Backup Windows 7 ISO To USB or DVD
Back up Windows 7 ISO file on a USB flash drive or a DVD with Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. You must have already known that Windows 7 is also available as an ISO file or compressed file, when you buy it from the from Microsoft Store. When you choose to download Windows 7 as an ISO file, you would definitely want to back up the downloaded ISO file on a USB or DVD. So how do you back up Windows 7 ISO file on to an USB or a DVD?
Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool is a handy freeware from Microsoft that lets you create a copy of your Windows 7 ISO file on a USB flash drive or a DVD. Here is how you download and install this freeware.
What is the need for Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool?
The Winodws 7 ISO file contains all the installation files combined into a single uncompressed file. When you download the ISO file, you need to copy it to some medium in order to install Windows 7. This tool allows you to create a copy of the ISO file to a USB flash drive or a DVD. To install Windows 7 from your USB flash drive or DVD, all you need to do is insert the USB flash drive into your USB port or insert your DVD into your DVD drive and run Setup.exe from the root folder on the drive.
It is important to remember that you cannot install Windows 7 from the ISO file until you copy it to a USB flash drive or DVD and install from there.
How to Download and Install Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool?
- 1. Download the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool installation file from here
- 2. When you are prompted to either save the file to disk or run it, choose Run.
- 3. Follow the steps in the setup dialogs. You will have the option to specify where to install the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool and whether to create shortcuts on your Start Menu or Windows Desktop.
That is all!!! To install this free software on your PC, you need to have logged in as an administrator of the PC. Like most other Microsoft tools, Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool requires .NET Framework on the PC. The PC should atleast have .NET Framework 2.0 or higher.
Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool can be installed on Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows Vista or Windows XP. It is recommended to have Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster. You also need a DVD-R drive or 4GB removable USB flash drive to copy the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.
How to copy Windows 7 ISO File?
- Click the Windows Start button, and click Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool in the All Programs list to open the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool.
- In the Source File box, type the name and path of your Windows 7 ISO file, or click Browse and select the file in the Open dialog box.
- Select USB to create a copy on a USB flash drive or DVD to create a copy on a DVD disk, then click Next.
- If you are copying the file to a USB flash drive, select your USB device in the dropdown list and click Begin copying. If you are copying the file up to a DVD, click Begin burning.
Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool creates a bootable copy of the ISO file, thereby making it easy to install Windows 7 without having to first run an existing operating system on your machine.If you change the boot order of drives in your computer’s BIOS, you can run the Windows 7 installation directly from your USB flash drive or DVD when you turn on your computer.
With Windows 7 USB/DVD Download, you may make one copy of the ISO file on a disc, USB flash drive or other media in order to install the software on a computer. Once you have installed the software on a computer, the license terms that accompany the software apply to your use of the software and replace these terms. The license terms for Windows 7, once accepted, permit you to make one copy of the software as a back-up copy for reinstallation on the licensed computer.
If you do not delete the copy of the ISO file you made to install the software on your computer, then the copy of the ISO file constitutes your back-up copy.
Download Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool and back up or install Windows 7 ISO!!!
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