LinuxOne Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Ok so I have an eeepc 701 with XP on it right now and I would like to install Win7 on it but I don't have an external DVD-ROM drive but I do own a bunch of flash drives, and an external 250gb Western Digital HDD. So how do I put Windows 7 on it with out the DVD-ROM drive? Any help would be greatly appreciated, -LinuxOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Ok so I have an eeepc 701 with XP on it right now and I would like to install Win7 on it but I don't have an external DVD-ROM drive but I do own a bunch of flash drives, and an external 250gb Western Digital HDD. So how do I put Windows 7 on it with out the DVD-ROM drive? Any help would be greatly appreciated, -LinuxOne ISO copied to Bootable USB Thumbdrive or SDHC media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinuxOne Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 ISO copied to Bootable USB Thumbdrive or SDHC media. Umm, I'm kinda a n00b at making a USB flash drive bootable, how do you do hat, I've tried getting the HP utility but they didn't have it any more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Umm, I'm kinda a n00b at making a USB flash drive bootable, how do you do hat, I've tried getting the HP utility but they didn't have it any more... I have a copy if you need it: http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/digip/HP_USB_BootKey.exe I wonder if Unetbootin would work in this case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinuxOne Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 I have a copy if you need it: http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/digip/HP_USB_BootKey.exe I wonder if Unetbootin would work in this case? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 You're gonna be needing to vLite that, 4GB isn't quite enough for a Windows 7 install. I've installed Windows 7 on a 701 though and it works nicely, all except the lack of Glass (there's no Vista driver for the graphics chipset). Edit: Oh, and I forgot to mention, providing the USB stick is already bootable (use HP USB Format tool), you can just copy the contents of the ISO to the drive and it will magically boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Stress Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 You're gonna be needing to vLite that, 4GB isn't quite enough for a Windows 7 install. I've installed Windows 7 on a 701 though and it works nicely, all except the lack of Glass (there's no Vista driver for the graphics chipset). Edit: Oh, and I forgot to mention, providing the USB stick is already bootable (use HP USB Format tool), you can just copy the contents of the ISO to the drive and it will magically boot. Will that work for XP as well using the HP USB tool? I've tried using unetbootin for an xp iso, but it wouldn't boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Don't quote me, but I believe it does. Give it a shot, can't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gEEEk Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Will that work for XP as well using the HP USB tool? I've tried using unetbootin for an xp iso, but it wouldn't boot. Use something like, USB Multiboot 10 instead. It's enhanced for XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingToChatWith Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Ok so I have an eeepc 701 with XP on it right now and I would like to install Win7 on it but I don't have an external DVD-ROM drive but I do own a bunch of flash drives, and an external 250gb Western Digital HDD. So how do I put Windows 7 on it with out the DVD-ROM drive? Any help would be greatly appreciated, -LinuxOne Get something like virtural clonedrive and mount the .iso. Create a separate partition for Win 7 and than install to that partition. You need at least 10gbs for it. If an entry wasn't added to the bootloader for Windows 7 upon reboot, download EasyBCD from neosmart.net to add one. It will be a "Vista"entry you're adding, pointing to Win 7's partition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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