Installing OS through a card reader.

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I am aware that one can install an OS using a pen drive.
Now, I don't have one and I want to change my 32 bit windows 7 to 64 bit.
I have a card reader and a 4 GB memory card. Is there any way I can install an OS using those?

I think it's the same way as the pendrive.

just insert the card reader into the USB port and create a bootable installer. then you can use it to install the OS.

Install Windows 7 From USB

A card reader in a card reader is equivalent to a pen drive for as far as a PC reads it. Although I have not used it till now.

So just go ahead, and keep us posted about your progress!

I have installed Linux through the sdcard connected to computer through mobile phone. It works the same as pen drive.

It works the same, go ahead and try it.

I tried, boots Windows installer fine, but please don't use low-class card reader (as they are in market a lot priced 20-40 INR), they will heat-up and stop working in mid (happened to me, so alerting to you)

enVolt said:
I tried, boots Windows installer fine, but please don't use low-class card reader (as they are in market a lot priced 20-40 INR), they will heat-up and stop working in mid (happened to me, so alerting to you)

+1. Good point!

enVolt said:
I tried, boots Windows installer fine, but please don't use low-class card reader (as they are in market a lot priced 20-40 INR), they will heat-up and stop working in mid (happened to me, so alerting to you)

Yes, keeping that point in mind I got a pendrive. Thanks.

I'm wondering is it possible to boot from the card reader slots in a laptop ?

My dell lapotop dosen't support booting from internal card reader.

x64 said:
I'm wondering is it possible to boot from the card reader slots in a laptop ?

Yes

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