primary on the stick

BUT oh, yes ..... BUT

The destination laptop is ... a 2004 PC >>> NOT a 64 CPU


AAAarrggghhh ! ;)
 

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