• Create a Windows 7 multiboot disk. Creating a Windows boot disk or flash drive

    In the previous article, I discussed the issue of installing Windows 7. Several points were touched upon where to get the Windows 7 distribution. One of the options involved downloading an image operating system from the Internet. In this article, I will tell you in more detail how to burn a downloaded image to a DVD using various applications. Along the way, we’ll touch on some of the nuances of recording for Windows 10.

    To create boot disk with the Windows 7 or 8 or 10 operating system we will need a DVD-R or DVD-RW disc, a windows image and a computer or laptop with a burner drive. Previously, we looked at recording an image using the program BurnAware Free. You can get acquainted.

    First, let's describe general rules recordings that will not be different for almost any recording program. These rules are typical for writing not only windows images, but also for writing any data to DVD, CD or BR disks:

    • To burn a Windows image, try not to skimp on the DVD. Let it not be a top-priced blank, but also not a disk at the lowest cost. A high-quality disk will allow you to install the operating system many times, of course, with proper storage of the disk.
    • The disc writing speed should be the minimum for your drive and for the specific DVD disc. How less speed recording, the higher the probability of recording without failures.
    • During recording, it is advisable to equip the computer with a source uninterruptible power supply- UPS, in order to minimize the risk of damaging the disc during power surges or power outages.

    Herself common mistake user - writing the image file to disk as a regular data file. Such a disk is not bootable and you will not be able to install the Windows 7 operating system from it. The principle of burning an image to a disk implies “unpacking the system installation files onto an empty DVD media.”

    ISO and UltraISO image

    This application is very popular not only for burning discs, but also for recording boot images to flash drives. In addition, UltraISO has the ability to create virtual drive, into which you can mount the disk image. We'll talk about all the features of this program another time. Stay tuned.

    The first launch after installing the program is accompanied by information window disclaimer of warranties. Agree by clicking the button Everything is fine.


    CloneCD first launch

    Next, CloneCD notifies you that it is not free and you have 21 days to familiarize yourself with it. Well, we don't need any more. We close the message and the main program window appears in front of us, in which we select the second button from the left CD recording.

    Selecting an image entry


    Selecting an image file


    Information about the image file

    In the next step, select the recording speed and press OK.


    Selecting the recording speed

    After finishing recording, you can proceed to installing the operating system.

    Image MDF/MDS and Alcohol 120%

    One more no less popular program for recording images Alcohol 120%. As in the case of UltraISO, it can do a lot, but its main advantage is working with images like MDF/MDS.

    To install, go to the official website of the application, download and install the program. You can also download .

    Launch the application and wait for the countdown to end, press OK.


    Alcohol 120% - first launch


    Burning a disk image

    Then select the image file in the dialog box by pressing the button Review.


    Selecting an image file

    In the next window we set the recording speed, the recording method leaves DAO and press Start.


    Selecting recording speed and method

    After finishing recording, we go to install the operating system on the computer.

    NRG image and Nero Burning ROM

    Perhaps the most famous among the programs presented is the Nero Burning ROM program. Download it from the official website of the developers and install it.

    The first launch, as in the case of any trial program, is accompanied by familiarization with information about purchasing the program or launching a trial version. Choose Continue.


    Nero Burning ROM - first launch


    Cancellation - new project

    The next step is to go to the menu and select Recorder - Record image...


    Burn image

    Next in the standard dialog Windows window select our file with the operating system image and click Open. Then in the next window set the Recording Speed, Recording Method and press the button Burning.


    Recording a project

    After pressing the button Burning The process of burning the Windows image to disk will begin.

    MediaCreationTool for Windows 10

    There is a simple option to burn a Windows 10 image to disk. To do this, you need to download the utility from microsoft.com and use it. Follow the link, download and run. In the first window, accept the licensing terms and proceed to the first step of the wizard, selecting the second option Create installation media for another computer and press Next.


