Comments on: Creating a Windows 7 USB Install Drive with official Microsoft Tool http://www.hack7mc.com/2010/03/creating-a-windows-7-usb-install-drive-with-official-microsoft-tool.html Using small hacks to build a better Media Center experience. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:04:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chapshttp://www.hack7mc.com/2010/03/creating-a-windows-7-usb-install-drive-with-official-microsoft-tool.html#comment-8263 Chaps Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:33:47 +0000 http://www.hack7mc.com/2010/03/creating-a-windows-7-usb-install-drive-with-official-microsoft-tool.html#comment-8263 Then go into your USB key and delete the ei.cfg file and you will get the screen that allows you to choose whcih version of Windows 7 to install, being the one for which you have the license key.You can also open the Cversion.ini file and change the MinClient value from 7233 to 7000. That will allow you to upgrade all those rebooting RC machines to a licensed version of Windows 7 Then go into your USB key and delete the ei.cfg file and you will get the screen that allows you to choose whcih version of Windows 7 to install, being the one for which you have the license key.

You can also open the Cversion.ini file and change the MinClient value from 7233 to 7000. That will allow you to upgrade all those rebooting RC machines to a licensed version of Windows 7

]]> By: Michael Healyhttp://www.hack7mc.com/2010/03/creating-a-windows-7-usb-install-drive-with-official-microsoft-tool.html#comment-8248 Michael Healy Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:44:34 +0000 http://www.hack7mc.com/2010/03/creating-a-windows-7-usb-install-drive-with-official-microsoft-tool.html#comment-8248 I'm not sure if the MS tool will work with Windows XP but there is a program called <a href="http://wintoflash.com/home/en/" rel="nofollow">WinToFlash</a> that will likely do the trick for you. I’m not sure if the MS tool will work with Windows XP but there is a program called WinToFlash that will likely do the trick for you.

]]> By: Joshhttp://www.hack7mc.com/2010/03/creating-a-windows-7-usb-install-drive-with-official-microsoft-tool.html#comment-8240 Josh Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:45:58 +0000 http://www.hack7mc.com/2010/03/creating-a-windows-7-usb-install-drive-with-official-microsoft-tool.html#comment-8240 Can you use this for other ISO files (outside of Win7)? I've been attempting to find a way to create a bootable flash drive to reinstall XP on a netbook with no optical drive, but I haven't had any luck. Can you use this for other ISO files (outside of Win7)? I’ve been attempting to find a way to create a bootable flash drive to reinstall XP on a netbook with no optical drive, but I haven’t had any luck.

]]> By: cckrobinsonhttp://www.hack7mc.com/2010/03/creating-a-windows-7-usb-install-drive-with-official-microsoft-tool.html#comment-8220 cckrobinson Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:41:40 +0000 http://www.hack7mc.com/2010/03/creating-a-windows-7-usb-install-drive-with-official-microsoft-tool.html#comment-8220 I wish I would have seen this post last weekend. I just went out and bough a USB based DVD drive specifically so that I could install windows 7 on my netbook which doesn't have an optical drive. It would have saved me $50. I'm sure I'll use the drive going forward, but thanks for the post. I wish I would have seen this post last weekend. I just went out and bough a USB based DVD drive specifically so that I could install windows 7 on my netbook which doesn’t have an optical drive. It would have saved me $50. I’m sure I’ll use the drive going forward, but thanks for the post.

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