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Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool Creates andMakes Bootable DVD Disc or USB Flash/HardDrive from ISO Image

Microsoft customers who download

Windows 7 installation files through

Microsoft Store, MSDN, TechNet, MAPS

(Microsoft Partner Action Packs

Subscription) Software on Demand Digital

Distribution, or Volume License Service

Center (VLSC), will get an ISO image file

which is an archive file or disc image of an

DVD optical disc.

Most people will choose to burn (or write)

the Windows 7 ISO to DVD disc media to

start the installation. Some people may

also opt to make or create a bootable

Windows 7 USB flash drive to install

Windows 7 on PC systems that support

booting up from a USB drive (changing of

boot order or boot sequence in BIOS may

be required), especially on computers (e.g. netbooks) that does not have a DVD drive. Furthermore,

install operating system from USB hard drive or flash stick is also faster comparing to old-fashioned

DVD.

To let customers have an easier way to burn and write the Windows 7 ISO image to a physical DVD

media, USB flash drive (or USB stick), or external and portable USB hard disk drive, Microsoft Store has

released a Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (WUDT), which also known simply as ISO Tool

published at http://store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-Tool. Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool allows

users to create a copy of Windows 7 ISO file on a USB flash drive, USB hard disk or a DVD, by

transferring the installation from the ISO image to the medium, and ensuring the DVD or USB drive is

bootable. Been bootable mean the media allows users to install Windows 7 after starting up computer

directly without having to first run an existing operating system on the machine.

Although burning an ISO to a DVD disc is easy, but converting Windows 7 ISO to a USB drive is much

more complex, because ISO cannot be directly ‘burned’ or ‘wrote’ to USB drive. Copying all the content

inside the ISO to USB drive also does not work, as the USB drive is not bootable. Hence, WUDT is very

useful for Windows 7 users who want to port and transfer Windows 7 setup installation files to USB

flash drive or external hard disk, which is also bootable.

Step-by-Step Guide on How to Use Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool to Create Bootable

DVD or USB Media

1. Download a Windows 7 ISO.

2. Download and install Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool: Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe Windows7-

USB-DVD-tool.exe (official link has been pulled due to possible violation of GPL license).

3. Run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.

4. In the Source file box, type the name and path of Windows 7 ISO file, or click Browse and select

the file in the Open dialog box, then click Next.

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5. Select USB device to create a copy of Windows 7 installation media on a USB flash drive or DVD to

create a copy of Windows 7 installation media on a DVD disk, then click Next.

6. Insert USB flash drive or external hard disk into USB port, or DVD disc into DVD writer/burner tray.

7. For copying the Windows 7 file to a USB flash drive, select your USB device in the dropdown list and

click Begin copying. For copying the file up to a DVD, click Begin burning.

8. WUDT will format storage media, and then copying Windows 7 files over to the media.

Tip: Do make sure that no important data is stored on the USB flash drive as it will be formatted

(deleted).

9. Once bootable USB device or DVD created successfully, user can install Windows 7 by navigating to

the root of DVD or USB flash drive and double-clicking Setup.exe. It’s also possible to install Windows 7

directly from the USB key or DVD by booting from the USB key or DVD, where Windows 7 installer will

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directly from the USB key or DVD by booting from the USB key or DVD, where Windows 7 installer will

be automatically launched.

In order to copy Windows 7 setup files to a bootable USB key or USB flash drive, at least 4 GB of

storage space capacity is required. WUDT runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, and

supports localized language versions of Windows 7, such as German, English, French, Italian,

Simplified Chinese, Hebrew, Arab, Czech, Danish, Traditional Chinese, Norwegian, Japanese, Korean,

Dutch and Spanish.

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21 Comments

cinetube October 1, 2011 at 4:29 pm

the problem i have is my laptop only boot with dvd and not with usb and I cannot make it. It

would be interesting to have a live windows 7 in the usb with all the info that you make every

day.

Anyone knows if there is a live windows 7 usb to use every time I use my laptop?

thanks.

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Marte September 4, 2011 at 9:38 am

the program will not open after i installed it, why is that?