    Create installation media for another computer

    Next, you are offered a choice of language, architecture and release, which can be changed by clicking the checkbox Use recommended settings for this computer. This means that the image will be recorded in accordance with the capabilities of the computer on which the utility was launched. If you need to change these parameters, then uncheck the box and change it at your discretion.


    Selecting System Parameters

    In the next step, in the standard Windows dialog box, specify the path where the utility will download the operating system image file from the Internet Windows systems 10 and press Next. The download process begins, which, depending on the speed of your Internet connection, can take from 5 minutes to 2 or 3 hours. Immediately after this, Windows 10 media creation will begin, which also takes for a long time. Be patient.


    Download and create Windows 10 media

    When you've finished burning the Windows 10 image, all you have to do is insert the blank into the DVD burner and press Open DVD Burner.


    Completing the Windows 10 image preparation

    Burning windows to disk using a standard tool

    With moments Windows release 7, users are offered the ability to burn an ISO image, including a Windows operating system image, to a disc without using third party programs. To do this, in the operating system Windows 7, 8, 10, right-click on ISO image file With Windows distribution and choose Burn disk image.

    Selecting an image file

    Burning an image

    After the burning process is completed, you will receive a Windows 10 boot disk ready to use.

    Before installing the operating system, you need create a boot disk with Windows 7, from which the installation will be carried out. On the Internet you can find and download a wide variety of Windows versions 7. However, I repeat that it is best to install original versions of operating systems, not assemblies. We will assume that you already have an image of the operating system on your local disk. As a rule, this is a file with the extension “ISO” - for example, “Windows7.iso”. This is what we need to burn onto a DVD in a certain way.

    Why on DVD? I'll explain. The average size of an operating system image is about 3 Gigabytes, so regular CDs simply cannot accommodate a file of this size. Both DVD-R and DVD-RW discs can be used. The only difference between them is that “RW” (ReWritable) has the property of rewriting. That is, such a disc can be erased and recorded many times. And the “R” (Recordable) disc can only be recorded once. To create bootable DVD You will also need a disc burning program in Windows 7.

    Currently, there are many different programs, but I recommend “Nero Burning ROM”, which has long proven itself as professional program for recording all types of discs. One of the most stable versions this program for the Windows XP operating system - “Nero Burning ROM 6.6.0.16”. Nero will be more than enough for you. For the 64-bit Windows 7 operating system, it is better to install a version no lower than 10, and better yet 12. For example, "Nero Burning ROM 12.0.20000". At the end of the article I will post a link to this program so that you can download it to your local disk, and then install. Using this particular version of the program as an example, I will show you how to create a bootable Windows 7 disk.

    Having launched the “Nero Burning ROM” program, the following window should appear in front of you, in which you need to left-click on the “Open” button.


    Next, in the window that appears, you need to select the image itself that you want to burn to disk. To do this, you must know where exactly this file is located on your hard drive. Click on required file twice with the left mouse button or once with the left mouse button, first on the file and then on the “Open” button. It will look approximately as shown in the picture.


    The disc burning settings window will appear. Make sure to the left top corner DVD was chosen. Also check if the “Record”, “Finalize disc” and “Check recorded data” checkboxes are checked. “Record” means recording a disc, everything is clear here. “Finalize a disc” means to “close” the disc after writing so that subsequent writes to it are impossible. “Check recorded data” - after recording, all recorded files are checked for readability. Choose the recording speed at your discretion. You can choose maximum speed. But I personally have had cases where, after recording at maximum speed, some files from the disk simply refused to be read. Perhaps they were just low-quality discs. But I still always choose the “golden” mean. And I don’t always set the maximum speed. So, click the “Burn” button.


    A window like this should appear, where the following main indicators are located: write speed, loading of the read-executive buffer, write progress indicator.


    After the recording is completed, checking the recorded data will automatically begin - “Data Verification”, upon completion of which, if everything went well, the window shown below in the picture will appear, and the tray of your drive with the still warm disc will open. Click the “OK” button and close the program. The disk is ready for installation.


