Microsoft has released a tool that makes it feasible to set up Windows 7 on netbook using the USB-stick, allowing you to avoid the normal necessity of a DVD-drive.

Free utility called Windows 7 USB / DVD Download Tool (the link is downloaded. Exe file) creates a bootable flash drive. Iso file, that is, with an image file of Windows 7, which the user has bought and downloaded from the online store Microsoft. The instructions for this utility, Microsoft wrote: "This tool allows you to make copies. Iso file on a USB Flash or DVD. When you install Windows 7 from a USB flash drive or DVD all you need to do is insert the USB flash drive into a USB port or insert the DVD in DVD-drive and run Setup.exe from the root disk. "

New tool to some extent solves the problem faced by users netbooks who want to migrate to Windows 7, but find it difficult to do so in the usual way, as virtually all netbooks no DVD-drive. This year there were rumors that Microsoft will offer an upgrade to Windows 7 on a Flash Drives, but these rumors, unfortunately, turned out to be only wishful thinking.

Microsoft says that to set up Windows 7 on a PC lacking DVD-drive consumer must have a minimum capacity of USB flash drive of at least 4GB. Among other requirements stated availability. NET Framework 2.0 or later, as well as administrator netbook, which is planned to reinstall your operating system.

In addition, before installing the OS to change the BIOS settings netbook, namely to change the boot order so that it began with a USB drive. Microsoft recommends that you turn to the documentation for your computer to obtain information on how to change the boot order in BIOS ". Microsoft advises users that they do not know how to configure the BIOS, ask for help from specialists.

Since most netbooks run under operating system Windows XP, then they need to do only "clean" the upgrade to Windows 7. That is, before you install Win7 user needs to create a backup copy of all data and settings required on any external drive or another computer, and after the restore, all data and reinstall the application. A plus possible installation of Windows 7 with flash drives is that, apparently, so you can install a new OS is not only netbook, but on a laptop, and even on an ordinary computer. Additional negative, apart from the usual disadvantages of a "clean" install ─ need to purchase Windows 7 via the Internet shop Microsoft. Still, the idea of the proliferation of OS on a flash drive instead of drive is not as bad as it seems Microsoft.