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You don’t have to waste a DVD to install Windows 7.You can install it directly from the hard disk by extracting the contents of the downloaded iso file.
Direct Download Links for Windows 7
Windows 7 ISO – Official Direct Download Links
http://agnipulse.com/2009/11/windows-7-32-bit-and-64-bit-direct-download-links/
One of the simplest method of installing Windows 7 is by mounting the downloaded iso using Daemon Tools and then running the setup from the mounted virtual drive.But problem here is that the setup skips the Pre Installation Environment .So you cannot install Windows 7 to a virtual hard disk.
I found a way of installing Windows 7 directly from the hard disk by extracting the contents of the downloaded iso file.This method loads the Pre-Installation Environment,so you can access the command prompt ( By pressing Shift+F10 ) before installation and make any customizations.
Windows XP
Here we are going to replace Windows XP bootloader with Windows 7 bootloader.The new Windows 7 bootloader loads the Windows 7 setup files.After installation ,the option to boot into XP will be automatically added to the boot menu.
1.Open the downloaded iso file in PeaZip.
2.Extract the following folders and files to the C drive(your System Drive i.e the primary partition)
boot
sources
bootmgr
3.Go to command prompt
cd c:\boot
bootsect /nt60 SYS
3.Restart your computer.Windows 7 installation will start.Just follow the steps on the screen and install Windows 7.Make sure you install Windows 7 to different partition(Do not try to install in C
Read More here
Install Windows 7 directly from hard disk without using any Secondary Medium
to install Windows 7 from hard disk if you have Windows XP and Windows Vista configured in dual boot, and only Windows Vista.
Direct Download Links for Windows 7
http://agnipulse.com/2009/11/windows-7-32-bit-and-64-bit-direct-download-links/
One of the simplest method of installing Windows 7 is by mounting the downloaded iso using Daemon Tools and then running the setup from the mounted virtual drive.But problem here is that the setup skips the Pre Installation Environment .So you cannot install Windows 7 to a virtual hard disk.
I found a way of installing Windows 7 directly from the hard disk by extracting the contents of the downloaded iso file.This method loads the Pre-Installation Environment,so you can access the command prompt ( By pressing Shift+F10 ) before installation and make any customizations.
Windows XP
Here we are going to replace Windows XP bootloader with Windows 7 bootloader.The new Windows 7 bootloader loads the Windows 7 setup files.After installation ,the option to boot into XP will be automatically added to the boot menu.
1.Open the downloaded iso file in PeaZip.
2.Extract the following folders and files to the C drive(your System Drive i.e the primary partition)
boot
sources
bootmgr
3.Go to command prompt
cd c:\boot
bootsect /nt60 SYS
3.Restart your computer.Windows 7 installation will start.Just follow the steps on the screen and install Windows 7.Make sure you install Windows 7 to different partition(Do not try to install in C
Read More here
Install Windows 7 directly from hard disk without using any Secondary Medium
to install Windows 7 from hard disk if you have Windows XP and Windows Vista configured in dual boot, and only Windows Vista.
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