How to Install the Windows 7 OS on a Portable Hard Drive
This article will explain on how to install the Windows 7 OS system on your portable hard drive. Open up Command Prompt as administrator by clicking the Windows Start button. Type in 'cmd', then right click cmd, click 'Run as...
Part 1 of 2:
Preparing for Installation
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Open up Command Prompt as administrator by clicking the Windows Start button. Type in 'cmd', then right click cmd, click 'Run as administrator' and enter the password if prompted. -
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Type 'diskpart'. -
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Type 'list disk'. -
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Type 'select disk #' (replace # with your portable drive number). You can find which one it is by checking the size of its hard drive and matching it up with one on the list. -
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Type 'clean'. -
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Type 'create partition primary'. -
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Type 'select partition 1'. -
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Type 'active'. -
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Type 'format fs=ntfs quick'. -
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Type 'assign'. -
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Exit out of Command Prompt.
Part 2 of 2:
Installing Windows
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Open Windows Easy Install. Extract it to your desktop or somewhere where you can find it. -
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Open Windows Easy Install. Click on the folder Windows Easy Install, then folder NT6.x_fast_installer, then finally click on the folder Windows 7. -
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Click on installer and run it as administrator. Enter the admin password if prompted. A green command window should open up. Press enter. -
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Wait for it to say "Please select the path of install.wim". Open your Windows 7 Installer USB or CD. When it is opened, click on sources. -
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Find install.wim at the bottom. Click on it then open it. There should be a list of Windows 7 versions, select one. -
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Enter the drive letter of the partition where you want to install Windows. Simply select your portable drive number. -
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Enter the drive letter of your active primary partition. Enter your portable drive where you will be installing Windows' number -
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Enter Y when it asks, "Is YOUR DRIVE NUMBER a USB hard disk?" -
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Wait for it to tell you the information is collected. If you want to use another drive letter, put it in then press enter. -
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Wait for the installation to complete. When it's done, boot it up from your portable drive.
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