I am wondering what the quickest/fastest way to install Windows 7 would be?
I've read that you can make a bootable USB with unetbootin, or load the ISO contents to a separate partition/hard-drive and boot from there to install.
Then I seen a method using imagex to copy the files needed onto a new partition which can be booted from directly, it takes ~7 minutes + ~5 min for the initial boot… I haven't tried it yet but would like to know if anyone knows of anything faster?
If you could provide some instructions (step by step) would be great! The imagex method provides a good tutorial for example.
Best Answer
It only takes 10 minutes. I will show you ways to install Windows 7 via USB.
We need:
Manual Method:
cmd
and click OK.diskpart
and press Enter.list disk
, press Enter and choose your USB flash drive. If you have only one USB hard drive, it'sdisk1
.select disk 1
and press Enter.clean
and hit Enter.create partition primary
and press Enter.select partition 1
and press Enteractive
and press Enter.format fs = fat32
and press Enter.assign
and press Enter.exit
and press Enter.Automatic way:
WinToFlash.exe