How to install Windows 7 from SSD?

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I need to install Windows 7 from SDD (since I don't have optical drive nor a USB stick). I currently have Linux Mint 18. What I already have done:

  1. Created 7000 MB NTFS partition.
  2. Copied there 4.7 GB of Windows 7 installation files from the .iso image.
  3. Ran sudo update-grub in a terminal window.

Now in Grub menu, I see Windows option, but after choosing it I get an error similar to the screenshot below (“Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause…”), except the error is "0xc000000e" (not "f").

What I'm doing wrong?

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asked on Super User May 16, 2018 by Cint • edited May 22, 2018 by Ramhound

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What I'm doing wrong?

You won't be able to install Windows using the method you are using. There are numerous things that the installation environment does, including extracting compressed files, you CANNOT recreate what the Windows installation environment does yourself manually.

You need to use an optical drive or a bootable mass storage device in order to install Windows

answered on Super User May 22, 2018 by Ramhound
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Use WinToUSB to write your Windows ISO to the SSD properly. It should then be able to boot up fine.

Very simple to use, simply launch the software, point it to your ISO Image, select the destination drive and off you go. You'll obviously need a different computer to do this on with your newly formatted NTFS SSD mounted.

You can follow this tutorial as well.

answered on Super User May 17, 2018 by Mastaxx • edited May 17, 2018 by fixer1234

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