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Use the windows download/install utility to create bootable flash media, such as a USB flash drive. Then install from that.

 

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

 

 

 

 

I'm going to assume you extracted the contents of your ISO/Disk to a flash drive and just didn't put the ISO on a flash drive as-is. Sounds like the partition on the flash drive probably isn't marked as active. To fix this, follow these steps:

 

  1. Open an command prompt as an administrator.
  2. Type diskpart 
  3. After diskpart loads, type list disk. You'll see a list of the disks currently running on your computer, including your flash drive.
  4. After you determine which disk # corresponds to your flash drive, type select disk #, where # is corresponds to the number from the list produced by step 3.
  5. Type list partition. You'll see a list of partitions on the selected disk. You should only have 1 partition, but check to see if there might be a hidden partition or something.
  6. Type select partition #, again replacing # with the number in the list produced by step 5.
  7. Type active. This marks the partition as active.
  8. Type exit. Close command prompt.

 

If you follow these steps, you should correct the issue and be able to boot assuming the contents of the flash drive are correct. As always, be careful when handling drive partitions, even though this process is really hard to mess up.

 Thanks for all the replies! It appears that I may have not marked the partition as active. I had already triple-checked if I had, yet somehow still messed it up. :P

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Hello all!

 

So I have assembled a computer for my friend {specs below}, and have tested it. It POSTs and reaches BIOS.

I, having never actually installed windows to a computer (don't ask, long story), threw the disk into a laptop and copied the contents directly to a recently formatted NTFS 8GB USB HDD. He does not have an optical drive. I have changed the boot order and even tried removing the regular HDD (from the boot order) entirely, but no bootable media is found. I have disabled safe-boot, etc. We began to try all USB ports, and still, none worked.

 

Does anyone have any advice?

 

 

Thanks!

--Charlie

 

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I'm going to assume you extracted the contents of your ISO/Disk to a flash drive and just didn't put the ISO on a flash drive as-is. Sounds like the partition on the flash drive probably isn't marked as active. To fix this, follow these steps:

 

  1. Open an command prompt as an administrator.
  2. Type diskpart 
  3. After diskpart loads, type list disk. You'll see a list of the disks currently running on your computer, including your flash drive.
  4. After you determine which disk # corresponds to your flash drive, type select disk #, where # is corresponds to the number from the list produced by step 3.
  5. Type list partition. You'll see a list of partitions on the selected disk. You should only have 1 partition, but check to see if there might be a hidden partition or something.
  6. Type select partition #, again replacing # with the number in the list produced by step 5.
  7. Type active. This marks the partition as active.
  8. Type exit. Close command prompt.

 

If you follow these steps, you should correct the issue and be able to boot assuming the contents of the flash drive are correct. As always, be careful when handling drive partitions, even though this process is really hard to mess up.

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Use the windows download/install utility to create bootable flash media, such as a USB flash drive. Then install from that.

 

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

 

 

 

 

I'm going to assume you extracted the contents of your ISO/Disk to a flash drive and just didn't put the ISO on a flash drive as-is. Sounds like the partition on the flash drive probably isn't marked as active. To fix this, follow these steps:

 

  1. Open an command prompt as an administrator.
  2. Type diskpart 
  3. After diskpart loads, type list disk. You'll see a list of the disks currently running on your computer, including your flash drive.
  4. After you determine which disk # corresponds to your flash drive, type select disk #, where # is corresponds to the number from the list produced by step 3.
  5. Type list partition. You'll see a list of partitions on the selected disk. You should only have 1 partition, but check to see if there might be a hidden partition or something.
  6. Type select partition #, again replacing # with the number in the list produced by step 5.
  7. Type active. This marks the partition as active.
  8. Type exit. Close command prompt.

 

If you follow these steps, you should correct the issue and be able to boot assuming the contents of the flash drive are correct. As always, be careful when handling drive partitions, even though this process is really hard to mess up.

 Thanks for all the replies! It appears that I may have not marked the partition as active. I had already triple-checked if I had, yet somehow still messed it up. :P

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You can't directly copy stuff to USB from install disk. Not files, not .iso. It needs to be "burned" to USB by using tool linked before.

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You can't directly copy stuff to USB from install disk. Not files, not .iso. It needs to be "burned" to USB by using tool linked before.

I'm not sure about the later versions of Windows, but with a Win7 ISO you can explore the ISO and copy the contents straight over to the USB stick. The only thing you really need to do, is make sure the stick is active.

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I'm not sure about the later versions of Windows, but with a Win7 ISO you can explore the ISO and copy the contents straight over to the USB stick. The only thing you really need to do, is make sure the stick is active.

 

Oh, ok. I was under impression that making bootable USB worked like making bootable CD/DVD. And you can't just copy original disk contents and place them into new disc with them.

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@LoGiCalDrm : Actually you can do that if you use the right software to burn it.

CDBurnerXP for instance has an option to burn a data disc and make it bootable. I haven't used it myself yet, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.

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You need to make the drive bootable. Just use the suggested software @kevink817 pointed to.

It is free, from Microsoft, and if your ISO is properly built, and your USB flash drive is compatible to be bootable (some aren't), you'll have no problem.

You may need to use USB 2.0 port. Some motherboard don't allow you to boot to USB 3.0

Be sure to include your SATA drivers extracted and USB 3.0 drivers extracted in the USB flash drive to install in Windows 7/8 setup.

If your system is fully UEFI compatible, and you are installing Windows 8.x (not Windows 7, as it isn't fully UEFI ready) or Windows 10. You can go in your UEFI screen and disable CSM (compatibility system module), which is a system that emulates the old BIOS for unsupported OS or hardware. Be sure your SATA controller is set to AHCI mode, and that you boot as EFI your flash drive. Once everything is configured, and Windows is installed, you return back in to the UEFI, and enable Fast mode. This will make the system boot super quick, but to get there, you need to have a failure point that occurs from UEFI itself (example: bad overclock), or hit the button on the board to get there, or use Windows 8/10 to jump to it, or install and use the motherboard software.

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http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/324871-guide-how-to-install-windows-the-right-way/

 

Ill just leave this right here...

Please spend as much time writing your question, as you want me to spend responding to it.  Take some time, and explain your issue, please!

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If you need to learn how to install Windows, check here:  http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/324871-guide-how-to-install-windows-the-right-way/

Event Viewer 101: https://youtu.be/GiF9N3fJbnE

 

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