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fazaal24
03-02-2007, 04:17 PM
Installing Windows Vista from a high speed USB flash drive is in my experience the easiest & fastest way to complete a Windows Vista install. This is much faster than using a DVD, gigabit ethernet (http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12306&hl=#), or possibly even some external USB 2.0 hard drives, due to differences in access speed & transfer rate.

There are three main steps:
1. Acquire an ultra-fast USB 2.0 flash drive
2. Format the Apacer Flash Drive
3. Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

Read here (http://kurtsh.spaces.live.com/blog/cns%21DA410C7F7E038D%211665.entry) to know how to do this.

If you thought Windows Vista installed quickly before (usually 20-25 minutes per install of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition) then let's see how you like having Windows Vista install in less than 5-10 minutes.