how to make Windows bootable disk while...

[Clannad_92]

hey all,
got some question...

okay, how to make Windows bootable disk + add other file (let say some file)?
to be precise, i want to make a Windows disk on a 8.45 GB DVD, but it will be a waste if i dont use the remaining spaces...

i have experimented with EA NFS, doing so will resulted the other file (add-on files) will be counted as installation file (extracted into inst dir)...

thanks

[Pentium100]

I do not have much experience with Windows Vista/7/8, but with XP you could just add another directory to the CD with no problem.

[Freedom Kira]

If you are making an XP boot disc, you can easily just add files to the ISO before burning. You can do this with tools like PowerISO.

With Windows 7 (and probably Vista), discs come with a checksum as well. I learned this the hard way when I tried to change a Windows 7 MSDN disc to a Windows 7 OEM disc (which works perfectly fine in XP). If you modify any file on a burned Windows 7 disc, the checksum will fail and you will be unable to use it as a boot/installation disc. I haven't tried with adding files.

Why don't you just buy some regular DVDs? All of the Windows ISOs prior to Windows 8 fit on a DVD (except maybe Win7 Ultimate). And DVDs are pretty damn cheap, like $0.25 per disc if you get 100 at a time, cheaper than CDs.

[megido-rev.M]

^ Adding files to an ISO should still be fine as it doesn't actually modify data.

[Duki3003]

Waste of a DVD, I've switched to making a bootable USB when I need it. Much more efficient.
Faster install and no worries of disc getting scratched.

[Clannad_92]

Waste of a DVD, I've switched to making a bootable USB when I need it. Much more efficient.
Faster install and no worries of disc getting scratched.

about bootable USB, which one is faster, DVD or USB during installation?
i need to ask because i

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have some sort of rep among my friend that when im formatting someone's lptp, i can do it in one day, or if im bored in about half day only

ahaha, sorry for off topic a little~

[kitamesume]

they have their own pros and cons, but in specific of whos faster, it would be the USB boot stick but depending on which USB stick tho.

also USB boot sticks are more convenient than a dvd for two simple reasons of easier storage and plug/play style usage, unlike dvds that needs a case and needs a dvd reader. BUT older systems doesnt support USB boot.

[Freedom Kira]

about bootable USB, which one is faster, DVD or USB during installation?

The USB will be faster as long as you get one that's at least half-decent. Typically, the fastest DVDs read at 16x, which is 177.28Mbps, or 22.16MBps. This doesn't account for seek delays though, which are basically nonexistent with a USB stick. So if you can get a USB stick that allows reads at least that fast, you're set.

I personally dislike having to have a USB stick dedicated to installing OS's, because I do that relatively frequently (frequently enough for it to not really be a waste of a DVD).

[Clannad_92]

great...USB faster than DVD, but i only have one, 32GB USB stick (forgot to mention that the smallest media i have is the DVD 8GB )...

[Duki3003]

Well it doesn't take up your whole USB, you can still use the remaining space as normal.
Windows doesn't take up more than 4GB, and most linux fit on 2GB.

[Clannad_92]

Well it doesn't take up your whole USB, you can still use the remaining space as normal.
Windows doesn't take up more than 4GB, and most linux fit on 2GB.

great news for me~
how to do it? and while you are posting the answer, i will try myself...

thanks all and Duki...

[Duki3003]

There are a few ways, simplest is to use a Microsoft tool - http://arstechnica.com/business/2009/12/the-usb-flash-drive/
You can also do it manually with cmd like so - http://bitsquad.co.in/2011/05/windows-7-bootable-usb/

[lapa321]

@Clannad_92

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

http://images2.store.microsoft.com/prod/clustera/framework/w7udt/1.0/en-us/Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe

The EXE link is the same one that's on the webpage. You insert your thumbdrive (Or SD card), point it to your ISO, and just keep clicking next.

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Note: 'DOWNLOAD TOOL' refers files being 'copied' from the PC to the flash disk. It doesn't go online.

[Clannad_92]

already tried that and kinda like it...

btw, can i change the USB bootable name? looks lame if use the generic name (removable disk)

[Duki3003]

Never particularly cared about the drive name, I think you can change the volume name by clicking on properties, and simply renaming it. Alternatively you may need to edit autorun.inf if it exists.

If it doesn't work, ask google, I'm pretty sure it knows...

[Freedom Kira]

already tried that and kinda like it...

btw, can i change the USB bootable name? looks lame if use the generic name (removable disk)

1. Open Computer/Windows Explorer.
2. Click on drive.
3. Press F2.

In other words, you rename a disk the same way as you rename anything else.