Symptom:
When you try to attach a pendrive or USB external hard drive, you get an error message: "Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware because a previous instance of the device driver is still in memory. (Code 38)"
Windows doesn't recognize the pendrive or external HDD.
Solution:
Uninstall all USB devices from Device Manager, then reboot Windows and reinstall all USB device drivers (download the chipset driver from manufacturer support page and install it).
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12/15/2014
How to download Windows 8.1 installation media without entering the product key or create bootable USB flash drive for Windows 8.1 with Windows Installation Media Creation Tool?
There are many useful tools and ways to create installation media (DVD or USB flash drive) for Windows 8.1
One of them is Windows Installation Media Creation Tool.
It's an official Microsoft tool and it has a huge benefit:
it allows to download official Windows 8.1 installation ISO images in over 35 languages and both 32-bit and 64-bit without having to enter the product license key.
This was no possible before.
It also allows to create bootable USB flash drive.
Of course later, at the begining of the installation process, you'll have to enter the Windows 8.1 product license key.
Another benefit: to create installation media for Windows 8.1 is allowed on a Windows 7 workstation as well not just on Windows 8.1.
Limitations compared with other similar softwares:
-You can’t use Windows Installation Media Creation Tool to download Windows 7 ISO from Microsoft. Also, this tool can’t be used to download Windows 8 ISO files.
-Supported Windows 8.1 versions:
Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 N
Windows 8.1 Pro
Windows 8.1 Pro N
Windows 8.1 Single Language editions
-It doesn't work behind proxy server.
It's simple to use:
Just download Windows Installation Media Creation Tool-t from Microsoft.
After downloading click mediacreationtool.exe, choose the right language, Windows 8.1 version and pick 32-bit or 64-bit version.
You can download Windows 8.1 ISO image, then you can burn it to DVD, or download ISO and the software will create a bootable Windows 8.1 USB flash drive.
Minimum size of USB drive is more than 4 GB.
The whole procedure is automatic, but i made some screenshots.
First about dowloading ISO image, then creating a bootable USB flash drive.
Downloading DVD ISO:
One of them is Windows Installation Media Creation Tool.
It's an official Microsoft tool and it has a huge benefit:
it allows to download official Windows 8.1 installation ISO images in over 35 languages and both 32-bit and 64-bit without having to enter the product license key.
This was no possible before.
It also allows to create bootable USB flash drive.
Of course later, at the begining of the installation process, you'll have to enter the Windows 8.1 product license key.
Another benefit: to create installation media for Windows 8.1 is allowed on a Windows 7 workstation as well not just on Windows 8.1.
Limitations compared with other similar softwares:
-You can’t use Windows Installation Media Creation Tool to download Windows 7 ISO from Microsoft. Also, this tool can’t be used to download Windows 8 ISO files.
-Supported Windows 8.1 versions:
Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 N
Windows 8.1 Pro
Windows 8.1 Pro N
Windows 8.1 Single Language editions
-It doesn't work behind proxy server.
It's simple to use:
Just download Windows Installation Media Creation Tool-t from Microsoft.
After downloading click mediacreationtool.exe, choose the right language, Windows 8.1 version and pick 32-bit or 64-bit version.
You can download Windows 8.1 ISO image, then you can burn it to DVD, or download ISO and the software will create a bootable Windows 8.1 USB flash drive.
Minimum size of USB drive is more than 4 GB.
The whole procedure is automatic, but i made some screenshots.
First about dowloading ISO image, then creating a bootable USB flash drive.
Downloading DVD ISO:
Create bootable Windows 8.1 installation USB flash drive:
Source: INTO Windows
12/05/2014
How to create a bootable USB flash drive to install Windows 8.1
Requirements:
*USB Flash Drive (8GB will be perfect)
* Windows 8 or 8.1 DVD or ISO.
1. Save your data from pendrive...
2. Start a command prompt as an administrator:
Click Start.
In the Start Search box, type cmd, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.
If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Continue.
OR
Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Accessories.
Right-click Command prompt, and then click Run as administrator.
If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Continue.
3. Write DISKPART, then Enter
(Click on pictures below.)
Then write LIST DISK and note USB flas drive's number (Disk number - eg. Disk 1) .
4. Now write the next commands (and hit Enter after every command)
SELECT DISK 1
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT FS=NTFS (Formatting time of USB flash drive depends on its size.)
ASSIGN
EXIT
Don't close Command Prompt, we'll need it a bit later.
5. Place DVD to DVD-ROM or mount Windows 8.1 ISO.
Check drive letter for DVD or mounted ISO (my flash drive is for G:\, and mounted ISO is for H:\)
6. Back to Command Prompt and write these commands:
(First change drive to DVD or ISO:)
H: (DVD drive or ISO)
CD BOOT
BOOTSECT.EXE /NT60 G: (USB flash drive letter)
7. Copy all Windows 8.1 DVD, ISO files and folders onto USB flash drive.
8. When copy finished we can use the bootable Windows 8.1 USB flash drive for install the new Windows 8.1 system.
Don't forget to set the right boot device to USB-HDD in BIOS.
Or choose it from boot menu:
*USB Flash Drive (8GB will be perfect)
* Windows 8 or 8.1 DVD or ISO.
1. Save your data from pendrive...
2. Start a command prompt as an administrator:
Click Start.
In the Start Search box, type cmd, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.
If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Continue.
OR
Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Accessories.
Right-click Command prompt, and then click Run as administrator.
If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Continue.
3. Write DISKPART, then Enter
(Click on pictures below.)
Then write LIST DISK and note USB flas drive's number (Disk number - eg. Disk 1) .
4. Now write the next commands (and hit Enter after every command)
SELECT DISK 1
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT FS=NTFS (Formatting time of USB flash drive depends on its size.)
ASSIGN
EXIT
Don't close Command Prompt, we'll need it a bit later.
5. Place DVD to DVD-ROM or mount Windows 8.1 ISO.
Check drive letter for DVD or mounted ISO (my flash drive is for G:\, and mounted ISO is for H:\)
6. Back to Command Prompt and write these commands:
(First change drive to DVD or ISO:)
H: (DVD drive or ISO)
CD BOOT
BOOTSECT.EXE /NT60 G: (USB flash drive letter)
7. Copy all Windows 8.1 DVD, ISO files and folders onto USB flash drive.
8. When copy finished we can use the bootable Windows 8.1 USB flash drive for install the new Windows 8.1 system.
Don't forget to set the right boot device to USB-HDD in BIOS.
Or choose it from boot menu:
11/24/2014
What file system is fit for USB drive?
What operating system read and write different file systems natively?
Windows XP
|
Windows 7/8/10/Vista
|
Mac OS Leopard
|
Mac OS X (10.6.5 and later)
|
Ubuntu Linux
|
|
NTFS(Windows)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Read Only
|
Read Only
|
Yes
|
FAT32 (DOS, Windows)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
exFAT (Windows)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes,with ExFat packages
|
HFS+ (Mac OS)
|
No
|
Sorta (read-only with Bootcamp)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
EXT2, 3, 4 (Linux)
|
No
|
Yes (with third-party software)
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
File and volume size
limit
Individual File Size Limit
|
Single Volume Size Limit
|
|
NTFS
|
Greater than commercially available drives
|
Huge (16EB)
|
FAT32
|
Less than 4GB
|
Less than 8TB
|
exFAT
|
Greater than commercially available drives
|
Huge (64 ZB)
|
HFS+
|
Greater than commercially
available drives |
Huge (8 EB)
|
EXT2, 3
|
16GB
|
Large (32 TB)
|
EXT4
|
1 EB
|
16 TB
|
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