

i downloaded the windows version, plugged in my 4GB USB stick and ran it (it’s just an executable) on my laptop.

I came across unetbootin ( ) which is available as a windows or linux installable. nothing was particularly straight forward, with fat16, vs fat32, master boot records, dos bootable, etc…. after looking at many different methods for creating usb bootable drives, tricks, etc. open UNetbootin, select "Diskimage" and then browse for your Windows 7 ISO file.I recently needed to install esx 4.0 onto an older server which did not have a dvd drive. Or sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gezakovacs/ppa When it opens, run the command(s) below: sudo chmod +x. Just press Ctrl+ Alt+ T on your keyboard to open Terminal. Once downloaded navigate to the folder where the file was downloaded, most likley the Downloads folder, and open terminal there. To format the usb flash drive drive NTFS, install ntfs-3gt to install just type the command below in terminal sudo apt install ntfs-3gĭownload TESTED Unetbootin version 494 from Here to install Gparted: sudo apt install gparted Install Gparted and format the USB drive to NTFS. Updated to add the way to create it using Ubuntu from the Source. Install it using the following command: 1 sudo apt-get install ntfs-3gġSource: Create A Bootable Windows 7 USB Drive From Ubuntu To be able to format a drive to NTFS, you'll also need ntfs-3g.

In Ubuntu, use theįollowing command to install Gparted: 1 sudo apt-get install gparted It from the DVD) and a 4GB USB flash drive (or larger).

You need to make sure you have a Windows 7. Now to create a bootable Windows 7 USB Drive while using Ubuntu, then Note: You need to run this on a windows machine.įor more information see Windows 7 USB Creator If Windows is what you're trying to install, then Windows 7 bootable USB DVD download tool from Microsoft (Also works on XP) allows you to create a bootable version of windows 7 OS for installing windows through USB drive.
