If you want to install Windows from scratch, you have two choices -- you can install the OS from a CD/DVD or from a USB flash drive. The latter is the better option, especially as optical drives are ...

For a long time, Microsoft didn’t sell Windows install media in the form of bootable USB flash drives. Instead, it prefered to stick to old-school DVD media, despite the fact that many notebooks today ...

I have done some research and it sounds like there isn't a formal standard for BOOTABLE DVDs, but that it usually works for most systems. Can someone please explain what it would take to create a ...

Netbooks do not include optical drives. So, how can netbook owners install Windows 7 from a DVD? The simple answer is from an external DVD drive connected to the netbook via USB. However, most people ...