Can't install OS from USB

[hug0mac]

Hi LTT Forum... I did f* up (I think)... Hear me out.

 

I did install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on my HP ProBook 4330s, that is cool and all. I want Windows 7 back. So I did download Rufus, ripped my Windows Install Disk into one ISO file and installed it over a 32GB SanDisk USB stick. I thought, hey, all will work fine. I plug in the USB stick in my USB 2.0 port (Because windows 7 is very funny with installing from USB 3.0) and I press ESC > Boot Device and my USB and it loads into Linux Ubuntu. I thought "Hmm okay maybe the USB 3.0 then" so I did power it off, plugged it inside my USB 3.0 port and the same issue.

 

As I understand, BIOS is the first level, so anything that goes through BIOS (yes it don't have UEFI) overwrite the boot, as when I select my USB, but in this case, it do not.

What am I doing wrong? How can I tell my BIOS to boot into my USB that I made through RUFUS. I did search Ubuntu forums of how to "remove" the OS but the boot-repair does nothing for me.

 

Help me out because I am not rich and I do not have money to buy a new laptop, yes, even not for 199 USD... I been thinking of getting a new SSD for it, the cheapest shit out there just to install Windows again but is there a way to avoid doing this.

 

Please help.

 

PS: I did select to encrypt the "OS" during Ubuntu install but BIOS loads before that.

 

Thanks...

[AHaskin14]

You should be able to get the iso straight form the windows website, no hassle at all. It may just be a problem with how you made yours.

[WereCatf]

Sounds to me like you didn't rip the disc properly.

[hug0mac]

50 minutes ago, AHaskin14 said:

You should be able to get the iso straight form the windows website, no hassle at all. It may just be a problem with how you made yours.

 

48 minutes ago, WereCatf said:

Sounds to me like you didn't rip the disc properly.

 

 

Okay I will get the ISO directly from Microsoft, shall I still use Rufus? Is there any settings I should change? GPT MBR etc?

 

Thanks.

[WereCatf]

1 minute ago, hug0mac said:

Okay I will get the ISO directly from Microsoft, shall I still use Rufus? Is there any settings I should change? GPT MBR etc?

No, the defaults should work just fine.

[hug0mac]

I did download the OS from Microsoft and still the same issue.

 

 

Tips?

[jpenguin]

Either use the M$ tool to prepare the drive or WouUSB from within Linux

 

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 sudo apt update sudo apt install woeusb

[Ashleyyyy]

if it won't boot from the USB that means the drive doesn't have a correct boot loader. 

 

can you try selecting mbr only in rufus? if it doesn't have UEFI that should work better, because it makes it for BIOS only. 

[hug0mac]

1 minute ago, jpenguin said:

Either use the M$ tool to prepare the drive or WouUSB from within Linux

 

[Code]sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt update
sudo apt install woeusb[/code]

MS Tool...? So I should put the Windows ISO on the linux and get woeUSB to make it bootable? (I suck on Linux, trying though! )

 

Just now, firelighter487 said:

if it won't boot from the USB that means the drive doesn't have a correct boot loader. 

 

can you try selecting mbr only in rufus? if it doesn't have UEFI that should work better, because it makes it for BIOS only. 

It did automatically set GPT... I will try setting it to MBR, thanks.

[Ashleyyyy]

Just now, hug0mac said:

It did automatically set GPT... I will try setting it to MBR, thanks.

GPT is only for UEFI. that's why your laptop won't boot from that. 

[hug0mac]

11 minutes ago, firelighter487 said:

GPT is only for UEFI. that's why your laptop won't boot from that. 

Totally did not forget that GPT is for UEFI and MBR is for BIOS

 

I feel stupid but I am thankful for your answer... Now let me write this down so I do not forget this.

[Ashleyyyy]

55 minutes ago, hug0mac said:

Totally did not forget that GPT is for UEFI and MBR is for BIOS

 

I feel stupid but I am thankful for your answer... Now let me write this down so I do not forget this.

no problem  

but you're not stupid. asking for help is never stupid.