usb bootable

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    hi ive created a windows 7 bootable on a usb stick when i plug it in instead of showing a usb pic i get a pic of the windows 7 like you do if you put the disk in drive ive done this so i can install iton anetbook so i turn on netbook go to boot option click on stick to boot from and all i get is in the top left hand corner a _ sign flashing any help as my daughter has totally wrecked her netbook thanks i used hp usb storage and win 98 system files to make it bootable then extracted the windows 7 iso image to mem stick now when i boot this stick on netbook i get just a drive letter c what do i need to do next
     
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    ive tried the method explained in the link when i type listdisk it onlly comes up with my pc hd not mem stick ive tried a few new things now when i boot from stick it finds it says ok then 30 sec later i get disk read error any help always appreciated
     
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    Initially, before starting the tutorial procedure, when you plug the stick into the USB port and go to My Computer is the stick listed as a drive?
    In my case, the stick is the 'H' drive 8GB and shows up as disk 3

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