Installing Windows 7 x64 on laptop w/o using DVD drive..

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guys...plz help..want to install fresh copy of win7 x64 on my dell inspiron-1545 laptop..it previously had 4 partitions..

1. system
2. recovery
3. c (os drive)
4. d (data)

so i booted system using bootable win 7 x64 disk..i deleted first 3 partitions and tried to merge all three into one..so that installation created 100MB system partition automatically followed by c drive next to it..

but the actual problem is the installation was stopped cause of reading file error..dont know what to do..should i install xp 64 bit and upgrade it to win7 64 bit without using 7 ka DVD..?? :shock:

Maybe DVD has some bad sectors.

nope..dvd rw is not working coz tht same dvd is running on desktop w/o any prob..

Did you try booting from Windows 7 USB Drive?

If you have a 4GB+ USB Drive.

This will format your USB drive. Backup anything important

Open up a Command Prompt as an Administrator (right-click and select “Run as Administrator”).

Type
diskpart
list disk
This will show a list of all your active disks, associated with a number. Note the no your USB drive, based on the capacity/size.
Select Disk # (# = no of your USB)
Clean
Create Partition Primary
Select Partition 1
Active
Format FS=NTFS
Assign
Exit

Copy everything from your DVD to your USB drive.

Use the USB to install W7.

create win 7 iso on ur desktop from dvd.
download win2flash and write iso to usb drive 4gb+ .
boot from it.
install ur os and you are good to go.

Novicorp's WinToFlash is the best portable solution.

*wintoflash.com/download/en/

yup..problem has solved..sorry for replying late..thanks a lot for all of you..