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I had my bootable USB, so I shutdown and restarted my computer. I followed multiple instructions online on how to setup the USB. I first tried Startup Disk Creator, but that crashed upon opening. I got a Windows 7 iso, a clean USB, and set to work creating a bootable USB. Certainly not my finest hour.Īnyways, fast-forward to today, and I need to return to Windows for work reasons. In my moment of genius, I didn't create a Windows recovery disk, nor did I leave a Windows partition. The laptop originally came with Windows 8, but I wiped the whole thing and installed Ubuntu. I don't have an optical drive, so I'm doing this install via USB. I'm currently running Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit on an ASUS laptop. Insert the Windows USB thumdrive prepared previouslyĪs soon as you press the power-on button, immediately start hitting the Esc button (like tap-tap-tap).Ĭhoose F9 to open Boot options.I've spent the better part of two days trying to solve this problem, and still I'm coming up empty. Please, shutdown the computer using the power button. You already know how to use Rufus, just select the Windows 7 ISO image! When download completes, you will need to write or "burn" the ISO image and boot from a bootable media. based on the Windows edition and info from the COA sticker If you use it, be careful to select the correct Windows ISO for the OEM (COEM), x86 or 圆4 edition, Home/Pro/Ultimate, etc. The tool will download ISO images from Microsoft and has lots of options for many Windows versions including OEM. You need OEM with the COA sticker of Windows. Use Rufus to write the Win 7 ISO file to the USBĭo not download the Win 7 ISO file from the Microsoft website directly as posted above by because these ISO images there are for FPP (retail) Windows version and are not applicable for the OEM Windows versions. You need to use the Windows 7 ISO file instead of the Ubuntu one. The instructions are from the Ubuntu website but there are for reference only. Hi do not need to use or download Ubuntu at all. Business PCs, Workstations and Point of Sale Systems.Printer Wireless, Networking & Internet.DesignJet, Large Format Printers & Digital Press.