Create Bootable USB Flash Drive

Posted by admin on December 20, 2014
Posted in: Linux OS, Microsoft Windows.

Follow these steps:

  1. Insert your USB Flash Drive into an available port.
  2. Open the Command Prompt (Admin) by right-clicking on the Start button, clicking Command Prompt (Admin), and then click Yes on the UAC prompt.
  3. Type “diskpart”and press Enter.
  4. Type “list disk” to determine the disk number of your USB Flash Drive.  Type “select disk X”, where “X” is the disk number of your USB Flash Drive.
  5. Type “clean” to erase the contents of your USB Flash Drive.
  6. Type “create partition primary size =5000”. This will create a 5GB primary partition on the USB Flash Drive.  You can later create an additional partition on the USB Flash Drive for persistent storage.
  7. Type “select partition 1”.
  8. Type “active” to make the partition active
  9. Type “format fs=ntfs quick” to format the partition.
  10. Type “assign” to give the USB Flash Drive a drive letter.
  11. Copy the contents of the Windows 8.1 DVD to the USB Flash Drive.

Alternatively, you can download the Universal USB Installer from http://www.pendrivelinux.com and follow the instructions on the site.