    If during “Data Verification” (disk check) messages such as those shown in the picture below appear, it means that the data was recorded incorrectly. In this case, reading occurs with errors. It is not recommended to install the Windows operating system from such a disk. Click the “Cancel” button, and in the window that appears next, the “OK” button.


    If you burned a Windows 7 image to DVD-R disc, then it is better to take a new blank disk and do all the above operations to create a Windows 7 boot disk again. If you used DVD-RW disc, erase it by clicking on the “Erase rewritable disc” button in the “Recorder” menu tab, as indicated in the picture below.


    In the window that appears, leave all the settings unchanged, that is, Erase method – Quickly erase RW disk, Erase speed – Maximum. And click the "Erase" button.


    After this, a window will appear showing the progress of the erase operation.


    Once the disc is erased, this small window will disappear and the drive tray will open with a now blank disc. You will need to follow all the steps described above to create a bootable Windows 7 disk. And you will need to start with the “Open” button, where in the window that appears you select the desired image with Windows 7 operating system.


    If no errors are found after checking the disk, the creation of the Windows 7 boot disk has been completed successfully. The disk is now ready to install the operating system. I wish you success!

    The Windows 7 installation (boot) disk is a DVD containing boot files that are used for initial Windows installations, or to reinstall it. Don't think it can be done simple copying files, it is no coincidence that it is called bootable, since in addition to OS files it also contains a bootloader, thanks to which you can start installing Windows through the BIOS.

    There are several different options for creating such a disk using both built-in tools in Windows itself and using third-party programs. Let's look at the three most simple ways using UltraISO, ImgBurn and CDBurnerXP utilities. Any of them can be easily downloaded on the Internet (especially from torrents), they all have very simple interface, which does not require any complex manipulations from the user. All of them require a Windows 7 image in .iso format on the hard drive (or other media). You will also need a DVD disc (not a CD), since the “seven” image is, as a rule, about 3-4 GB in size.

    Method 1 - creating a disc using the UltraISO utility

    After launching it, the main menu of the program opens. In this menu you need to select the “File” item, and in the drop-down list select the “Open” item:

    A window will appear to select a file with a Windows iso image:

    In this window, select the file with the required image and click the “Open” button. This window will close and we will return to the UltraISO main menu.

    Now you need to click on the “Tools” item in the main menu and select “CD ...”:

    After this it will appear with recording parameters:

    Here you need to specify the DVD device in which the (clean) future installation disk(“Drive” parameter), set the recording speed to “Minimum” and its method to “Disc-at-Once”. Then click the “Record” button. The burning process will begin, which usually lasts a few minutes, after which the DVD drive tray will open, indicating the end of recording.

    Method 2 – make an installation disk using the ImgBurn utility

    Before starting the program, you should install a blank DVD disc into the drive. The main window of this program (Russified version) after its launch looks like this:

    Click on the picture in this window and get a window for setting parameters for the disk creation process:

    In this window you need to do the following:

    • In the “Source” field, use the yellow button to select the required iso file;
    • In the “Destination” field, set the DVD drive;
    • Check the “Check” checkbox so that at the end of the process a comparison with its source is performed;
    • In the “Recording speed” field, set the minimum possible speed;
    • Click on the arrow at the bottom left of the window, indicating the start of the DVD burning process.

    The image recording begins, which also lasts several minutes, then the program will automatically eject the media tray and push it in again. After which the verification of the recorded data will begin. Upon completion, the melody is played, which is a sign of the completion of the process.

    Method 3 – make an installation disk using the CDBurnerXP program

    You should not be alarmed by the fact that the name of this utility contains “XP” - it works in all versions of the OS, starting with XP. The interface of this program is almost very similar to the ImgBurn interface. And the main CDBurnerXP window looks like this:

    Of course, in order to make an installation disk, you need to click on “Burn ISO image” and click “OK”. After this, you will be prompted to set recording parameters:

    In this window, use the “Browse” button to select Windows iso image, set the DVD drive and the minimum recording speed (the “Recording device” parameter), in the “Recording method” field, select “Disc at Once”, check the “Check data after recording” checkbox. The user must set the remaining parameters at his own discretion.

    After all these steps, you need to click the “Burn disc” button, the process of burning the DVD disc and then checking the completed recording will begin.

    1. Installation requirement minimum speed Burning is due to the fact that not all DVD discs support the speed declared by the manufacturer. This means that errors may appear during the recording process, which will only be detected at the verification stage. If you use media that allows write-once (DVD-R), then the final result of this process may be a disc completely unsuitable for further use;
    2. Under no circumstances should you interrupt the recording process - most likely, this will lead to the same result as described in point 1;
    3. These recommendations are not related to the use of the utilities mentioned above; recording errors depend 99% on the quality of the working surface of the disks, i.e., on their manufacturers.

    Hello! This is the first article on this blog and I decided to devote it to installing the operating system (hereinafter simply OS) Windows 7. The era of the seemingly unsinkable Windows XP OS is coming to an end (despite the fact that about 50% of users still use this OS), which means a new era is coming - the era of Windows 7.

    And in this article I would like to dwell on the most important, in my opinion, points when installing and first configuring this OS on a computer.

    And so... let's get started.

    1. What should I do before installation?

    Installing Windows 7 starts with the most important thing - hard checks disk for the presence of important and necessary files. You need to copy them before installation to a USB flash drive or external hard disk. By the way, perhaps this applies to any OS in general, not just Windows 7.

    1) First, check your computer for compliance system requirements this OS. Sometimes I see a strange picture when they want to old computer install new version OS, and they ask why there are errors and the system behaves unstable.

    By the way, the requirements are not so high: 1 GHz processor, 1-2 GB RAM, and about 20 GB of hard drive space. More details - .

    Any new computer on sale today meets these requirements.

    2) Copy* all important information : documents, music, pictures on another medium. For example, you can use DVDs, flash drives, services (and similar ones), etc. By the way, today you can find on sale with a capacity of 1-2 TB. Why not an option? The price is more than affordable.

    *By the way, if you have hard drive is divided into several partitions, then the partition on which you will not install the OS will not be formatted and you can safely save all the files from the system drive on it.

    3) And one last thing. Some users forget that many can be copied programs with their settings so that they can later work in the new OS. For example, after reinstalling the OS, many people lose all their torrents, sometimes hundreds of them!

    To avoid this, use these tips. By the way, you can save the settings of many programs in this way (for example, when reinstalling, I additionally save Firefox browser, and I don’t have to configure plugins and bookmarks).

    2. Where to get the installation disk

    The first thing we need to get is, of course, a boot disk with this operating system. There are several ways to obtain it.

    1) Purchase. You get a licensed copy, all kinds of updates, a minimum number of errors, etc.

    2) Often such a disk comes with your computer or laptop. True, Windows, as a rule, presents a stripped-down version, but for the average user its functions will be more than enough.

    3) You can make the disk yourself.

    To do this, you need to buy a blank DVD-R or DVD-RW disc.

    2.1. Burning a boot image to a Windows 7 disk

    First you need to have such an image. The easiest way to do it is from a real disk (or download it online). In any case, we will assume that you already have it.

    1) Launch the Alcohol 120% program (in general, this is not a panacea; there are a huge number of programs for recording images).

    2) Select the option “burn CD/DVD from images”.

    3) Specify the location of your image.

    5) Click “start” and wait for the process to complete.

    In general, in the end, the main thing is that when you insert the resulting disc into the CD-Rom, the system starts to boot.

    Important! Sometimes, the CD-Rom boot feature is disabled in the BIOS. Next, we will look in more detail at how to enable booting into Bios from a boot disk (sorry for the tautology).

    3. Setting up Bios to boot from CD-Rom

    Each computer has its own type of bios, and it’s unrealistic to consider each of them! But in almost all versions, the basic options are very similar. Therefore, the main thing is to understand the principle!

    When the computer boots immediately press the Delete or F2 key (By the way, the button may differ, it depends on your BIOS version. But, as a rule, you can always recognize it if you pay attention to boot menu, which appears in front of you for a few seconds when you turn on your computer).

    And yet, it is advisable to press the button not just once, but several times until you see the Bios window. It should be in blue tones, sometimes green predominates.

    If your BIOS does not look at all like what you see in the picture below, I recommend reading the article about, as well as the article about.

    Control here will be carried out using arrows and the Enter key.

    You need to go to Boot section and choose Boot Device Priority (this is the download priority).

    Those. This means where to start booting the computer: for example, start booting from the hard drive right away, or check the CD-Rom first.

    So you will add a point in which the first thing will be to check the CD for the presence of a boot disk in it, and only then move on to the HDD (hard drive).

    After changing the Bios settings, be sure to exit it, saving the entered options (F10 - save and exit).

    Please note. In the screenshot above, the first thing to do is boot from a floppy (nowadays floppy disks are becoming less and less common). Next it is checked for bootable CD-Rom, and the third thing is loading data from the hard drive.

    By the way, in everyday work, it is best to disable all downloads except the hard drive. This will allow your computer to run a little faster.

    4. Installing Windows 7 - the process itself...

    If you have ever installed Windows XP, or any other OS, then you can easily install 7. Here, almost everything is the same.

    Insert the boot disk (we already recorded it a little earlier...) into the CD-Rom tray and restart the computer (laptop). After a while you will see (if you have configured the BIOS correctly) a black screen with the words... See the screenshot below.

    Calmly wait until all the files are downloaded and you are prompted to enter installation parameters. Next, you should see the same window as in the picture below.

    I think there is no point in including a screenshot with the OS installation agreement and acceptance of the agreement. In general, you proceed calmly to the step of marking the disk, reading everything along the way and agreeing...

    In this step you need to be careful, especially if you have information on your hard drive (if new disk, you can do whatever you want with it).

    You need to choose hard section disk, where Windows 7 will be installed.

    If there is nothing on your disk, it is advisable to divide it into two parts: one will contain the system, the second will contain data (music, films, etc.). It is best to allocate at least 30 GB for the system. However, here you decide for yourself...

    If you have information on the disk- act extremely carefully (preferably, before installation, copy important information to other disks, flash drives, etc.). Deleting a partition may make it impossible to recover data!

    In any case, if you have two partitions (usually system disk C and local drive D) - then you can install new system to system drive C, where you previously had another OS.

    After selecting the partition for installation, a menu will appear in front of you, which will show the installation status. Here you need to wait without touching or pressing anything.

    On average, installation takes from 10-15 minutes to 30-40. After this time, the computer (laptop) may be rebooted several times.

    Then, several windows will appear in front of you in which you will need to set the computer name, specify the time and time zone, and enter the key. You can simply skip some windows and configure everything later.

    Selecting a network in Windows 7

    Completing the installation of Windows 7. Start menu

    This completes the installation. All you have to do is install missing programs, set up applications and engage in your favorite games or work.

    5. What do you need to install and configure after installing Windows?

    Nothing... 😛

    For most users, everything works right away, and they don’t even think that they need to additionally download, install, etc. There, I personally think that at least 2 things need to be done:

    2) Create a flash drive.

    3) Install drivers on the video card. Many people then, when they don’t do this, wonder why they start games or why some don’t start at all...

    Interesting! In addition, I recommend that you read the article about after installing the OS.

    PS

    This completes the article about installing and configuring the seven. I tried to present the information in the most accessible way for readers with different levels of computer skills.

    Most often, installation problems are of the following nature:

    Many people are afraid of Bios like fire, although in fact, in most cases, everything is simply configured there;

    Many people burn the disc from the image incorrectly, so the installation simply does not start.

    If you have any questions or comments, I will answer... I always take criticism well.

    Good luck everyone! Alex...

