Many times we need to have a bootable pen drive if we are a netbook user or sometimes we don't have a dvd to use, but to create one bootable usb drive is very easy if you follow the below steps:
1. Insert your formatted USB (4GB+ preferable) stick to the system.
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 or open RUN ,type cmd and hit enter.
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.
4. In this step you need to enter all the below commands one by one and hit enter.
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
Bootable USB
now minimise the command window.
5. Insert your Windows DVD in the optical drive and note down the drive letter of the optical drive and USB media. Here I am using “D” as my optical (DVD) drive letter and “H” as my USB drive letter.
6. Go back to command prompt and execute the following commands:
D:CD BOOT and hit enter. Where “D” is your DVD drive letter.
CD BOOT and hit enter to see the below message.
BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 H:
(Where “H” is your USB drive letter)
USB Bootable
7. Copy Windows DVD contents to USB.
now you have completed making a bootable pen drive , you can preserve it for any no of uses and format it too if u want it back to be used as a data traveller device.
NOTE:In making a pen drive bootable we convert it into NTFS format from FAT 32,this makes USB losses its efficiency,so,i prefer not to make pen drives bootable.
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ReplyDeleteI want to know how to make dvd/cd bootable.....
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cd/dvd...thats not a big deal...just copy the contents or burn the iso image of any os to a cd/dvd...it will automatically become bootable.....
ReplyDeletethe problem is in case of usb only....!!!!
what is the iso image...
ReplyDeleteif you have to install an operating system u will need a live cd of that os....but if u dont have that u will surely copy it or use the preburned image of that os and iso is the preburned image of a cd by which u can use it to burn ur own cd later through windows itself or by 3rd party softwares like nero,roxio etc.
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Hi deepak, I want to know make a bootable pen drive for CD/DVD (hiren boot cd) if i restart system need message "press any key to boot..." please reply me
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ReplyDelete''6. Go back to command prompt and execute the following commands:
D:CD BOOT and hit enter. Where “D” is your DVD drive letter.
CD BOOT and hit enter to see the below message.
BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 H:
(Where “H” is your USB drive letter)
USB Bootable
7. Copy Windows DVD contents to USB.''
this thing didnt work for me, or i didnt get this..
the command
''BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 H:''
isn't work...
what to do pls help, now i used WintoFlash but i want to learn. please help.. thanks.. :)
I APPRICIATE U DERE SUKHDEEP BUT TELL ME HOW U USE UR OPTICAL DRIVE H: IF IT IS NOT WORKING............
ReplyDeleteIn making a pen drive bootable we convert it into NTFS format from FAT 32,this makes USB losses its efficiency,so,i prefer not to make pen drives bootable.//// what is your feed back pal.. will it affect pendrive efficiency that much
ReplyDeleteu r right chandru , it losses its efficiency (not so reasonable) but boosts up its performance and for the matter of making it bootable..its just the matter of need when the CD-DRIVE is not working and we need to boot our pc.
ReplyDeleteI HAVE AN ISO FILE OF XP IN HARD DISK , HOW I MAKE A BOOTABLE PEN DRIVE BY IT
ReplyDeleteAfter Assign Pen drive, It will prompt a message on the screen that "Format your pen drive"....what i have to do, please tell me, i can't understand that i format it, or not..........
ReplyDeleteya format it
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ReplyDeleteI am getting the error in command prompt.
ReplyDeleteHere is the error: "could not map drive partitions to the associated volume device objects : access is denied."
What should I do???
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ReplyDeleteghant FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK
ReplyDeleteIt was very nice, i even tried its awesome but i have small doubts here i hope u'll clarify my doubts.
ReplyDelete1) Why do we need to use disk part, list disk and all that commands, i think it just converts the flash drive to NTFS file system, Why can't we do it directly format it to NTFS either it may be quick or normal.
2) Why do we use only NTFS file format in format fs=NTFS, Why can't we use FAT or exFAT.
3)I have tried this thing with XP but dis does't work, any help how can i do it ????
thanks Deepak
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HI Deepak are u created it a bootable pendrive.i am also created it but some file is missed.that is i386.wt is it please tell me........?
ReplyDeleteHI , WHEN I ENTER COMMAND LIST DISK THEN IT SHOWS ONLY THE HARDISK OF MY PC NOT OTHER DRIVES :(
ReplyDeleteNOTE; PENDRIVE IS LAREADY PLUGED IN
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ReplyDeleteSir please tell how can I make my pendrive normal again..??
ReplyDeleteAnd also sir how to convert it again into FAT 32 from NTFS....???
ReplyDeleteformat it bro
ReplyDeletewhile formating chose the desired option...
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when i wanted to do cd boot it says " The system cannot find the path specified." why??
ReplyDeleteOr could i do save bootsect.dat to pen drive ???
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ReplyDeleteI dont recognise my pendrive in list disk. It is not shown. Only the hard disk is listed after the list disk command. What can be done ???
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ReplyDeletehi, i was unable to select the partition 1 step.. could you help me and now my pendrive is not showing any memory space also in the properties page. pls help me
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ReplyDeleteCan you help me with autorun.inf file?
i need to run a pdf file automatically or atleast need open with acrobat in an autoplay option.
Here's my autorun.inf file:
[Autorun]
Open=Player.exe
Action=Start Player
Icon=nepalsutra_logo-02.ico
Label=Yak Attack 2013
the icon and label seems to work from the .inf file but the open and action command doesn't seem to work...... i tried the shellexecute command as well. i also tried to create a .bat file instead of .exe file but none seem to be working.
Some expertise here would be highly appreciated.
Thank you
Sumin
hey..when i am writinh disk part on cmd den it shows an error"" disk is not recognized as internal or external command what sud i do den. my PC is 64 bIT, win 7 ultimate
ReplyDeleteHI , WHEN I ENTER COMMAND LIST DISK THEN IT SHOWS ONLY THE HARDISK OF MY PC NOT OTHER DRIVES
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ReplyDeletemy pendrive is not listed in CMD. but available in Normal mode
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hey bro, i have tried everything you said above but not able to do it, what to do next tell me because i have laptop but DVD is not working, i need it now or suggest me other website if possible.
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my pendrive has been losses its effeciency how to correct it
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my pendrive nt showing in cmd what to do????? help me
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ReplyDeleteI COPIED your steps till active . But then from my computer my pendrive icon disappear.and then when i typed format fs = ntfs it gives me response with the codes and its meaning same as when we entered a wrong command. Please help
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ReplyDeleteBut Guys you can check below video also. The best thing is that you can visualize all above mentioned things :)
Link: http://youtu.be/7vX6FyuIC9k
I've come across a few errors while doing this, but dont really find a way to paste screen shot of it here,
ReplyDeleteAnyway, Bootable USB is not recognized as a command in my system idk why or idk if it is even a command.... and i wanted to know if it is DVD specific or even an ISO/MDX mounted would work fine for this process, because when i tried an ISO image it fails on "BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60" when i hit BOOT CD this is what i get "C:\Windows\System32\Boot>". I am bit confused there as of why we have 2 CD BOOT commands. 1) E:CD BOOT 2) CD BOOT... Or may be the command "Bootable USB" is causing all the problem i am not sure.. Need some insight on this .. Thanks alot in Advance.