bootable usb

So yesterday i shut down my computer, and today when i started it up (about 2 hours ago) i can see the startup Motherboard message and all the BIOS stuff, but after that it is just a blank black screen, can't see the blue Windows logo, or that spinning circle indicating that it's loading. I...

I did the windows 10 update Friday night and after completing the update I shut down the computer. When I turned it back on it went into a continual loop where the windows 10 symbol would display and the screen would flash on and off. I attemped all of the recovery options and used a recovery...

Ok so when I boot my computer it loads but then it reboots and goes to preparing automatic repair and then goes to a blank screen nothing's on it and also it says like something went wrong and trying to fix it I think the media failed with windows I have a usb with a media thing in it but I...

Hello. I want to install windows 7 on my netbook because I somehow lost its OS (which was windows 7) it now currently has no OS. I got the installation disc and copied the content into a 4GB USB stick. I don't know if just coping the files will make it bootable. I want to install windows from...

Hey guys! I'm a long time Linux user and after using a work computer for the last 6 months that has windows 8.1 on it I decided I'm going to make the switch. I have my own custom rig and I would like to completely remove Ubuntu and install a copy of windows 8. I already purchased a license from...

Ive got a really nasty problem with my laptop. I had a bluescreen but wasnt at the screen, so I only saw the last 5 seconds before the system restartet itself and couldnt identify the error code. Reboot did advance until the Windows logo and than stayed there. The logo was still animated, so the...

I just got a new SSD and i made a bootable flashdrive with windows 8.1, but when i try to install windows (didnt work on the current harddrive either) it sais that its lacking essential drivers. witch drivers could this be? computer hardware drivers? the SSD drivers? some other basic drivers...

so i was installing windows 8 from my bootable usb,but when i was installing, i restarted my pc.. Now it shows "An operating system wasn't found try disconnecting any drivers that don't contain an operating system. Press ctrl+alt+del to restart"...i can still bring up the boot drivers by...

Hey there, I want to do a fresh installation, I have an OEM copy of Windows 7 Home Premium and I'm entitled to use the software. The people at Microsoft customer service are all foreign, very difficult to understand and won't budge an inch on anything. Worst customer service I've ever...

Recently I had to take out my Vista drive and pit it into a holder where now it is like an external drive. I want to boot that drive but when I attach it to my new computer (64 bit Windows 8.1) it doesn't boot. I really want to run that drive again and while I can see all the data on that...

Hello I built my own computer and my friend has a spare windows 8 PRO key yet it doesnt really work because I have the windows 8.1 PRO version on my usb boot drive (I am also on a mac at the moment because my charger broke for my pc) so Im wondering anyone know where I could get a BOOTABLE...

HI, I have been running into an issue and see if anyone else has had the same experience and what was the resolution. I am trying to get windows 8 to go, to work from a usb flash drive. I do all the steps that are necessary in order to get windows 8 to boot from the usb flash drive and to set...

I was running 8.1 Enterprise and decided to try out Windows 10 Technical Preview, I think it was called. Didn't make recovery media. Didn't like it so I downloaded an .iso of 8.1 Pro onto a bootable USB drive using Rufus. The install worked fine except I cant connect wirelessly to the internet...

Lost your Windows 7 install disk but still have the activation key then Microsoft have launched a website which allows you to download the iso: ref: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-software-recovery-windows-7 Unfortunately the link below still doesn't seem active. Link Removed

Hi! I wanted to know if I had a windows xp iso file what would be required to boot and install it from usb? What kind of boot info files etc. Currently i have debian wheezy on the machine. Thanks

Hi, I have a Windows 8 Pro key. I would like to upgrade my Windows to the latest 8.1 Pro and make a "Bootable USB For The Windows 8.1 Pro", so I do not need to download the 8.1 each time I reinstall my OS. So what should I do to create the USB? Are there any "step by step" information...

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...