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The Windows 7 USB installer tool is back -- and open source!
But it's OK: it was just a mistake, an honest mistake. They didn't mean to include the open-source code fragments. So they pulled the software from their site and said it would be back in a little while, properly documented, and open-sourced. Well, it's been a month and it's finally back! It's also now hosted on CodePlex, Microsoft's open-source repository -- cool.
If you weren't aware such a tool existed, it creates bootable USB sticks from .ISO (CD or DVD) images, ideal for installing Windows 7 on a netbook or any other device without an optical drive. If you need more info - perhaps if you want to rejuvenate a tired old netbook for a grandparent this Christmas - we've written about installing Windows 7 via USB before.
[via CNet -- Windows 7 USB Download Tool link]
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Subscribe to commentsNickDec 10th 2009 11:38AM
Now we need a fork of that for Linux, Mac, Hurd, etc. I hope it'll be integrated in Unetbootin and stuff.
Ranx3roxDec 10th 2009 1:30PM
Hey when I try to install this on my pc it gives me an error of "install the image mastering api v2 then run this installer again.
I am on a PC with XPsp3
TatsuyameDec 10th 2009 4:29PM
At the bottom of the codeplex page:
"For Windows XP Users
The following applications must be installed prior to installing the tool:
•Microsoft .NET Framework v2 must be installed. It can be downloaded at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en.
•Microsoft Image Mastering API v2 must be installed. It can be downloaded at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B5F726F1-4ACE-455D-BAD7-ABC4DD2F147B&displaylang=en."
whiskeyDec 10th 2009 7:12PM
Oh yes, one can almost taste your outrage because Microsoft blatantly decided to violate the GPL in the last iteration of this.
Jash SayaniDec 11th 2009 9:25AM
I might get Windows 7 Student version for VM use.