Windows 10: Install windows 10 on a laptop with no os, no cd drive, and no usb 2.0 port

Discus and support Install windows 10 on a laptop with no os, no cd drive, and no usb 2.0 port in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I tried installing windows 7 previously on the laptop, did everything I was supposed to do to install windows 7, the laptop never recognized the usb... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Gabriel Smarason, Sep 18, 2023.

  1. Install windows 10 on a laptop with no os, no cd drive, and no usb 2.0 port


    I tried installing windows 7 previously on the laptop, did everything I was supposed to do to install windows 7, the laptop never recognized the usb disk, I tried it on another laptop and it recognized it instantly but that laptop had usb 2.0 port, so the laptop is now stuck with no os, and I have no way of installing any os on the laptop

    :)
     
    Gabriel Smarason, Sep 18, 2023
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  2. thraxed Win User

    Installing windows off of a USB stick

    Step By Step from vista:
    From admin cmd prompt

    1. diskpart
    1a. list disk
    2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    3. clean
    4. create partition primary
    5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    6. active
    7. format fs=fat32
    8. assign
    9. exit

    Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

    xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

    And that's it, boot off your usb disk
     
    thraxed, Sep 18, 2023
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  3. SVLingam Win User
    My Seagate external hard drive is not detected when plugged in to USB port of my laptop using windows 10?

    Thanks for your response.

    I have tried all the steps provided, however in vain. The external hard drive is not identified at all in any of the the USB ports when connected. The USB ports identify other external Flash drives and devices. However this drive is detected in another laptop
    using Windows 7 OS. Please advise further.

    Regards
     
    SVLingam, Sep 18, 2023
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  4. Delta6326 Win User

    Install windows 10 on a laptop with no os, no cd drive, and no usb 2.0 port

    Delta6326, Sep 18, 2023
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