Installing Windows 7 without using a DVD or USB

Installing Windows 7 without using a DVD or USB

You all may be knowing the installation process of Windows 7.It requires boot media like a DVD or USB key, use the Windows 7 installer, require you to upgrade or replace your existing Windows 7 installation, etc..
But here is a way to install windows 7 without using DVD or USB devices:-
The only hard requirement is that you be running Windows 7 or Vista. We need to make room for the new Windows 7 install so we start by running DISKPART. 
So open Start, type diskpart and press Enter.

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Microsoft DiskPart version 6.1.7100 Copyright (C) 1999-2008 Microsoft Corporation. On computer: ORION7 DISKPART> lis vol Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- -------- Volume 0 F DVD-ROM 0 B No Media Volume 1 E DVD-ROM 0 B No Media Volume 2 C 7 NTFS Partition 16 GB Healthy System Volume 3 D Data NTFS Partition 263 GB Healthy Volume 4 G Removable 0 B No Media DISKPART> sel vol 3 Volume 3 is the selected volume. DISKPART> shr minimum=10240 desired=16384 DiskPart successfully shrunk the volume by: 16 GB DISKPART> cre par pri DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition. DISKPART> for fs=ntfs quick label="7new" 100 percent completed DiskPart successfully formatted the volume. DISKPART> ass DiskPart successfully assigned the drive letter or mount point. DISKPART> act DiskPart marked the current partition as active. DISKPART> lis vol Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- -------- Volume 0 F DVD-ROM 0 B No Media Volume 1 E DVD-ROM 0 B No Media Volume 2 C 7 NTFS Partition 16 GB Healthy System Volume 3 D Data NTFS Partition 247 GB Healthy Volume 4 G Removable 0 B No Media * Volume 5 H 7new NTFS Partition 15 GB Healthy DISKPART> exi

Select the volume to shrink from the list with "sel vol".Specify the minimum and desired volume size in megabytes with "shr".Specify your own label for the new volume with "for".Make note of the drive letter of the starred volume after "ass".Now crack open a Windows 7 ISO and extract the file \sources\install.wim. I just mount the file directly with CloneDrive: elby Free Software but your favorite ISO or archive program should be able to do this as well. Download imagex.zip, extract and open an elevated command prompt there.

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D:\Mike\Desktop\work>imagex /apply e:\sources\install.wim 5 h:\ ImageX Tool for Windows Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved. [ 100% ] Applying progress Successfully applied image. Total elapsed time: 7 min 8 sec D:\Mike\Desktop\work>h:\windows\system32\bcdboot h:\windows Boot files successfully created.

Now restart the computer and after 5 minutes you'll be prompted for locale info and to create a user. Welcome to your new Windows 7 installation.To toggle back and forth between this new installation and the original one use diskpart.

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Microsoft DiskPart version 6.1.7100 Copyright (C) 1999-2008 Microsoft Corporation. On computer: ORION7 DISKPART> lis vol Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- -------- Volume 0 F DVD-ROM 0 B No Media Volume 1 E GRC1CULFRER UDF DVD-ROM 2413 MB Healthy Volume 2 C 7 NTFS Partition 16 GB Healthy System Volume 3 D Data NTFS Partition 247 GB Healthy Volume 4 H NTFS Partition 15 GB Healthy Volume 5 G Removable 0 B No Media DISKPART> sel vol 2 Volume 2 is the selected volume. DISKPART> act DiskPart marked the current partition as active. DISKPART> exi

Select the volume containing the Windows installation you want to start from the list with "sel vol". Thats it...

Re: Installing Windows 7 without using a DVD or USB

You can do it in this way as well:-

1. Download the Windows 7 ISO files from Microsoft.

2. Download and install Virtual Clone Drive

3. Go to the directory where you have saved Windows 7 ISO file. Right-click on the ISO file, select Open with and then select “Mount files with Virtual Clone Drive” to mount your ISO file.

4. Go back to Computer and then double-click on the Virtual Clone Drive icon to start Windows 7 installation process.

Thats it..you are installing Windows 7 without a DVD or USB drive. From here, follow the normal Windows 7 installation procedure to finish the installation. Windows may restart during the install process. Worry not, everything will go fine.

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