Create Windows 7 Bootable DVD From Installation Files

This guide will take you through the steps in burning a per-prepared Bootable Windows Vista / 7 Installation source directory to a disc. I'm using ImgBurn.

Note: Instructions wise, Windows 2008 should be basically the same as Windows Vista, and Windows 2008 R2 should be basically the same as Windows 7.

My source directory looks as follows (note that we DON"T have ISO file): Watch Screen Shot

1. Open ImgBurn! Watch Screen Shot

2. Click the 'Write files/folders to disc' button.

Note: This is basically the same as switching the 'Mode' to 'Build' and setting 'Output' to 'Device'.

3. Insert a blank (or erasable) DVD disc in your burner.

Note: The message in the status bar should now say something along the lines of 'Ready'.

4. Add the installation source folder to the 'Source' box.

5. Switch to the 'Advanced' tab, and then to the 'Bootable Disc' one. Enable the 'Make Image Bootable' option. Set the 'Emulation Type' to 'None (Custom)'. Point the 'Boot Image' to the 'etfsboot.com' file within the 'boot' folder in your source folder - i.e. "I:\WINDOWS\boot\etfsboot.com"

- Enter 'Microsoft Corporation' in the 'Developer ID' field.

- Enter '07C0' in the 'Load Segment' field.

- Enter '8' in the 'Sectors To Load' field

- If your etfsboot.com file is 4K in size, enter '4' if it's 2K. (Basically it's the size of the file in bytes divided by 512 - i.e. 2048 / 512 = 4)

Note: Vista's is normally 2KB and Windows 7's is 4KB... so enter '4' if you're building a Vista OS installation disc and '8' if you're building a Windows 7 OS installation disc. Watch Screen Shot

6. Now we're ready to burn so click the big 'Build' button!

7. When prompted, give the disc a name and click the 'Yes' button.

8. You'll then be presented with one final 'information' screen before the program starts to burn the disc. Double check everything looks roughly as it does below and then click 'OK'. Watch Screen Shot

That's it! Now you have Bootable Windows Installation Disk.