Chapter 13 Utility Review: Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool

One of the utilities discussed in Chapter 13 (page 570) was a tool by Microsoft to create a bootable USB flash drive. This bootable USB comes in handy when you are installing on a system without a physical drive such as a netbook or other portable computer. The tool is extremely simple to use and makes creating bootable USB drives or DVD's very easy.

Instruction on downloading and using the tool can be found at:
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msus/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool/

Steps to use the tool:

1. Click the Windows START button, and click WINDOWS 7 USB/DVD DOWNLOAD TOOL in the ALL PROGRAMS list to open the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.
2. In the SOURCE FILE box, type the name and path of your Windows 7 ISO file, or click BROWSE and select the file from the OPEN dialog box. Click NEXT.
3. Select USB DEVICE to create a copy on a USB flash drive or select DVD disk to create a copy on a DVD disk.
4. If you are copying the file to a USB flash drive, select your USB device in the drop-down list and click BEGIN COPYING. If you are copying the file up to a DVD, click BEGIN BURNING.

A screenshot of the utility is shown below: