X xxgamxx Distinguished Feb 22, 2010 124 0 18,680 Aug 7, 2010 #1 If I mounted the installation image to my pc and had no optical drive, I would be able to just install windows 7 just by running the installer while XP is on? I'm asking because I can't boot from anything on this pc that has windows 7.
If I mounted the installation image to my pc and had no optical drive, I would be able to just install windows 7 just by running the installer while XP is on? I'm asking because I can't boot from anything on this pc that has windows 7.
Solution hang-the-9 Aug 9, 2010 You can't run the Win7 installer from XP. Need to boot from the media.
J Jonmor68 Distinguished Feb 17, 2009 2,136 0 20,460 Aug 8, 2010 #2 If your pc can boot from USB go here.> http://store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-Tool Upvote 0 Downvote
X xxgamxx Distinguished Feb 22, 2010 124 0 18,680 Aug 8, 2010 #3 Jonmor68 : If your pc can boot from USB go here.> http://store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-Tool It can but I don't have USB that can hold that much. Upvote 0 Downvote
Jonmor68 : If your pc can boot from USB go here.> http://store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-Tool It can but I don't have USB that can hold that much.
hang-the-9 Titan Mar 25, 2010 60,372 1,081 152,940 Aug 9, 2010 Solution #5 You can't run the Win7 installer from XP. Need to boot from the media. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
X xxgamxx Distinguished Feb 22, 2010 124 0 18,680 Aug 9, 2010 #6 Best answer selected by xxgamxx. Upvote 0 Downvote