ISO clean installation tips?

[sherlockwing]

Hi, I got the ISO(and key) version of Windows7 Pro upgrade from Microsoft and intend to do a clean installation with either the ISO burned onto a blank DVD or my USB Drive to a new computer I will build in couple weeks. If you have done this type of installation before please give me some tips:

a few questions of mine:
1. Do you need special software to move the ISO to the DVD/USB Drive for it to boot properly, or is just standard burn/copy good enough?

2. If I remember correctly you must not enter the Key when promoted first but enter it later in Control Panel->Windows Activation, is this true?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

You need to mount the ISO. If you have a burning program like Nero that will do it and if not ImgBurn is a great free program that will do it.

http://www.imgburn.com/

Enter the key when it asks for it.

 

[sherlockwing]

You need to mount the ISO. If you have a burning program like Nero that will do it and if not ImgBurn is a great free program that will do it.

http://www.imgburn.com/

Enter the key when it asks for it.

Thanks for the link and tip.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

No problem.

 

[skaz]

Hi, I got the ISO(and key) version of Windows7 Pro upgrade from Microsoft and intend to do a clean installation with either the ISO burned onto a blank DVD or my USB Drive to a new computer I will build in couple weeks. If you have done this type of installation before please give me some tips:

a few questions of mine:
1. Do you need special software to move the ISO to the DVD/USB Drive for it to boot properly, or is just standard burn/copy good enough?

2. If I remember correctly you must not enter the Key when promoted first but enter it later in Control Panel->Windows Activation, is this true?

- Use the windows USB tool ->http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool
- Select the ISO and the USB drive and let the tool do the rest.
- Plug the USB drive into a USB port.
- Boot system and enter BIOS
- Select the USB drive to boot first.
- Save to CMOS and the system will reboot into the windows installation.
- Enter your activation code whenever. Then after install completes click start and type "activate windows".

 

[sherlockwing]

Best answer selected by sherlockwing.

 

[sherlockwing]

- Use the windows USB tool ->http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool
- Select the ISO and the USB drive and let the tool do the rest.
- Plug the USB drive into a USB port.
- Boot system and enter BIOS
- Select the USB drive to boot first.
- Save to CMOS and the system will reboot into the windows installation.
- Enter your activation code whenever. Then after install completes click start and type "activate windows".

Thanks for explaining the USB route to me clearly, I heard USB installation is preferred because it is considerably faster than DVD, is this correct?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

- Use the windows USB tool ->http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool
- Select the ISO and the USB drive and let the tool do the rest.
- Plug the USB drive into a USB port.
- Boot system and enter BIOS
- Select the USB drive to boot first.
- Save to CMOS and the system will reboot into the windows installation.
- Enter your activation code whenever. Then after install completes click start and type "activate windows".

^ Use that for a thumb drive. Use my method to burn the ISO to a DVD.

 

[skaz]

Yeah, USB 2.0 read speeds are faster then Dvd-rom speeds. So the info should install quicker.

EDIT: Also, access times are quicker on USB.

 

[sherlockwing]

^ Use that for a thumb drive. Use my method to burn the ISO to a DVD.

Will do that, just wanted to make sure I am ready with both method in case something goes wrong.