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Windows 7 cannot view FAT32 formatted bootable usb drive

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Mar 15, 20267378 views
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I'm having some issue where when I run bootsect with a command line of "bootsect.exe /nt52 : /force /mbr", then Windows 7 (the comp I'm running bootsect on) can no longer view the contents of the usb drive. Explorer tries to look at it, and then fails, and I can't even correctly eject the drive, wh…

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Fix for: Windows 7 cannot view FAT32 formatted bootable usb drive

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Use WinToFlash to make a bootable USB disk and this tool to format the USB drive itself. Check this link for a step-by-step process to create a bootable pendrive to install an OS: http://benchmark3d.com/create-a-bootable-usb-disk-using-win2flash Che…

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