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stephen September 3, 2011 at 10:03 pm

i need to create bootable external hard drive for 500GB and need to using NTFS filesystem. So

how to create? can post the step?

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sudhir September 2, 2011 at 1:04 am

thats not working in my pc my os is xp sp3 and i have a win 7.iso image file but in 1rst step i

brose and select win 7.iso and click next the error is that's not an invalid iso file please chose

a iso file but some time ago i burn this image inti a dvd thats working but why that's not why

he say that's not a valid iso file.plz reply me first thanxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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zack May 14, 2011 at 1:39 pm

Any iso I point to: it says it is not the ISO format. I am using win 7 and ISO images or linux,

chrome OS which I don't want to burn but want to run from 500GB USB Hard Drive.

What is going on ?

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Ryan December 15, 2010 at 9:13 am

This utility cannot use USB hard disk, it can only be used with USB flash drive!

An alternative to this software is "a bootable USB", it can also only be used with USB flash

drive though… (weird… why not USB hard disk?)

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Geo August 16, 2010 at 6:52 am

Oh, shure it work installing an win7 from stick! Use Windows7-USB-DVD-tool program. It will

take some time,so is good to be be patient. After that you need to tape fast F12 before loading

windows. The screen will show 3 options. Choose the one witch say about USB. ALL the

driver you need f. win 7/32bit you can finde at: http://uk .computers.toshiba-

europe.com/innovation/windows7_drivers.jsp?

macId=&LNG=1&mode=allMachines&userOS=&action=search&selCategory=2&selFamily=387&selSeries=242&selProduct=851&selShortMod=877&selOS=29&selType=all&country=8&language=13&search=

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Cherimoya Eihn April 27, 2010 at 5:44 am

I have no boot menu on my laptop.

And installation Windows 7 DVD was scratched.

What i did was:

1) download windows 7 installation ISO;

2) unpack it on flash drive;

3) boot from any installation CD/DVD (just to get close

to command promt);

4) format c:;

5) copy contents of flash drive to c:;

(xcopy f:*.* c:);

6) reboot.

The PC will boot from c: as it was some DVD and will actually install Windows on itself.

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Trevor January 17, 2010 at 10:22 pm

Hey i got this error when I clicked "run".

Installation of IMAPI v2 requires Service Pack 2 or higher.

So does that mean I just need SP2 or higher or what?

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relu December 16, 2009 at 9:47 am

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/7669/63457185.jp…

what's wrong?

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Rusafie May 24, 2011 at 1:19 pm

same problem what to do?

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Virtual World December 14, 2009 at 5:05 am

It will not work with Windows XP. Use WinToFlash instead. http://wintoflash.com/home/en/

Remember to save your data from the USB pendrive.

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hunt978 December 10, 2009 at 12:20 am

it's not work.something just happened every time when i goto step 4 with a tip that "we were

unable to copy your files , blah blah ~~~"

what's the problem, you formated my u driver and didn't do your job.that's not good.

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ian November 28, 2009 at 5:50 am

can i use this on xp?please reply

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Nugrozt November 27, 2009 at 11:53 am

Bro, can i apply this tool to create bootable usb flashdisk with other OS like XP, vista or linux?

How bout burn any software still in iso image then usb can install them to computer? Does

DVD/USB TOOL perform it? Thanks. . .

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StuartB November 25, 2009 at 7:00 am

Does'nt work. I have a 160 Gig portable usb hard drive in perfect working order, empty and

which is found by windows every time it's plugged in, whether it's my pc or anyone elses.

I have tried this USB/DVD tool and it does'nt even find the drive.

It says "No compatible USB Devices Detected"

Funny how it's compatible with everything else I throw at it.

It has booted up and installed Windows 7 previously without any problems. Since then it has

been wiped and used just for storage. Any ideas for a fix would be welcome. Thanks.

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Avijit_KG November 6, 2009 at 2:46 am

That is Great.

the working accuracy 100%, trasted & Virus free.

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Rajan October 28, 2009 at 9:31 am

thanks for this software

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