How to make a bootable USB pen drive on Windows


This article explains making of USB pen drive bootable using software. Generally peoples are using CD/DVD for installing any operating system on PC or Laptop. But main problem in writing CD/DVD on your desktop you lost your CD/DVD if any failure in power, but when pen drive is used and any failure in power it will not destroy your pen drive but after formatting pen drive can be used. This procedure taught you how to use one USB pen drive for all.

Steps for creating a bootable USB stick on Windows

In this article I am explaining how to make pen drive boo table on windows operating system. This process is very much use full for Desktop users because they don't have any power backup. When you are writing CD/DVD on your desktop you lost your CD/DVD any failure in power loss, but when pen drive is used and any failure in power it will not destroy your pen drive but after formatting pen drive you can use again and again.

Download Universal USB installer from this link http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/#button. After completion of download run that software on windows.
How to make a bootable USB pen drive on Windows

Step 1

From the drop down menu select your operating system which you want to make it bootable like XP,Windows 7 etc.
How to make a bootable USB pen drive on Windows

Step 2

After selecting operating system next step is specify your ISO file path from your computer where you have saved.
How to make a bootable USB pen drive on Windows

Step 3

Click on now showing all drives it will make all the partitions drive visible to you. Insert your pen drive to your computer and find out the name of that drive. from drop down menu select the USB pen drive. for your convenience change the name of pen drive. After selecting pen drive name select format but make sure that no data is saved in pen drive. Is you have than save it otherwise you will lost it.
How to make a bootable USB pen drive on Windows
After finishing all three step click on create it will start burning process on pen drive. It also shows the DATA burning speed and total time required for that process.
How to make a bootable USB pen drive on Windows
After completing this process remove pen drive from computer and that pen drive can be used any where for installing operating system. Restart your system and change your setting in boot sequence make pen drive a your first booting device.


Comments

Author: Rajesh30 Jul 2012 Member Level: Bronze   Points : 0

Hi,

It is nice article about make a bootable USB pen drive on Windows. Today I understand the way of booting the USB on windows with your clear procedure representation.


Thanks,

Rajesh

Author: Godson31 Aug 2012 Member Level: Gold   Points : 1

Great article. Making a pen drive a bootable device makes it more easier to install operating systems on any PC. I was looking for a tutorial on this. Thanks for sharing this information. I will really try this out.



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