Oct 25, 2009
Windows 7 On USB Drives For Netbooks
Written under: TechnologyIt’s been announced that Microsoft will be allowing netbook users to download Windows 7 onto a bootable USB or burn it onto a DVD. This is yet another campaign to disseminate the operating system to as many users as possible.
The feature was announced during the Windows 7 launch event in New York City on Oct. 22.
Microsoft spokesperson Brandon LeBlanc says:
For netbook users without DVD drives, the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool [WUDT] will take an ISO image and create a bootable USB device that can be used to install Windows 7
The WUDT can also create a Windows 7 installation DVD from the ISO file as well.
The WUDT will work with PCs already running Windows XP or Vista, but there is a need to configure the netbook BIOS to boot off the USB device.
