1. Format the USB flash memory drive to FAT32 file system.
Run CMD.EXE and type the following command.
Note: This set of commands assumes that the USB flash drive is addressed as “disk 1". Double check that by doing a list of the disks (type “list disk”) before cleaning it.
1) diskpart
2) select disk 1
3) clean
4) create partition primary
5) select partition 1
6) active
7) format fs=fat32
8) assign
9) exit
2) select disk 1
3) clean
4) create partition primary
5) select partition 1
6) active
7) format fs=fat32
8) assign
9) exit
2. Copy Windows Vista’s DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive
Type in command to start copying all the content from the Windows Vista DVD to your newly formatted high speed flash drive.
xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\
3. Setup your computer BIOS to boot from USB Drive.
4. Install Windows Vista from flash memory drive..
