bootable usb

Hi basically i was using my computer and all was fine it was running windows xp pro i read about ubuntu and decided it was a smart idea, obviously it was and my system can handle it now its a useless pile of junk i had an xp bootable usb drive but it starts to start the setup then i get a blue...

Hello! I've recently bought a Dell Inspirion notebook with Windows 8.1 Home Edition 64 bit OEM pre-installed on it. Now, what i want to do is to replace the HDD with SSD, so i did a little research and....well, I' am more confused now! But first thing first. For those who want to tell me about...

Hi Prompted by a post by whs, I tried Linux on a stick... https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=475A0A48CA6D4035&resid=475A0A48CA6D4035%211953&app=WordPdf This works much better then the VM ware players for what I'm doing. It gives me a install of Ubuntu that starts at boot loads fast and...

For years I have been the "go-to" guy for fixing friends and family's computers, which usually were desktops (which i could rip open and replace the hardware in). lately a majority of the issues that i have had to address were laptop issues. while a lot of issues can be fixed with some sort of a...

Hi everyone Yesterday I purchased Windows 7 Home Premium and I have a really weird problem. My current PC has been custom made and tested, so I decided yesterday to install my new windows. As I forgot to ad a DVD to my new pc ( and my old one has different cables so it won't fit) I decided to...

I have a new Lenovo G710 Laptop with UEFI bios and Win8 Pre-Installed. I want to make a clean installation of Win8 so I can change patition C & D sizes and get ride of all un-wanted pre-programs. My Qs are: 1) where I can find Win8 ISO file to download? (Microsoft and Lenovo) didn't wand to give...

I have Win 8.1.1 Pro 1. If one upgrades Win 8 to Win 8.1 via Windows Store, the Reset and Refresh options are no longer functional. Some one made an extensive report on that.... read this I have to accept it because that was what happened to me when I tried reset or refresh some time ago. That...

Come April 14th, MS will release Win 8.1 Update 1 ISO to the general public. I understand that a bootable USB drive can be created. My questions is ................. For users like me who upgraded from older Windows version to Win 8, and to Win 8.1 via Windows Store, we do not have Win 8.1...

I'm hoping you guys can help a guy who knows just enough to get himself into trouble. I just bought the HP Envy 17t-j100 Quad Edition with the 1TB hybrid drive and the 240GB SSD Upgrade Kit that you can get on the Customize and Buy page. I wanted to put the OS onto the SSD because I haul my...

I'm hoping you guys can help a guy who knows just enough to get himself into trouble. I just bought the HP Envy 17t-j100 Quad Edition with the 1TB hybrid drive and the 240GB SSD Upgrade Kit that you can get on the Customize and Buy page. I wanted to put the OS onto the SSD because I haul my...

I have a bootable USB stick of a maximum capacity of 30 GB and a current content of 6 GB. Now I want to make a backup of this USB flash with a minimum resulting size. At this moment oftentimes a tool "USB image tool" is mentioned. When I make a backup from this USB flash drive with this tool...

hello what im looking for is to know how can i take my own windows 7 os which i use at the moment and make it ISO file which i can later use it to run the windows directly over usb stick i read many guides but they all explain mostly how to install new windows 7 over usb drive which i already...

I am now on my 4th time downloading this upgrade. When I ran it, it told me "Something went wrong..." and an error number 0x80004005. So I turned off virus scanning. I removed my dual booting and linux partitions. I made a bootable usb stick and rewrote the MBR, just in case. No change. I...

Hello i could use some help. Ive been trying to install Windows 8 on a secondary computer for a few days now from a bootable USB drive and i cant get it too install. It just gets stuck on the purple screen saying Setup Files loading. Im trying to install it on a older motherboard (Asus Rampage 2...

Assume I created a bootable USB stick with some additional software on it. Now I want to backup the whole stuff into an archive file on my hard disc. If I would have an CD/DVD I could create a well known ISO file for it which contains everything. How do I do this for an USB stick? If I just...

I'm attempting to boot a copy of Windows 7 from a legal and legitimate ISO file that is stored on a USB drive. I have a serial number and product key, etc but I am still running into the NTLDR missing error. I've tried several different boots including FAT32 which does not work at all and NTFS...

Hello I've never really used BartPE until now, and would like to know whether some tool is available to create a bootable live image of Windows7 with enough drivers to support basic VGA and most common Ethernet/wifi chips that I could use to build a bootable USB keydrive. I need this as an...

As promised , Microsoft finally made Windows 8 Consumer Preview available for public download. Installation files come in ISO image format, so you guys would need to convert the file into another installation media like DVD or bootable USB drive. Source: Yahoo! News

HiLink RemovedThis was posted by Mikkel Holst in his post about have problems fixing his computer. This solved his problem but it's the most comprehensive set of instructions I've see for creating a bootable Windows 7 usb recovery stick. Link Removed This is going on my list of useful links...

Learn how to make any bootable CD or DVD bootable on a USB flash drive. This process allows you to quickly and easily create bootable USB flash drive copies of important software, such as Microsoft Windows, firmware update utilities, and various Linux operating system distributions. Most CDs and...