http://blogs.technet.com/b/drey/archive/2009/06/17/boot-windows-7-from-a-usb-stick.aspxi’ve been asked a few times how to install windows 7 onto a netbook and i believe these are the minimum requirements: 1. format the usb stick (for example e:) within windows from a command prompt using the following command: format e: /fs:ntfs /q 2. en-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)