EasyBCD is a simple tool that will help us to create a USB pendrive with bootable characteristics (bootable), process that differs from other similar alternatives thanks to the fact that with this alternative, the unit will not need to be formatted at any time.
While it is true that there are a few other tools that can help us transfer information from a Windows DVD disc to a USB stick (like Windows 7 USB Tools), usually the first step to start the process involves having to format the device. If we have any information there, we should previously make a backup otherwise, everything would be lost. The procedure that we will mention in this article with EasyBCD (step by step) involves have a USB flash drive previously formatted in FAT 32This is because the NTFS can cause certain compatibility problems when starting the computer.
Creating our USB pendrive with EasyBCD to install Windows
Well, what we must do first is download the free tool from the official site, something that we will leave at the end of this article. Having considered that the USB stick must have a specific format, the rest of the procedure will not involve a lot of problems and inconveniences. It is worth mentioning that EasyBCD to have a weight of just 1,54 MB. The method we would suggest involves the following:
- We open our USB pendrive with the file explorer.
- We carry out the same operation with our Windows installation DVD.
- We copy all the contents of the disk to our USB stick.
- Now we install EasyBCD on Windows.
- If the UAC is activated, we must answer affirmatively in order to continue with the installation process.
With these small steps that we have indicated, we have accomplished the first part of our objective; After having installed the tool, we will execute it, at which point we will have the possibility of witnessing its interface, something that we show in the subsequent image.
We recommend that you leave the boxes activated as you can see in the image, having only to select the box that is to the left under the name of "BCD Deployment", a function that will help us create our USB pendrive with the necessary Windows installation files and bootable features.
Having pressed this button, another screen will be shown, in which our USB pendrive will appear. Although this device appears as NTFS in the image, let's not forget that it is recommended to work in FAT 32. Now we only have to click on the button at the bottom (with a small red icon) that says Write MBR and nothing more.
Additionally you will be able to admire 2 options at the top of said button, having to use the respective one depending on the operating system that we are trying to integrate to our USB pendrive. In other words, the option at the top will help us process Windows Vista, Windows 7 and even Windows 8; the lower option is dedicated only for those who wish to carry out a new process with Windows XP.
What we have mentioned through sequential steps is practically the only thing we would need to do; The process that you will come to admire is actually something very short, since we have previously copied all the installation files to our USB pendrive. The small progress bar that you can admire at the end of everything we have indicated it shouldn't take a long time, since the only thing that is being done at that moment, is the writing of the boot sector in the USB device that we have selected.
A final screen (the one we show above) is the one that you will be able to witness, in which you simply have to select the "Yes" button for the process to complete successfully. EasyBCD is an application that we have now used to transfer the entire Windows installation disk to a USB pendrive, although the tool has many other features that expert users could use for different purposes.
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