I have multiple partitions on my removable hard drive, and I want to boot from one of them. How do I do this? (The partition is bootable)

Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool You are normally given this tool when you purchase from the online Microsoft Store. The easiest way to turn a USB flash drive into a bootable Windows 7 installer is by using the tool Microsoft offers, cunningly named the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. To get started, download the installer [exe] from Microsoft.com and follow the basic steps to put it onto your computer; you can put it on the computer you plan to install Windows 7 on or another one, it doesn't matter. Once it is installed, it should create an icon on your desktop, so double-click that to open. If you can't find it, use the search function in the Start Menu with a keyword like "USB." Launching it should give you the above screen, and step one is to find the Windows 7 .ISO file. The tool only accepts .ISO images, so we recommend that you convert yours if it's in a different DVD image format. Step two is straightforward: simply choose USB device. In step three, all you have to do is make sure that you are choosing the correct USB device. If you have other data on the device, move it to your hard drive, another USB device, or somewhere else before proceeding. The tool will prompt you if it detects data on the device. Once your data is backed up elsewhere, click Erase USB Device. You will get another prompt warning you that all the data will be wiped. Click Yes to continue. The format will be very quick, while the copying of the files will take a little bit more time (about 10 to 15 minutes). Once the process is complete, you should get the above confirmation message. At this point you can close the tool and use the USB drive to install Windows 7. Remember that you'll have to choose to boot off the USB drive. Before doing so, you may want to open up the USB drive and double click on setup.exe to see if everything looks okay. If you want to be able to do this manually, see the next section, and if you want to be able to install any edition of Windows 7, skip to the section after that. MCP | MCTS | MCITP

Ok, but is there any way to obtain this tool without purchasing something from Microsoft Store???

Ok, but is there any way to obtain this tool without purchasing something from Microsoft Store??? yes , you can download this software for Free here : http://images2.store.microsoft.com/prod/clustera/framework/w7udt/1.0/en-us/Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe RegardsMCP | MCTS | MCITP

Las D. Rashid, Thanks for the wonderful and informative reply! Is there a similar tool for Windows XP? SC Tom

Las D. Rashid, Thanks for the wonderful and informative reply! Is there a similar tool for Windows XP? SC Tom Thanks for Kind Reply , I suggest you try these steps to boot Windows XP from USB : http://komku.blogspot.com/2008/11/install-windows-xp-using-usb-flash-disk.html Regards, MCP | MCTS | MCITP

Thank you, I'll give that a try. Sorry to hijack this thread :( SC Tom

Thank you, I'll give that a try. Sorry to hijack this thread :( SC Tom you're Welcome :) Regards MCP | MCTS | MCITP