Having bootable media ready can be a real lifesaver when you need to do a clean installation of Windows. Thankfully, it's easy to set that up. There are two main ways to create bootable media for a ...

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I switch between computers a lot, so I use a persistent Linux USB that keeps my workspace consistent anywhere.

In the latest round of upgrades and new installs of openSUSE around here I decided to take a different approach and use the network install and install from a USB stick rather than a DVD. While I was ...

Update: Before you try all of this, you may want to try using WinToFlash, a utility designed to create a bootable Windows flash drive for Windows XP/Vista/7/Server. If this works for you, you can skip ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Although creating a bootable USB flash drive isn't exactly rocket science, the setup process can ...

I created a bootable USB stick using an Ubuntu 8.10 live CD and the (manual) instructions shown at this guide. This worked great. However, what I'd really like to do is create a multi-booting version ...