How to install Windows on someone else's hard drive?

Question

Iron

There is a hard drive. From another computer. You need to install Windows on it. Or at least put Windows installation files on it and make it bootable. This option, I think, is more realistic. Just how? Maybe there are programs that will transfer the image of the Windows installation disk to the hard drive?

Answer 1

You can start the installation at home, and stop it on the first reboot. All files for installation are already on the disk, the process of setting up for the target system will begin at boot.

Answer 2

Well, there is not enough initial data ...
You can transfer (copy) with an acronis or other software for backing up the OS.
But it is better to set from 0 from the image. Usually I put it through WinNTSetup3 + Bootice. You
format the screw as it should, then the first one unpacks Windows from the image (iso or wim), and the second one will help you configure-install the bootloader. and make the partition active (if the first one didn't manage it).

Answer 3

Take out your drive, put in someone else's, put Windows in there, replace yours back.
What is the problem?

Answer 4

And what prevents to install on that computer?
A system installed on another computer will take off only with identical chipsets, BIOS, bridges and processor architecture. Tobish, if you put on a batch of identical computers, then yes, you can put everything on one and spread it on others.
On different hardware, you can create a partition in FAT, install DOS and copy files from disk. On the desired computer, start in DOS and run the WIN installer from under it

Answer 5

Create a small partition on the disk for 4-5 gigabytes. Mark it as bootable. Format to ntfs. Unpack the contents of the iso image there (no animals and other crap, pure MSDN image). Can be loaded.