Create A Bootable Windows 7 USB Drive From Linux (Tested On Ubuntu)
Update: you may want to check out WinUSB (fork) instead, a tool that can create bootable Windows 10 as well as 8 and 7 sticks from Linux. See here: Make A Bootable Windows 10 USB Install Stick On Linux With WinUSB Fork
I recently had to create a Windows 7 bootable USB flash drive for my girlfriend because she doesn't have a DVD-ROM, and I had to do it from Ubuntu as I don't have Windows (neither at work or at home).
What I ended up on using is the good old (just a figure of speech) UNetbootin which is available for both Windows and Linux. It's in the Ubuntu repositories so to install it, search for it in the Ubuntu Software Center. For Windows and other Linux distributions, get it from HERE.
At first I didn't think it'll work since you can't choose Windows from the UNetbooting options, but it actually works and I've successfully installed Windows 7 on my girlfriend's computer using UNetbootin. Here's what I did:
