Installing Window 8 using Bootable USB Drive !!
Finally we have flavored Window 8 available to taste.If you want to install new flavored Window 8 in your PC using USB drive then this guide will help you. We can listed all the steps that are necessary to install Window 8 using USB.
Requirement for Creating Bootable Drive :
- Window 7 USB-DVD Tool (for creating bootable drive)
- We must have minimum 4 GB USB Drive
- Window 8 ISO Image File
How to Create Window 8
- Download Image File for Window 8 From microsoft.com.(Download Size : 2.6GB - 3.3GB )
- Download Microsoft Window 7 USB/DVD Tool [Direct Link]
- Install Window 7 USB/DVD tool in your PC/Laptop.
- After Installing , Launch Window 7 USB/DVD Utility and Browse for ISO image that we have downloaded.
- If you want to create bootable Pen-drive or USB then you can select USB as Media Type.
- Select USB drive as media type because we are going to use USB drive to install Window 8. (If you want to create bootable DVD instead then refer this guide)
- Click on Refresh button in order to check available size of Removable disk. It should not be less than 3 GB because our ISO file is of around 3.3 GB.
- Now Select Proper Removable Disk on which we want to mount Window 8 from the drop down menu.
- Wait for some time while the USB tool formats your pen drive, makes it bootable, and copies over all of the Windows 8 files.
- Finally we have bootable USB ready for use, we can now install window 8 on any PC having compatible System Configuration.