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- Nov 14, 2009
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I'm still not entirely sure where I should be posting this but bear with me.
I have a beta version of windows 7, 32-bit, (build 7022 if it matters) that I've been using for a while. Since it started yelling at me, I got a release version, 64-bit, and since I'm currently lacking a DVD drive, I simply have the disk image file (in .iso).
Now I've been having some issues getting my system to boot from the drive, as at first I only extracted the .iso to m,y drive and hope tat would work. I then looked at a couple of articles about it that involved working with diskpart through command prompt, and i followed most of the instructions, and when it came to the final step, it told me the software wan't compatible, and I needed to check to see if my system needed x64, or x86. I know my PC can run 64-bit (see specs), but my OS is currently only 32-bit. I tried the HP tools for making my drive bootable, but it requires a bootable floppy (don't have) or a .img file, which I also don't have. Then I tried the demo of flashboot, but it is telling me it only works with linux. I'd really appreciate some help getting this done, as I've got a half gig of RAM sitting around on it's ***.
The flash drive is a Lexar JD Firefly 8GB, everything else is in my sig.
I have a beta version of windows 7, 32-bit, (build 7022 if it matters) that I've been using for a while. Since it started yelling at me, I got a release version, 64-bit, and since I'm currently lacking a DVD drive, I simply have the disk image file (in .iso).
Now I've been having some issues getting my system to boot from the drive, as at first I only extracted the .iso to m,y drive and hope tat would work. I then looked at a couple of articles about it that involved working with diskpart through command prompt, and i followed most of the instructions, and when it came to the final step, it told me the software wan't compatible, and I needed to check to see if my system needed x64, or x86. I know my PC can run 64-bit (see specs), but my OS is currently only 32-bit. I tried the HP tools for making my drive bootable, but it requires a bootable floppy (don't have) or a .img file, which I also don't have. Then I tried the demo of flashboot, but it is telling me it only works with linux. I'd really appreciate some help getting this done, as I've got a half gig of RAM sitting around on it's ***.
The flash drive is a Lexar JD Firefly 8GB, everything else is in my sig.