In this post, we will show you in step by step guidance how to create and use the bootable USB flash drive to install Windows 7 from the very beginning.
If you haven’t got a bootable media when accidents happen, don’t worry, you can create one immediately on another healthy computer, no matter the type of PC, just as long as it has AOMEI Backupper installed on it (The free version is sufficient).USB is a much faster way to go if you want to install Windows 7 from the scratch. Save the changes (usually by pressing the F10 key and confirming) and the computer will automatically restart and will boot from the inserted bootable media. Within this section, alter the boot priority/sequence to ensure the inserted CD/DVD or USB stick is at the top of the list. Once in the BIOS/UEFI, locate the Boot menu and look for the "Boot Sequence" or something similarly named. Press this key repeatedly immediately after power-up until you see the BIOS/UEFI screen.Ģ. Typically, it will either be the Del key or the F2 key. NOTE: different computers use different keys to achieve this. Insert the bootable media (CD, DVD, or USB stick) into the computer, turn the computer on and press the required key for your system to enter the BIOS/UEFI. How to boot the crashed computer up using the bootable mediaġ. Besides that, it can also back up and restore file/folder, partition and hard disk as well as clone system, hard drive, and partition.
AOMEI Backupper is a professional and powerful system image creating and system recovery software. When you use the bootable media to start the computer up, you can, on the one hand, bank up the important data from the computer, or on the other hand, restore operating system back from a previously created system or disk image.Ĥ. After you successfully create the bootable media, when do you need to use it? As mentioned initially, you need to make use of a bootable media when your current system fails to boot up.ģ. To cover all possibilities, it is advisable to create both types of media.Ģ. In such cases, opt to create a disc instead. Some older computers may not support booting using a USB stick. The only difference is that you can create this kind of bootable media without additional requirements, so there will be no need to download and install Windows AIK/ADK.ġ. Wait for the process to complete and click " Finish".Ĭreating a Linux-based bootable media is similar to the steps used to create Windows PE bootable media.
Note: You can also click the " Add Driver" button to add the “inf” files of that driver you need on your computer.ģ.
You can also choose " Explore ISO File", which allows you to create an ISO image file, you can burn this ISO manually via a third-party burning tool. Learn More: How to burn ISO to Disc. Click Next to start the bootable media creation process. Starting with AOMEI Backupper version 4.0.4, you can download a pre-built Windows PE from the AOMEI server, by selecting "Download WinPE creating environment from the internet", Windows AIK/ ADK is no longer required.Ģ. Learn about Windows AIK/ADK and WinPE Addon and how to install it. Starting from Windows 10, version 1909, you also need to download the Windows PE Addon and run the included installer after installing the ADK. You may need to install Windows AIK(Windows XP/7) / Windows ADK(Windows 8 later). Or, Windows AIK/ADK may need to be installed. If not, the Windows Creating Environment may need to be downloaded. When there is a network connection and it is detected that the system does not have a WinPE creating environment, this option will be ticked automatically.īackupper will check whether the system meets the corresponding requirements. If the option is ticked, the Windows Creating Environment will be downloaded before making Win dow PE. After selecting " Windows PE", the “ Download Windows Creating Environment from internet ” option will be displayed. You can use it to perform restore and clone operations only.ġ. Linux kernel-based bootable media: A functionally restricted rescue media.