The fastest way to install windows XP/7/8 is from a bootable usb drive. You can cut the install time down to around 15 minutes compared with 30-40 via DVD if you use a fast drive.
What you need:
– Windows 7 DVD install disc or ISO image
– USB Drive (4GB+ and as fast as you can get)
– Running Windows Operating system
– Working set of hands and eyes
– A few minutes of your life 
LETS START

  • Plug in your USB drive in the USB port


(As you can see from the image above, the DVD drive is drive has letter D assigned and the USB drive is E.)





  • Open the command prompt with admin rights. Type cmd in Start menu search box and hit Shift+Ctrl+Enter.
  • TYPE  DISKPART (this loads the diskpart application we need to proceed)
  • TYPE  LIST DISK
(the image above shows our 32 GB USB drive is listed as DISK 2)
so you have to type

  • SELECT DISK 2 (your USB Drive may have a different number, don’t follow exactly this text it depends on your usb drive)
You will get a successful response “Disk 2 is now the selected disk”
NEXT TYPE
CLEAN (you will get a successful response ‘DiskPart succeeded in cleaning the disk”)
After the drive is cleaned follow the list in the image above (detailed below in list order) – you can also note the successful text responses from the OS as you enter each command.

















  • SELECT DISK 2 (or what number your USB drive has)
  • CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
  • SELECT PARTITION 1
  • ACTIVE
  • FORMAT FS=NTFS
Formatting can take a little time depending on the size of the drive, our 32GB unit took about 10 minutes to format - you will see a percentage readout until it is finished.
Next type:
  • ASSIGN
  • EXIT (DISK PART will exit)
Now you can exit the command prompt and copy all the files on the Windows XP/7/8 DVD OR ISO to the USB drive.
Once this step is finished you’ll be ready to boot from this drive, all you need to do is configure your motherboard bios setup to boot first from USB rather than hard drive or optical drive. If you don’t know how to do this, refer to your specific motherboard manual or search the internet.
Now, Windows installation should take between 40% and 60% of the time it does from the DVD disc.
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