How to Install an ISO on a Flash Drive
If you have an important disc you wish to back up, you can install a copy of it on a flash drive instead of another disc. It is common to make copies of large files, such as an operating system installation disc, onto a flash drive so you can use it to boot your computer up when it crashes. You can also, however, copy discs with important files. The discs are installed on a flash drive by creating an ISO image of the disc, which is an archive of the information that takes up less space, and copying the ISO to a flash drive.
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Instructions
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Plug the flash drive in the computer.
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Click on the "Start" button to open the "Start" menu.
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Type "cmd" in the search box on the "Start" menu. The command prompt window will open.
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Type "diskpart" in the command prompt window and press the "Enter" key. The diskpart command prompt window will open.
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Type "list volume" in the window and press the "Enter" key. A numbered list of all the drives running on the computer will appear.
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Type "select disk x." Replace "x" with the number the flash drive was assigned and press "Enter."
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Type "clean" and press the "Enter" key. This will clean your flash drive by removing all the files on it, so ensure to back them up.
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Type "create partition primary" and press "Enter."
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Type "select partition x." Replace "x" with the number the flash drive was assigned and press "Enter."
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Type "active" and press "Enter."
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Type "format fs=fat32" and press "Enter."
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Type "assign" and press "Enter."
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Insert the disc you want to turn into an ISO into your computer. Ensure to keep the command prompt window open.
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Type "xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\" in the command prompt window. This will create an ISO image and automatically copy it to the flash drive.
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Type "exit" and press "Enter" to close the command prompt window. Eject the disc and the flash drive.
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