- #How to make bootable mac usb in windows windows 7#
- #How to make bootable mac usb in windows professional#
#How to make bootable mac usb in windows professional#
You need to have a Windows XP Professional CD for these instructions to be successful. To make the bootable USB drive for Windows XP, your flash drive should have at least 4 GB capacity and need to acquire a valid copy of Windows Server 2003 SP1. Your USB flash drive is now set up to be a bootable USB drive for Windows Vista or 7. Copy all the files and folders on the DVD to the USB flash drive.
In the My Computer window (opened in step 5 above), right-click the DVD drive and select Open to view the contents of the DVD. The last step is to copy the entire contents of the Windows DVD to your USB flash drive.Lastly, type BOOTSECT.EXE /NT60 H: (substitute your USB flash drive letter for H:, if necessary) and press Enter. Go back to the command prompt window and type in D: CD BOOT (substitute your DVD drive letter for D:, if necessary) and press Enter.Open up My Computer and note which drive letter is assigned to your DVD drive and your USB flash drive. Put the DVD in your computer's DVD drive. You now need your Windows Vista or 7 installation DVD.Keep the command prompt window open, but you can minimize it for a little bit. (may take a few minutes, depending on the USB drive size) ASSIGN EXIT Type in the following commands, one by one, pressing Enter after each command.ĬLEAN CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY SELECT PARTITION 1 ACTIVE FORMAT FS=NTFS.Usually, the USB drive will be the last drive. If you're not sure what disk is the USB disk, eject the USB drive, perform step number 2 again, connect the USB drive again, and compare the results. It should now state the USB drive is the selected disk. Find the disk number of your USB drive and type SELECT DISK, where "" is the disk # for your USB drive. A listing of the disk drives connected to your computer appears.
#How to make bootable mac usb in windows windows 7#
You need to have a Windows Vista or Windows 7 DVD for these instructions to be successful.