windows 7 bootable USB

Don't forget, you can extract the Windows 7 iso onto a bootable USB.  Makes the install much quicker:

   1. diskpart

   2. select disk 1 (if disk 1 is your USB stick)

   3. clean

   4. create partition primary

   5. select partition 1

   6. active

   7. format fs=fat32   (ntfs also works).

   8. assign

   9. exit

10. Extract the ISO

11. xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (Copy Windows 7 iso content to the Flash Drive E:)