windows 8 bootable usb

[Etonic]

i just finishing building my new gaming rig (http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/QN9qVn) and i want to install windows 8, i have the disc but not a disc tray, so i need to do it through usb, do i straight up copy it over or do i need to do somthing special?

[ThatAngryGnome]

You have to mount an ISO image...use a tool like Rufus to do that. The basic steps would be:  

1. Download Windows off of the internet  

2. Format the USB drive (it should be over 4gb)  

3. Use Rufus by selecting your downloaded file and the USB drive and let Rufus do the rest of the work  

4. When you boot up your PC with the USB plugged in, it should boot into the Windows installation

[Etonic]

You have to mount an ISO image

how would i go about doing that?

[ThatAngryGnome]

how would i go about doing that?

Sorry, I just edited the post with a basic overview. If you need more clarification, you can just ask me

[Etonic]

Sorry, I just edited the post with a basic overview. If you need more clarification, you can just ask me

okay, thanks. and the same steps if i have the actual oem disc?

[zlolslavez]

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/a/install-windows-8-usb.htm

[ThatAngryGnome]

okay, thanks? and the same steps if i have the actual oem disc?

If you are trying to use a CD ROM instead of a downloaded file, then you would need another program to get the ISO image from the CD. Consider ImgBurn for that. After that, Rufus will do the rest. Although I could type the instructions, they would be hard to follow; so I'd just recommend watching youtube videos over it. 

  

However, I would personally recommend downloading the ISO file right off of the internet, since thats much easier in my experince. Just make sure to have the product key ready and to download the correct version of Windows (ie don't download Win 8 Pro if you have Win 8 Home).

[Etonic]

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media i went to that site, and used the ":create media" button, and one of the options was to just put it on the usb, so i did that