You will need to extract the Windows Setup files to a drive before continuing any farther.
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1Plug a drive with a minimum of 4 gigabytes of memory into a computer.
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2Move any personal files off of the drive.
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3Download the Windows 7 Setup ISO. An ISO file is a disc image. Note: This download may take a while, depending on your internet speed.
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4Download and install the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from this link.
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5Once the ISO has finished downloading, open the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.
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6Select the ISO. On the Step 1 of 4: Choose ISO file screen of the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, select the downloaded ISO file by clicking Browse, then click Next to continue.
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7On the Step 2 of 4: Choose media type screen, choose USB device.
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8On the Step 3 of 4: Insert USB device screen, choose the drive you want to extract the Setup files to, then click Begin copying.
- If you receive an error that says Not Enough Free Space, click the Erase USB Device button, which will erase all of the files on the drive.
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9Once Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool has finished extracting the ISO to the flash drive, your drive is ready to install Windows.
- You may delete the ISO file now, as it is no longer required.
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