Computers Vlogs

Install Vista and Windows 7 using bootable USB storage device Windows Vista and Windows 7 can be installed via a bootable USB drive as well. And the installation would be much easier and faster than installation via DVD. Windows Server 2008 & Windows Server 2008 R2 also can be installed via USB drive except installation of Windows 7 & Windows Vista. Initially Windows Vista/7 DVD or installation source (setup backup files stored on local hard disk) & a 4GB USB 2.0 Storage device would be required. You can follow the steps to install Windows Vista/7 from USB Drive.   1. Plug your USB storage device and run CMD and execute the following commands one after another. Diskpart   Run Disk partition utility   List disk To get disk index that is used to perform disk partitioning.   Select disk 1 Selects disk to perform disk partitioning.   Clean Flush your existing all USB drive’s partitions.   Create partition primary Creates a parti...

How to disable restrict USB/Flash Drive in Windows 7 Recently one of my friend asked me how a USB drive can be disabled on a particular computer. So it‟s a pretty much Registry Tweak. To disable the access to USB port, in windows XP, Vista and Windows 7: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. Type regedit, and then click OK. (Or simply open registry) 3. Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor 4. In the right pane, double-click Start. 5. In the Value data box, change its value to 4, which was 3 and then click OK. To re-enable a disabled port: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. Type regedit, and then click OK. (Or simply open registry) 3. Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor 4. In the right pane, double-click Start. 5. In the Value data box, change its value to 3, which you changed to 4 to disable the USB drive and then click ...