How to create Bootable Pendrive using cmd

Bootable pendrive using cmd

               Having a bootable USB is very essential, especially if you are a Netbook user. Using a bootable USB to install an operating system (OS) not only makes the installation faster, but also saves a DVD!  To create a bootable USB pendrive manually, we will use the Command Prompt. Here are steps to create a bootable USB pendrive for Windows and Linux Installation media. To create a bootable USB drive as a Windows installation media, we require at least 4 GB for minimum capacity. Larger capacity is better.

1. Insert a USB pendrive in computer.
2. Open a Command Prompt window by typing 'cmd' in run dialog box.
3. Type diskpart.
4. In the new command line window that opens, to determine the USB flash drive number or drive letter, at the command prompt, type list disk, and then click ENTER. The list disk command displays all the disks on the computer. Note the drive number or drive letter of the USB flash drive.
5. At the command prompt, type select disk  4, In my case '4'  is the drive number of the USB pendrive, and then click ENTER.
6. Type clean, and the click ENTER. This command deletes all data from the USB pendrive.
7. To create a new primary partition on the USB flash drive, type create partion primary, and then click ENTER.
8. To select the partition that you just created, type select partition 1, and then click ENTER.
9. To format the partition, type format fs=ntfs quick, and then click ENTER.
10. Type active, and then click ENTER.
11. Type exit, and then click ENTER.
12. When you finish preparing your custom image, save it to the root of the USB flash drive.