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I'm trying to use the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from the Microsoft Store to make my new 16 GB USB Flash drive bootable to install Windows. It worked the first time that I did this (for Windows 7 Pro 32-bit), but now it keeps failing at the end. (I'm trying to make it bootable with the Windows 7 Pro 64-bit installation DVD ISO.) I've tried to do this on two different computers (Windows XP Pro 32-bit & Windows 7 Pro 32-bit) with the same error:
Files copied successfully. However, we were unable to run bootsect to make the USB device bootable. If you need assistance with bootsect, please click the 'Online Help' link above for more information.
Clicking the link just takes me to the Microsoft store homepage, and a search for
bootsect
from there yields no search results. I've tried to burn a DVD twice using Sonic RecordNow!, but even though it finishes without 'errors,' the disk is unreadable. :( Does anyone know why this keeps failing and how I may fix it?The Windows USB/DVD Download tool allows you to create a copy of your Windows 7/8 ISO file on a USB flash drive or a DVD. To create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive, download the ISO file and then run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool. Learn how to create installation media for installing or reinstalling Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10.
Jim Fell- Mar 08, 2019 The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool allows you to create a copy of your Windows 7 ISO file on a USB flash drive or a DVD. To create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive, download the ISO file and then run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool. Once this is done, you can install Windows 7 directly from the USB flash drive or DVD.
- Windows USB/DVD Download Tool For Windows 7 - 8 & 10 Download Free Maqsood SaHil On 23:22 with No comments The Windows USB/DVD Download instrument has been intended to enable you to make a bootable duplicate of your Windows 7/8 ISO record on a USB streak drive. or a DVD.
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It would seem that
bootsect
was failing because the device was already bootable.This morning I decided to try using it to boot with the Windows 7 Professional 64-bit installer image loaded on it, despite the failure, just to see what would happen. Surprise-surprise, it worked. -_-
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Warning: This will erase all data on this USB stick.
Launch a command prompt with admin rights and run the diskpart tool:
The “list disk” command will show you the connected drives and with “select disk”, you can choose your USB stick. Be careful to select the right drive or else your day won’t have a happy end. The crucial step here is the “clean” command. It overwrites the MBR and the partition table (thereby, deleting everything on the stick).
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I was trying to create Win7x64 bootable USB stick. Using WinXPx32 SP3, the tool failed for me as described. Luckily, I was able to get access to a Win7x64 machine instead, and there it worked just fine.
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http://www.kossboss.com/windows64from32 Copy the bootsect.exe into the folder Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool is installed on and it should work.
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The following description is taken from the tool's online help:
When creating a bootable USB device, I am getting an error about bootsect
To make the USB device bootable, you need to run a tool named bootsect.exe. In some cases, this tool needs to be downloaded from your Microsoft Store account. This may happen if you're trying to create a 64-bit bootable USB device from a 32-bit version of Windows. To download bootsect:
- Login to your Microsoft Store account to view your purchase history
- Look for your Windows 7 purchase. Tales of symphonia iso gamecube.
- Next to Windows 7, there is an 'Additional download options' drop-down menu.
- In the drop-down menu, select '32-bit ISO.'
- Right-click the link, and then save the bootsect.exe file to the location where you installed the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (e.g.
%UserProfile%AppDataLocalAppsWindows 7 USB DVD Download Tool
). - Once the file has been saved, go back to the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool to create your bootable USB device.
Archive.org link: https://web.archive.org/web/20130130224114/http://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/installation-setup/47060d1263222191-32-bit-bootsect-bootsect7600x86.zip
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M.S. DoustiM.S. Dousti
Try to format (FAT32) your USB drive but not using quick option !
You can then check again (using explorer or chkdsk) to see if all sectors are readable.After formating (from Windows 7) the USB drive will have proper Windows 7 MBR and PBR.
Never had problems with Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.
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Help for bootsect.exe - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749177(v=ws.10).aspx Download legend of zelda rom.
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I had this issue when trying to create a bootable Windows 7 USB stick for an older laptop (Thinkpad T410).
Even with this warning, it still should boot as far as I understand, but the reason it didn't for me was because I had an older BIOS, so what I ended up doing was using the Rufus USB tool with the following settings:
Notice the 'Partition scheme' and 'Target system'.
I guess the Windows USB tool assumes UEFI and uses the wrong partition scheme? I don't really know, but this worked for me.
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