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How to make a windows 7 ultraiso installation disc. Burn an ISO image of Windows to a DVD using the UltraISO program. Burn a bootable disc using the free ImgBurn program

Installation (boot) Windows disk 7 is a DVD media containing boot files, which are used for initial installation Windows, or to reinstall it. Don't think it can be done simple copying files, it is no coincidence that it is called bootable, since in addition to OS files it also contains a bootloader, thanks to which you can start installing Windows through the BIOS.

There are several various options creating such a disk using both the built-in tools of Windows itself and using third-party programs. Let's look at the three most simple ways using UltraISO, ImgBurn and CDBurnerXP utilities. Any of them can be easily downloaded on the Internet (especially from torrents), they all have very simple interface, which does not require any complex manipulations from the user. For all of them, they require a hard drive (or other storage device) Windows image 7 in .iso format. You will also need a DVD disc (not a CD), since the “seven” image is, as a rule, about 3-4 GB in size.

Method 1 - creating a disc using the UltraISO utility

After launching it, the main menu of the program opens. In this menu you need to select the “File” item, and in the drop-down list select the “Open” item:

A window will appear to select a file with a Windows iso image:

In this window, select the file with the required image and click the “Open” button. This window will close and we will return to the UltraISO main menu.

Now you need to click on the “Tools” item in the main menu and select “CD ...”:

After this it will appear with recording parameters:

Here you need to specify the DVD device in which the (clean) future installation disk(“Drive” parameter), set the recording speed to “Minimum” and its method to “Disc-at-Once”. Then click the “Record” button. The burning process will begin, which usually lasts a few minutes, after which the DVD drive tray will open, indicating the end of recording.

Method 2 – make an installation disk using the ImgBurn utility

Before starting the program, you should install a blank DVD disc into the drive. The main window of this program (Russified version) after its launch looks like this:

Click on the picture in this window and get a window for setting parameters for the disk creation process:

In this window you need to do the following:

  • In the “Source” field, use the yellow button to select the required iso file;
  • In the “Destination” field, set the DVD drive;
  • Check the “Check” checkbox so that at the end of the process a comparison with its source is performed;
  • In the “Recording speed” field, set the minimum possible speed;
  • Click on the arrow at the bottom left of the window, indicating the start of the DVD burning process.

The image recording begins, which also lasts several minutes, then the program will automatically eject the media tray and push it in again. After which the verification of the recorded data will begin. Upon completion, the melody is played, which is a sign of the completion of the process.

Method 3 – make an installation disk using the CDBurnerXP program

You should not be alarmed by the fact that the name of this utility contains “XP” - it works in all versions of the OS, starting with XP. The interface of this program is almost very similar to the ImgBurn interface. And the main CDBurnerXP window looks like this:

Of course, in order to make an installation disk, you need to click on “Burn ISO image” and click “OK”. After this, you will be prompted to set recording parameters:

In this window, use the “Browse” button to select the Windows iso image, set the DVD drive and minimum recording speed (the “Recording device” parameter), select “Disc at Once” in the “Recording method” field, and check the “Check” box. data after recording." The user must set the remaining parameters at his own discretion.

After all these steps, you need to click the “Burn disc” button, the process of burning the DVD disc and then checking the completed recording will begin.

  1. The requirement to set a minimum burning speed is due to the fact that not all DVDs support the speed declared by the manufacturer. This means that errors may appear during the recording process, which will only be detected at the verification stage. If you use write-once media (DVD-R), then the end result of this process may be completely unusable. further use disk;
  2. Under no circumstances should you interrupt the recording process - most likely, this will lead to the same result as described in point 1;
  3. These recommendations are not related to the use of the utilities mentioned above; recording errors depend 99% on the quality of the working surface of the disks, i.e., on their manufacturers.

To install on Personal Computer Windows OS, you must have an installation disk or . Creating a DVD is much easier and faster, and it costs significantly less than USB drives. This article describes in detail how ISO to boot Windows DVD 7. For this, programs such as UltraIso and ImgBurn will be used.

What it is

When a user purchases licensed version Windows in the box - he receives a boot disk and an activation key. Using the DVD, the operating system itself is installed, and then it is activated by entering the key.

Those users who purchase the digital version only have at their disposal activation key. They can download from the official website or from torrent trackers. But to use it, you need to know how to burn an ISO file to external media. Special programs are used for this. Some of them, for example, UltraIso, are paid, others are freely distributed.

UltraIso program

The most commonly used program for working with images is the UltraIso utility. It allows you to work with ISO files directly, editing their contents without first unzipping. Users can open any image in this program and work with it as with a regular folder in Windows Explorer.

To download the UltraIso utility, you will need to go to the fan site http://ultraiso-club.ru/. Next, you need to click on the “Download UltraIso” button in the center of the screen. Enter the captcha and the download process will begin.

Installing and activating the UltraIso application

Before burning the image, users need to install the program on their personal computer. The process is standard, just follow the Windows Installer instructions:


Create a boot disk

The DVD burning process itself is very simple. Click on the button with the image of a burning disk on the program toolbar. In the window that opens, you need to select the drive, specify the path to the prepared image and click “ Burn" or " Burn".

It is recommended to choose not the most high speed records. The slower the process, the better quality it will be. bootable media.

ImgBurn program

An excellent alternative to the paid UltraIso is the simpler one free utility– . Its functions are quite enough to create a high-quality bootable DVD. To download ImgBurn, go to the official website of the developer -

To install Windows, you need a boot disk or bootable USB flash drive. In this article I will talk about the simplest and most reliable ways to create bootable media that works with any Windows versions(XP, 7, 8, 10).

If you are reinstalling Windows on an old computer, I recommend running. Prepare in advance.

If you purchased Windows on a DVD and your computer or laptop has a DVD drive, then you do not need this article, go to the next article “”.

2. Selecting boot media

If you have a Windows installation disk, but your computer or laptop does not have a DVD drive, then you will need a computer with a DVD drive to create a bootable USB flash drive from the installation disk. Go to the "" section.
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If you received Windows as an image file, you need to create a boot disk or flash drive. If your computer or laptop has a DVD drive, it is easier and more reliable to use a DVD. Prepare 2-3 clean DVD-R disc 16x and go to the " " section.

If your computer or laptop does not have a DVD drive or you are too lazy to go to the store to buy discs, then take a flash drive with a capacity of 4 GB or more and go to the “” section.

3. Create a disk image

We use the program Daemon Tools to create an image file from the Windows installation disk, which will later be needed to create a bootable USB flash drive. You can download it at the end of the article in the “” section.

3.1. Installing Daemon Tools

3.2. Creating an image in Daemon Tools

Insert the Windows installation disc into your DVD drive and close the AutoPlay window if it appears. Find the "DAEMON" shortcut Tools Lite» on the desktop or in the START menu and launch the program. Click on the floppy disk icon “Create a disk image.”

Make sure that the drive you inserted the Windows installation disc into is selected. Drive letter in Windows Explorer and in the program window must match.

Uncheck the “Add to Image Catalog” option and click on the button with three dots “…” to select a folder to save the image file. Please note that it can take up to 3.5 GB.

I recommend saving the image file on a separate disk partition (for example, “D”). In the “File name” column, enter, for example, “Windows_7” so that you can later understand what kind of file it is. I recommend not using Russian letters and spaces in the title. In the “File type” column, be sure to select “Standard ISO images (*.iso)” and click “Save”.

Check that everything is correct and click “Start”.

The image creation process takes only 3-5 minutes. At the end the message “Image creation completed” should appear. Click the “Close” button and exit the main program by clicking on the cross.

If an error message appears or the process is stuck in place, either the installation disc or the DVD drive is damaged. Try wiping the drive with a dry, soft cloth and try again, or use another computer.

4. Create a boot disk

We need the Astroburn program to burn an image file to a DVD. You can download it below in the “” section. If you plan to use a USB flash drive to install Windows, skip this section.

4.1. Installing Astroburn

Installing the program is quite simple. Run the installation file and click Next several times.

4.2. Burning a disc in Astroburn

Paste blank disk into your DVD drive and close the AutoPlay window if it appears. Find the shortcut " Astroburn Lite» on the desktop or in the START menu and launch the program. Switch to the “Image” tab and click on the icon to the right of the “Path to image file” field.

Find where it is on your disk Windows image file, select it with the left mouse button and click “Open”. For example, all my disk images are located on drive “D” in the “ISO” folder.

Double check what you have selected correct file and check the “Check” box next to the name of the DVD drive. This will ensure that the disc was recorded without errors and that the Windows installation process will not be interrupted unexpectedly. I also recommend setting the recording speed to 8.0x, this is optimal for DVD-R discs 16x. Click "Start Recording".

The process of burning a disc along with checking takes up to 10 minutes. When you finish recording, close the program. If an error message appears or the process is stuck in place, it means that you either got caught bad disk, or the DVD drive is worn out.

Try recording again new disk, if it doesn’t work out, then use another computer.

5. Creating a bootable USB flash drive

5.1. Methods for creating bootable flash drives

There are many ways and programs to create bootable flash drives, from manually writing commands on the command line, to using Linux boot loaders. The disadvantage of the command line is that it is difficult for beginners and prone to errors. The disadvantage of Linux bootloaders is that such flash drives do not boot on all computers.

Is there some more official program from Microsoft to create bootable USB flash drives "Windows USB/DVD Download Tool". It is very easy to use and flash drives recorded with it can be loaded on most computers. But this program has a number of limitations. For example, to use it in Windows XP, you must additionally install several more cumbersome add-ons (. NET Framework 2.0 and Image Mastering API v2), and in order to create x32 in Windows 7 bootable USB flash drive to install Windows 7 x64 you need to copy it to the program folder additional file or mess with command line. There are other problems with the program.

So I decided to give you just one, but simple and reliable way creating bootable flash drives that are suitable for any operating systems and computers using the Rufus program.

5.2. Using Rufus

The Rufus program is designed to create bootable flash drives for installing various operating systems, including Windows XP, 7, 8, 8.1, 10. It does not require installation and can be run on any operating system from Windows XP to Windows 10, regardless of bitness .

You can download this program in the "" section. Next you will need any computer with installed Windows and a flash drive with a capacity of 4 GB or more.
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Insert the flash drive into the computer and if it has valuable files, then copy them to HDD. Immediately after creating a bootable USB flash drive or when you have finished installing Windows, you can return them back.

It is not necessary to clean and format the flash drive, just run the Rufus program and make sure that the flash drive is selected in the “Device” field.

Find where the Windows image file is located on your disk, select it with the left mouse button and click “Open”. For example, my previously created image is located on drive “D”.

Now you need to select the type of boot partition (MBR or GPT) and firmware motherboard computer (BIOS or UEFI) on which Windows will be installed. It's not as difficult as it sounds

MBR is simpler and reliable type boot partition, but does not support hard disks more than 2 TB. If you don't have a 3TB or larger drive, I recommend using this type of partition to avoid some possible problems in the future.

GPT is a more advanced type of boot partition that supports very large disks. If you have a hard drive with a capacity of 3 TB or more, then use this type of partition, otherwise the computer will only see about 2.3 TB. Otherwise I don't recommend it GPT markup, since there are various problems with it.

The motherboard firmware can be BIOS or UEFI. This can be found in the manual or on the website of the motherboard or laptop manufacturer, as well as visually when entering boot program Setup. To do this, you need to hold down the “Delete”, “F2”, “F10” or “Esc” button immediately after turning on the computer. You can read which button to press in the messages that appear immediately after turning on the computer.

In text form.

In graphical form.

If the view Setup programs as in the picture below, this is a classic BIOS.

If it’s like in the next picture, then it’s UEFI.

So, if you have a classic BIOS, then select in the “Partition scheme and type” field system interface» item “MBR for computers with BIOS or UEFI”. This is the most universal option and the flash drive can be used for installation on different computers, both with BIOS and UEFI.

If you have determined for sure that you have UEFI and the disk size does not exceed 2 TB, then select “MBR for computers with UEFI interface" If you have UEFI and a disk of 3 TB or more, then select “GPT for computers with a UEFI interface.”

Next you need to select “File system”. If on previous step If you selected "MBR for computers with BIOS or UEFI", then select NTFS. If the second or third item is with UEFI, then select FAT32, since UEFI does not work with NTFS.

We leave the cluster size at default, and in the “Volume Label” field you can write, for example, “Windows7 x32” (or x64) so ​​that you can later determine what’s on this flash drive.

Double-check all settings and the correct image selection. The selected disk image is displayed at the very bottom of the program. Instead of the name of the flash drive, it may be written “CD_ROM”; the drive letter must match the flash drive.

Click on the “Start” button and confirm the destruction of your flash drive along with your computer

Wait for the recording to finish, this can take from 3 to 20 minutes depending on the size of the image and the speed of the flash drive and should end with the green bar completely filling and the word “Ready” at the bottom of the program.

After that, you can add any files to the bootable flash drive and use it like a regular flash drive. If it is working properly, this will not affect its operation as an installation disk. But do it safe removal flash drives using the system tray icon.

5.3. Possible problems and solutions

Problems can arise due to a bad flash drive, a bad USB extension cable, a damaged or incompletely downloaded image file from the Internet, or the computer itself on which the recording takes place.

Possible solutions:

  • formatting and checking the flash drive for bad blocks
    (V Rufus program there is a tick)
  • inserting a flash drive into the rear USB port of the computer
  • Windows image checksum verification
    (for example, the Hash Calculator program)
  • burning a flash drive on another computer
  • replacing a flash drive with another one

As for checking the checksum of the image, usually the site where you download the image has it check sum(or hash). The checksum also needs to be calculated for the downloaded file using special program Hash Calculator, which you can download below in the “” section. If the calculated checksum matches the one indicated on the website, then the file was downloaded without damage. If the hashes do not match, then the file is damaged and must be downloaded again. Otherwise, errors may occur during the disc burning or Windows installation process.

6. Links

That's all, in the next article we will talk about booting from an installation disk or flash drive.

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In the previous article, I discussed the issue of installing Windows 7. Several points were touched upon where to get the Windows 7 distribution. One of the options involved downloading an image operating system from the Internet. In this article, I will tell you in more detail how to burn a downloaded image to a DVD using various applications. Along the way, we’ll touch on some of the nuances of recording for Windows 10.

For creating boot disk with the Windows 7 or 8 or 10 operating system we will need a DVD-R or DVD-RW disk, a windows image and a computer or laptop with a burner drive. Previously, we looked at recording an image using the program BurnAware Free . You can get acquainted.

First, let's describe general rules recordings that will not be different for almost any recording program. These rules are typical for writing not only windows images, but also for writing any data to DVD, CD or BR disks:

  • To burn a Windows image, try not to skimp on the DVD. Let it not be a top-priced blank, but also not a disk at the lowest cost. A high-quality disk will allow you to install the operating system many times, of course, with proper storage of the disk.
  • The disc writing speed should be the minimum for your drive and for the specific DVD disc. How less speed recording, the higher the probability of recording without failures.
  • During recording, it is advisable to equip the computer with a source uninterruptible power supply- UPS, in order to minimize the risk of damaging the disk during power surges or power outages.

Herself common mistake user - write the image file to disk as regular file with data. Such a disk is not bootable and you will not be able to install the Windows 7 operating system from it. The principle of burning an image to a disk implies “unpacking the system installation files onto an empty DVD media.”

ISO and UltraISO image

This application is very popular not only for burning discs, but also for burning boot images onto flash drives. In addition, UltraISO has the ability to create virtual drive, into which you can mount the disk image. We'll talk about all the features of this program another time. Stay tuned.

The first launch after installing the program is accompanied by an information window disclaiming warranties. Agree by clicking the button Everything is fine.

CloneCD first launch

Next, CloneCD notifies you that it is not free and you have 21 days to get acquainted with it. Well, we don't need any more. We close the message and the main program window appears in front of us, in which we select the second button from the left CD recording.

Selecting an image entry

Selecting an image file

Information about the image file

On next step select the recording speed and press OK.

Selecting the recording speed

After finishing recording, you can proceed to installing the operating system.

Image MDF/MDS and Alcohol 120%

One more no less popular program for recording images Alcohol 120%. As in the case of UltraISO, it can do a lot, but its main advantage is working with images like MDF/MDS.

After finishing recording, we go to install the operating system on the computer.

NRG image and Nero Burning ROM

Perhaps the most famous among the programs presented is Nero program Burning ROM. Download it from the official website of the developers and install it.

The first launch, as in the case of any trial program, is accompanied by familiarization with information about purchasing the program or launching a trial version. Choose Continue.

Nero Burning ROM - first launch

Cancellation - new project

The next step is to go to the menu and select Recorder - Record image...

Burn image

Next, in the standard Windows dialog box, select our file with the operating system image and click Open. Then in the next window set the Recording Speed, Recording Method and press the button Burning.

Recording a project

After pressing the button Burning The process of burning the Windows image to disk will begin.

MediaCreationTool for Windows 10

Exists simple opportunity burning a Windows 10 image to disk. To do this, you need to download the utility from microsoft.com and use it. Follow the link, download and run. In the first window, accept the licensing terms and proceed to the first step of the wizard, selecting the second option and clicking Further.

Create installation media for another computer

Next, you are offered a choice of language, architecture and release, which can be changed by clicking the checkbox Use recommended settings for this computer. This means that the image will be recorded in accordance with the capabilities of the computer on which the utility was launched. If you need to change these parameters, then uncheck the box and change it at your discretion.

Selecting system parameters

In the next step, in the standard Windows dialog box, indicate the path where the utility will download the image file of the Windows 10 operating system from the Internet and click Further. The download process begins, which, depending on the speed of your Internet connection, can take from 5 minutes to 2 or 3 hours. Immediately after this, creation will begin Windows media 10, which also takes long time. Be patient.

Download and create Windows 10 media

When you've finished burning the Windows 10 image, all you have to do is insert the disc into the DVD burner and press Open DVD Burner.

Completing the Windows 10 image preparation

Burning windows to disk using a standard tool

With moments Windows release 7, users are offered the ability to burn an ISO image, including a Windows operating system image, to a disc without using third-party programs. To do this, in the Windows 7, 8, 10 operating system, click right click mouse by ISO image file with Windows distribution and select Burn disk image.

Selecting an image file

Burning an image

After the burning process is completed, you will receive a Windows 10 boot disk ready to use.

In one of my old articles, I told you how to make a multiboot flash drive. And although this article is about how to recover a forgotten password for logging into Windows (you can read the article), only one action aroused interest among many - “multi-boot”. What is this?

This automatic download a program located on external media, a flash drive or disk, while “inserting” it into a USB port and drive, respectively. I'll explain in simple example- Windows installation disk. When you insert it into the drive, you don’t need to launch anything; some beautiful window immediately pops up on the screen, where it says something like, “Proceed to Windows installation" I think you must have encountered this, so I won’t dwell on it too much.

Well, I already told you how to make a bootable USB flash drive, the link to that article is at the beginning. A how to make a boot disk?

Before I begin to describe the process itself, I want to notify you. I will make a boot disk from iso file. This is an image. Having an image saves us from various problems. Which ones? Well, for example, the most problematic is where to find the file that will make the disk bootable, or how to make it. If you do not have an iso file of the program you want make the disk bootable, then find it. Fortunately, the Internet is full of this stuff now. There are two lessons on the site that talk about services for searching and downloading files, here are links to them - and.

Well, for those who have an image and for those who came from the article about ERD, let’s begin the process.

How to make a boot disk or multiboot disk?

We will make a boot disk using one wonderful, free and very easy-to-use program - Astroburn Lite. You can download it. Just click on big green button in the right column, “Download”.

Once you download and install it, you can start.

To start insert a blank disk. Well, you can insert a “dirty” one, it will still be cleared before recording (if it’s a CD-RW or DVD-RW, then you can insert “dirty” ones, but CD-R or DVD-R, only clean ones). If the image weighs less than 700 megabytes, use CDs, and if larger, then use DVDs.

A window like this will open in front of you.

To begin, go to the “Image” tab, underlined in red. Then select the file with the iso image to open a selection window, click on the button underlined in blue. After that, if you have several drives, make sure that you have selected the one in which the disk to be written is located, the selection button is highlighted in green. Then click “Start Recording”. A window like this will pop up on your screen.


Click Yes.

After which you will see the process of disk cleaning, and then recording.


When finished, a window like this will appear.


Click OK. All.

You can check it very simply. After recording, remove and immediately insert the disc back into the drive. And if you have it will start automatically or a window like “Run autorun” will appear. So you did everything right. I tried it on two different programs and it worked.

Happy recording.

P.S. By the way, for readers who came from the article password recovery. I checked SPECIALLY, everything that I described above, on the same image - everything works.

CDs are increasingly being replaced by flash drives and other storage devices, but they are still in use. Therefore, it is very important to know how to use them. In this material we will talk about how to burn an image to disk using UltraIso.

Step No. 1. Open the disk image using the UltraIso program.

If you want to burn the image to disk via, then the first thing you need to do is run UltraIso and open the disk image. To do this, click on the “Open” button, which is located on the toolbar.

You can also use the “File – Open” menu.


After this it will appear standard window to select files. Here, simply select the disk image file you want to burn and click on the “Open” button.


As a result of the above steps, the contents of the disk image you selected should appear in the UltraIso program window.


Step #2: Start burning the image.


You can also start burning the image using the “Tools – Burn CD Image” menu or using the F7 key on your keyboard.


As a result, a window will appear for burning the image to disk. At this stage, you just need to insert the disc into the drive (if the disc is not already inserted) and click on the “Record” button.


If you have a disposable or empty disc, then recording will begin immediately. If you are using a rewritable disk and there is data on it, the program will first ask you to confirm wiping the disk. In order to continue here you need to click on the “Yes” button.

After this, the program will begin cleaning the disk, and after cleaning, writing the image to the disk will immediately begin.


Now all you have to do is wait until the UltraIso program writes the image to disk.

How to burn an image to a flash drive using UltraIso

It should be added that using the UltraIso program you can also use drives. To do this, you need to open the disk image in the UltraIso program (as described in step No. 1), and then open the menu “Boot - Burn image of Hard disk"


As a result, a window will appear for writing images to flash drives. In this window, you need to select the flash drive that you want to use for recording and click on the “Record” button.


After this, the UltraIso program will warn you about deleting old data from the flash drive. In order to continue, you need to click on the “Yes” button.


After this, the process of writing the image to the flash drive will begin.

I warmly welcome everyone, dear friends! I went outside, there was slush and puddles. By the time I got to work, I almost fell on slippery places 9 times (I counted). It's almost February. Anyway. I won't whine. Today I would like to continue the topic of files in iso format. Are we with you? We learned. And this is important. But what do you do when you have a Windows disk image and need to reinstall it?

It will just be a little difficult for you to reinstall the system if you just insert virtual disk into the same Daemon Tools (or any other emulator) or open the launch file. No, you can try, but they won’t let you mark up, format, or make changes to file systems. In general, if you install windows directly from your system, then it’s tough. I’ll tell you straight away - don’t do that!

To reinstall the system normally, you definitely need to make bootable media (disk or flash drive). So that you do not have any misunderstandings, I will tell you how to burn an iso image to disk. And I’ll tell you that you don’t need any programs.

Standard recording

But there is one caveat. If you have any program for reading iso files, for example the same Daemon Tools, then by default files with this extension will be opened through it, which means you won’t get a window with the recording, and the image will be stupidly mounted into the virtual drive.

In order to properly write an image to disk, it is best for you to use Explorer. Well, then it’s a matter of technology. We repeat what I wrote above.

Recording using the Run line

Here it is, my favorite line. Thanks to it, we can also burn our image to disk. Well, this is more likely for general development, because the recording methods are the same, but the methods for opening the recording tool are different.

But I would suggest that you play it safe and study very good video course on backup , thanks to which you can do backup image system and constantly update it. You will learn to do everything correctly and avoid mistakes. Overall, be sure to check it out.

A boot disk or Live CD is a disk from which you can boot an operating system. Boot disks are used to solve computer problems or just for work.

There are many different bootable disks available online. Typically, such disks are distributed as disk images in ISO format. In order to turn an iso file into a real bootable disk, it must be burned onto a CD or DVD media. In this article we will talk about how to burn a bootable disc.

How to Burn a Bootable Disk Using ImgBurn

It's free. Its main advantage is a slightly ascetic and extremely simple interface. Understanding this program will not be difficult for even the most inexperienced user.

So, download and install the ImgBurn program. After launching the program for the first time, you will see something like this window.

In order to write our iso file to disk and get a boot disk, click on the “Write image file to disk” button.


After this, a disk image recording window will open in front of you. The first thing to do here is to specify the location of your iso file. To do this, click on the “Browse” button and select the desired iso file.


All these simple actions enough to start recording a boot disk. In order to start the recording process, you need to click on the “Write” button.


If necessary, before starting recording, you can select the drive that will be used for recording (useful if you have more than one drive in your computer), as well as select the recording speed and the number of copies of the disc. But, in most cases, these settings are not needed and you can immediately start recording a boot disk.

How to burn a bootable disc using CDBurnerXP

This is a disc burning program. Like ImgBurn, this program is distributed absolutely free. The advantage of CDBurnerXP is its nice interface, a bit similar to Nero, the popular paid program for recording discs.

After downloading, installation and first launch CDBurnerXP programs you will see a window like this.


This is the main window of the program, with its help you can launch all functions for working with disks. In our case, we need a function. Therefore, select the appropriate item and click on the “OK” button.


After this, a small window should open in front of you for burning boot disks. The interface of this window is as simple as possible. The first thing you need to do is specify the location of the ISO file that will be used to create the boot disk. To do this, click on the “Browse” button and select required file.


In principle, this is enough to start recording a boot disk. After you have selected the ISO file, you can click on the “Burn disc” button.


But if necessary you can choose optical drive, select the recording speed, check the data after recording, or turn off the computer after the boot disk recording process is completed. All these functions are available in the same window.

Dear readers, today we will discuss how to make a bootable disk or flash drive for Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 for a computer. But first, we will familiarize ourselves with the basic requirements for performing these actions. And you will also need to find out what creation options exist. After that, we will analyze each of these methods into detailed example. So, here are the options we will consider today: the option of recording an existing operating system image separately for both a disk and a flash drive. IN last block the entry will be described using special utility from Microsoft if you did not download the image. This method is suitable for both disk and flash drive.

But before we carry out the stated procedure, we will need to make sure that you are fully prepared. That is, you have necessary tools and programs. In general, everything that will be useful to you is described below:

  • The disk must be at least 4.7 gigabytes in size. It is better to take two discs in advance, as there is a possibility that it will be recorded with errors. In this case, the second device will come to your aid. Please note that for some OS versions this type of recording is completely unsuitable. It is best to use a bootable USB flash drive.
  • When using a flash drive, we will need a storage capacity of at least eight gigabytes. She must support USB type 0 (almost all drives are suitable for this parameter). Naturally, nothing should be written on it. If there are any files and data there, then move them to another location.
  • If you don't have a system image, you'll need active connection to the Internet. If you are using tariff plan with limited traffic, we strongly do not recommend using this type of connection. You just might end up with a hefty sum in favor of your provider. Only use a connection with unlimited traffic data.

The process of creating a boot disk

  • Some devices may not work after reinstallation due to the lack of drivers in the reinstalled system. In this case, take care of at least a driver for connecting to the Internet in advance. For example, if your laptop has Wi-Fi, then download in advance from the official website the appropriate drivers for the OS version you are going to install. Otherwise, after reinstalling, nothing will work for you. That is, you will not have drivers for the video card, or drivers for audio, and so on. And if you at least take care of the Internet, then you can download them all using standard Windows tools.
  • Don’t forget about transferring all the necessary files and data from your computer to external media. If your device has two local disk, where one is for the operating system, then you can transfer the data to the other. They will not be deleted or disappear. The main thing is to choose this disk correctly, since one small mistake can lead to colossal losses of information. It is recommended to transfer personal files to an external storage device. This can be either a regular flash drive or an external hard drive.
  • As you noticed, there are a lot of nuances even before the main actions are carried out. If you have taken them all into account, you can get to work. If you are going to install Windows 8.1 or 10, then it is recommended to immediately go to the last column “I don’t have an image, what should I do?”, item “Windows 8.1 and 10”. Select the appropriate block and follow the instructions.

How to burn a bootable disc?

  • Insert a clean, empty disc into the drive of your computer or laptop.
  • Find the previously downloaded image of the system you need from the Internet in the computer explorer.
  • Right-click on it and select “Burn disc image.”

Right-click on the image and select “Burn disc image”

  • If this is not the case, then go to the fifth point, which describes the use of a third-party program.
  • In the window that appears, select the recording device that will serve as the previously inserted disc. It is also recommended to check the checkbox next to the check disk after recording.

In the window that appears, select the recording device

  • When everything is ready, click “Burn”. Wait until the program finishes. Ready!

note that standard way recording the image may do this with errors, since this is done on maximum speed, which negatively affects the image. Better to use third party program(if possible).

  • Download the UltraISO utility and install it on your computer or laptop.
  • Launch the application and click the “File” tab of the top menu block. Then select “Open”.

Click File and then Open

  • Here we will have to specify the path to the disk image. Click OK.
  • Now find the burning disk icon under the top menu block and left-click on it.

Click on the burning disk in the top menu block

  • Specify your disk as the recording device and set the minimum speed so that the image installs without losing data.

Setting the parameters for recording a disk image

  • When all the parameters are set, click Burn or “Burn” and wait for the process to complete. Ready!

How to create a bootable USB flash drive?

  • To work, we will need to install a special program called WinSetupFromUSB. To be honest, the word “installation” here will be too strong: after downloading the file, you will only need to unpack the archive and run the version for the bit size of your OS (32-bit or 64-bit).
  • So, let's download required archive from the official website of the utility http://www.winsetupfromusb.com/downloads/ and unpack the archive.
  • Run the desired file, as described above in the first paragraph.
  • The main window of the utility will appear, where we will set the necessary parameters.

Main window WinSetupFromUSB

  • At the very top we install the flash drive on which the Windows system will be installed.
  • Check the box next to AutoFormat it with FBinst, which will preparatory work for your drive.
  • In the next block Add to USB disk Check the box next to the desired version of the operating system (the one you are going to install). Then click on the button on the right with three dots and indicate the path where it is stored iso file with the system image. Please make sure that the checkboxes are only opposite the versions of the systems that you have added. That is, if you install only Windows 7 or 8, then there will be one checkmark.
  • Now click on the Go button and wait for the utility to do its job. This process may take some time, so don’t panic and pull out the flash drive, restart your computer, and so on. When everything is ready, you will see a corresponding message in the program window.

I don’t have an image, what should I do?

If you haven’t downloaded the image and think that everything is bad, then you are very mistaken. In fact, you are much luckier than those who had a file prepared in advance for recording. The fact is that Microsoft has prepared very handy tool, which will do all the work for you (applies to Windows 8.1 and 10). For those who want to bet a seven, they still have to tinker. Select the required version OS and go to the appropriate block.

Windows 7

  • Go to the website https://www.microsoft.com/ru-ru/software-download/windows7.
  • At the bottom of the page, write the activation key and click the “Check” button.
  • The system will automatically provide you with a link to download official images specifically for your key. That is, you don’t have to guess whether your key is suitable for Home Basic or Professional.
  • Please note that the key that came with your device (the sticker on the back of the laptop, for example) will not work here. But you can activate the system with such a key.
  • To record the image use the above methods to create a disk or flash drive.

Windows 8.1 and 10

  • You are much luckier. Now you will find out why.
  • If you want to install eight, then follow the link https://www.microsoft.com/ru-ru/software-download/windows8 and download the tool from the button at the bottom of the page.
  • If you are going to put a ten, then go to https://www.microsoft.com/ru-ru/software-download/windows10 and also download the tool using the blue button of the same name.
  • Run the downloaded tool on your computer or laptop.
  • Select the language, OS version, and system bit depth. If you doubt the latter, then look at the bit depth in the computer properties window. To do this, open “My Computer” or simply “Computer”.
  • Click in empty space right-click and click "Properties".

Let's find out the system capacity

  • Once the first options are selected, click the Next button.
  • Following the on-screen prompts, select the flash drive or disk on which you are going to burn the image. Confirm all your actions.
  • Wait until the image is downloaded and burned. The speed of performing these actions depends on the speed of your Internet. Ready! You can proceed with the reinstallation or simply remove the image media.

Conclusion

Dear friends, today we have completely discussed the question of how to make, burn and create a boot disk or Windows flash drive 7, 8.1, 10. We hope that everything worked out for you and that you successfully completed your task. Tell us in the comments which of these many ways helped you achieve your dreams.