HOW TO CREATE A BOOTABLE

FLASH DRIVE USING RUFUS?

1.Prepare the following:

a. Disc Image (PowerISO)
b. Rufus Utility (https://rufus.akeo.ie/)
c. At least 8GB Flash Drive
2. Insert the flash drive in the computer.
3. Run Rufus utility
4. When in Rufus interface, identify the
device to be used as bootable
5. Select the NTFS File System.
6. Locate the ISO image by clicking the CD
icon.
7. Click START
 Windows 7 Installation System
Requirements
•1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit
(x64) processor*
• 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM
(64-bit)
• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20
GB (64-bit)
• DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or
higher driver
 INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS 7 OPERATING
SYSTEM USING BOOTABLE USB
1. The steps belows shows the installation
procedure of Windows 7 in a computer with
no operating system.
2. Insert your USB installer and turn “ON”
your PC.
3. Quickly press Del, Esc, F2, F9 or F12
(depending on the computer) continuously
until the BIOS setup appears on the screen.
4. Change the boot sequence
• Select USB as the priority drive
when booting.
Note: The procedure of changing
the priority drive can be seen at the
bottom part of the BIOS interface.
5. After setting the priority drive in the
boot sequence, exit by pressing the
ESC key and save all the changes that
you have made.
6. Let your PC continue to boot.
7. Once you PC asked you to “press
any key to boot from CD” (USB), press
any key. This will start the setup
process.
8. During the installation process, you
will be required to choose the language,
time, currency and keyboard format of
your PC.
9. Set the correct formats then click
NEXT. This stage cannot be undone so
make sure that you have selected the
correct formats.
9. Click INSTALL NOW to start the
installation of Windows 7 operating system.
10. Accept the Microsoft license terms
by ticking on the box and click NEXT.
11. Select Custom Installation.
12. Select the drive where you
want to install Windows 7.
• If you want to add partition on
your drive, click Drive Options.
• Select NEW.
• Define the size of the drive and
click OK.
13. Click NEXT to continue the installation
process. This will take a few minutes to
finish.
14. When all the files were installed,
your PC will reboot. Do not press any
key while your PC is booting. Let it
boot completely until the User
Settings appear on the screen.
15. Add your username and password
and click NEXT.
16. The next part is the activation of
your software by entering the
product code that comes with your
purchased Windows 7 software.
17. Complete the installation by
giving the desired information
requested by your PC.
18. Restart your PC and access your
BIOS again by pressing Del, Esc, F2, F9
or F12 (depending on the computer).
19. This time set your BIOS to boot
from you PC’s hard drive.
20. Congratulations! You have
successfully installed a Windows 7
operating system.