Windows 7 and Unetbootin External links Options

[Kromgol]

Hello,

As i wait for the RTM, i wonder if Windows 7 can be made bootable through USB with Unetbootin? Anyone that have tried?

Thanks.

[B1t Hunt3r]

I installed both Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 RC1 with UNetBootin (with a little tweak). I was successful to boot WinPE 2, WinPE 2.1 and WinRE 3 RC1 with UnetBootin. I would guess Windows 7 RTM will have no problem either.

Instructions (Installing from ISO):

1. Download UNetBootin
2. Download Win7 Syslinux Hack
3. Use UNetBootin to copy files from Win7 ISO
4. Extract zip to the root of your USB, overwrite syslinux.cfg

Instructions (Installing from DVD):

1. Download UNetBootin
2. Download Win7 Syslinux Hack
3. Use UNetBootin make a Live instance of FreeDOS
4. Copy all the files from DVD to USB root
5. Extract nt60.0 from zip to the root of your USB
6. Insert these line in the end of syslinux.cfg
   
   CODE
   label insWin7rc1
   menu label Install Micrsoft Windows 7 Ultimate RC1
   kernel /nt60.0

Now boot your PC with USB, and choose "Install Windows 7...".

Although the process i liked was:

1. Copy all the files from DVD to USB root
2. Open a command prompt windows (Administrator Mode)
3. Goto X:\Boot (where x: is your USB drive)
4. Run
   
   CODE
   bootsect /nt60 x:
   
   (again where x: is your USB drive)

When yoo boot your PC from USB, it will start loading Windows 7 Installation.

[Kromgol]

Ah, thank you! Will try it when it's released, but think it will work, or i will just get a DVD

[B1t Hunt3r]

I have a Asus Eee Box B202 and a Asus Eee Pc 901, and both (without DVD drive) of them could beet with all three methods without any problems.

[slamshedida]

hey , the win7 syslinux hack file is not extracting anything , i got some kind of an error in winrar.

any1 can upload it somewhere else ?

2nd question , is there some kind of another hack that i can install windows xp using this method ?

thnx alot

[B1t Hunt3r]

hey , the win7 syslinux hack file is not extracting anything , i got some kind of an error in winrar.

any1 can upload it somewhere else ?

Worked fine in 7-Zip and WinZip (also works fine under Windows XP Zip Utility). Uploaded a self extracting exe file. Also uploaded MD5, SHA1 and CRC32 sums.

2nd question , is there some kind of another hack that i can install windows xp using this method ?

no, try Unetbootin and XP iso

[slamshedida]

hey thnx for reuploading the file.

but i have a problem i got windows 7 7264 , and i did the first method using unetbootin and overwritten the syslinux.cfg , the thing is its not booting , i have an error :

inswin7rc
boot

inswin7rc
boot

inswin7rc
boot

inswin7rc
boot

thnx again

[Nuno Brito]

I've installed Windows 7 on Acer One simply using diskpart from Vista machine, no need for additional steps unless you wat to combine multiple OS on a single USB pendisk.

The process is described here:
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=6800

[B1t Hunt3r]

hey thnx for reuploading the file.

but i have a problem i got windows 7 7264 , and i did the first method using unetbootin and overwritten the syslinux.cfg , the thing is its not booting , i have an error :

inswin7rc
boot

inswin7rc
boot

inswin7rc
boot

inswin7rc
boot

thnx again

Try with the last method, if it doesn't work, nothing will. Not even diskpart.

I've installed Windows 7 on Acer One simply using diskpart from Vista machine, no need for additional steps unless you wat to combine multiple OS on a single USB pendisk.

The process is described here:
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=6800

Diskpart is just a longer way to do same thing as the third method, with 20% hit and miss.

[slamshedida]

Thnx for replying B1t Hunt3r.
i tried the last method as u said .

but when i boot the USB , i get a screen like DOS with only one letter ( J )
no options , nothing , just a ( J ) .


can u advise me what to do ?