Can I install Win7 from HDD?

[drakorex]

I have my windows 7 iso, and I'm wondering if I can install it from my HDD, or if I need to use my current os and magic disk to mount it. Or do I need to take the contents from the iso and put them on the root of my HDD? What is the best way to do this?

 

[twiztidsinz]

Best way to do it? Burn to DVD and install.
I believe you can, with an application, "convert" the ISO which gets "mounted" on a temporary partition that gets booted into on the next restart.
I'm not sure of the specifics of this, I had looked into it a while back when I was out of CDs and didn't want to keep burning linux distros to DVD just to try them out. I found Wubi for K/Ubuntu and that worked but it wasn't a real install, though was fine for my needs.


You can try the link below, but I don't think I ever got it working.

http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/578/windows-xp-installing-from-harddrive/

 

[guinness]

Read at the link below

http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-c...-usb-flash-drive-using-windows-7-dvdusb-tool/

 

[drakorex]

Thanks, guinness, I think this will do nicely

 

[megafanzero]

Open the .iso with winrar, run the installer.
After it creates the temporary files, you can actually take out the hdd.