    Installing Windows is an inevitable occurrence for everyone personal computer. The most popular operating system from Microsoft is Windows 7. This version It has a simple interface and support for almost all devices and programs.

    Typically, Windows installation occurs either with DVD disc or from a flash drive. Flash drive provides the ability to install on computers that do not have DVD drive. But if the user formats the flash drive sooner or later, the DVD will most likely always be stored, allowing you to reinstall the operating system at any time.

    What is a boot disk

    A boot disk is a medium that contains bootable operating system files. Simply put, this is a disk or USB drive with a Windows installer. A boot disk allows you to install an OS without having an operating system on the hard drive itself. That is, even in the most critical situations, you can reinstall your Windows.

    What you need to create a bootable disk

    To create a boot disk you will need:

    • Windows image. For ease of recording, it is recommended to download operating room images into ISO format. On at the moment there is a huge variety of Windows builds 7. It is strongly recommended to download images that are as close as possible to a licensed copy of Windows. This option provides the highest operating system stability. You can download a Windows image from numerous torrent trackers.
    • DVD disc. Both DVD-R and DVD-RW can be used.
    • program for recording an image. At the moment there are many various programs, providing the ability to record Windows images 7 on disks, as well as flash drives. The programs include applications both provided directly by Microsoft and from third-party developers.

    Disc recording methods

    The methods for writing boot images to disk differ only in the program that is used. The principle of operation in most programs remains the same: the program writes files, creating boot file, which will allow you to start installing Windows even without an operating system on your computer.

    Video: How to make a Windows 7 installation boot disk

    Burning an ISO image to a DVD disc

    You can use many programs to burn a boot disk; we will look at just a few of them. How to create a bootable windows disk 7 via Nero? How to properly create ISO image in Nero?

    To burn a disc, you must perform the following operations:


    How to create a bootable disk using Ultraiso for windows 7?

    To create a bootable Windows 7 disk using UltraISO programs the following operations must be performed:

    Creating a disc by copying

    In addition to writing operating system installation files to disk, the user also has the ability to create backup copies of the current operating system with the possibility of further restoration. It is recommended to perform a backup immediately after installing Windows and all drivers. There are many programs for creating backups, one of the most popular is Acronis.

    How to create a bootable Windows 7 disk using Acronis?

    Acronis can create backup copies of your current operating system for later recovery. In order to restore a backup, you must also create a bootable Acronis disk, which will boot without the Windows operating system if your system stops booting. You can save a backup copy of your system either on your hard drive or on a flash drive.

    Creating an Acronis boot disk


    Creating a Backup

    To create backup copy of your disk from the current operating system, for further recovery you must perform the following steps:


    Restoring Windows from a backup

    Restoring from a previously created backup copy of your disk from the operating system can be performed in two ways: from Windows environment or with bootable media, which you created in the previous paragraph. Recovery from bootable media is performed if your operating system does not boot.

    To restore a copy of a partition hard drive From your computer (Windows) you should run:

    • open Acronis program True Image;
    • select the “My backups” section;
    • click on the “Restore” button next to your copy;
    • in the next window, select what you are going to restore;
    • To start execution, click “Restore Now”. After the reboot, the recovery process will begin.

    To restore a copy of a hard disk partition from bootable media, you must do the following:


    How to Create a Windows 7 Boot Disk Using Daemon Tools

    To create a boot disk with using Daemon Tools you need to do the following:


    Create an installation disk using alternative programs

    In addition to the proposed programs, there are also official application to record Windows 7 installation files from Microsoft - Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.

    DTo create a boot disk using this program you must:


    At the moment, there are many different programs that allow you to create a boot disk or bootable USB flash drive Windows 7. Using these instructions, you have the opportunity to create several different options for bootable media with installation files operating system.

    Most important point is the choice of the operating system image itself. We strongly recommend that you do not download various assemblies that include a set of programs. Copies of Windows those that are as close as possible to the licensed version will provide the most high level stability during operation.

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