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From: Brian K on 25 Dec 2009 22:48 Tim, This is an easy way to make a Win7 bootable USB flash drive. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd535816.aspx
From: Timothy Daniels on 25 Dec 2009 23:59 "Daave" wrote: > BillW50 wrote: >> Daave typed: >>> Timothy Daniels wrote: >>>> "BillW50" replied: >>>>> WSZsr typed: >>>>>> You can boot to a USB flash drive and even install the OS from it. >>>>> >>>>> Yes you can. And I do it all of the time. Although you need to put >>>>> a MBR on the flash drive. And this stops a lot of casual computer >>>>> users right there. <sigh> >>>> >>>> Care to explain in detail how to do that? >> >> Bart's PE2USB can do this for Windows. >> >>>> What OSes have you done this with? >> >> DOS, Windows, and Linux. >> >>>> Are the MBRs specific to the OSes? >> >> Yes and no. It depends on the OS and version. >> >>>> Any links to how-tos? >> >> Too many to mention. Google. >> >>>> Have you booted a Windows OS from a USB rotational hard drive >>>> using your method? >> >> Yes, but Windows XP and Windows 2000 (not sure about Vista and Windows >> 7) requires registry hacks (about three pages worth) to stop Windows >> from resetting the USB ports while it boots. Otherwise Windows hangs >> right in the middle of booting. >> >>> http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6160062.html >>> >>> http://www.shivaranjan.com/2008/09/03/how-to-create-bootable-linux-usb-flashpen-drive-from-windows/ >>> >>> http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ >> >> Well there you go on the Linux side. > > The first link is for Windows XP: > > http://articles.techrepublic.com.com:80/5100-10878_11-6160062.html > > "Illustrated walk-through: Creating a bootable USB flash drive for Windows XP" And: "The first hurdle is having a PC in which the BIOS will allow you to configure the USB port to act as a bootable device." Hmmm... It sounds like it's all dependent on the BIOS. Since that seems to be so, for booting from an external rotational HD, I'd rather just buy a desktop with an eSATA port on the motherboard. *TimDaniels*
From: Brian K on 26 Dec 2009 01:12 "BillW50" <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote in message news:hh3srl$po7$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > Yes, but Windows XP and Windows 2000 (not sure about Vista and Windows 7) > requires registry hacks (about three pages worth) to stop Windows from > resetting the USB ports while it boots. Otherwise Windows hangs right in > the middle of booting. > Bill, how "fast" is WinXP when you boot it from a USB external HD?
From: Daave on 26 Dec 2009 03:22 Timothy Daniels wrote: > "Daave" wrote: >> BillW50 wrote: >>> Daave typed: >>>> Timothy Daniels wrote: >>>>> "BillW50" replied: >>>>>> WSZsr typed: >>>>>>> You can boot to a USB flash drive and even install the OS from >>>>>>> it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes you can. And I do it all of the time. Although you need to >>>>>> put a MBR on the flash drive. And this stops a lot of casual >>>>>> computer users right there. <sigh> >>>>> >>>>> Care to explain in detail how to do that? >>> >>> Bart's PE2USB can do this for Windows. >>> >>>>> What OSes have you done this with? >>> >>> DOS, Windows, and Linux. >>> >>>>> Are the MBRs specific to the OSes? >>> >>> Yes and no. It depends on the OS and version. >>> >>>>> Any links to how-tos? >>> >>> Too many to mention. Google. >>> >>>>> Have you booted a Windows OS from a USB rotational hard drive >>>>> using your method? >>> >>> Yes, but Windows XP and Windows 2000 (not sure about Vista and >>> Windows 7) requires registry hacks (about three pages worth) to >>> stop Windows from resetting the USB ports while it boots. Otherwise >>> Windows hangs right in the middle of booting. >>> >>>> http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6160062.html >>>> >>>> http://www.shivaranjan.com/2008/09/03/how-to-create-bootable-linux-usb-flashpen-drive-from-windows/ >>>> >>>> http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ >>> >>> Well there you go on the Linux side. >> >> The first link is for Windows XP: >> >> http://articles.techrepublic.com.com:80/5100-10878_11-6160062.html >> >> "Illustrated walk-through: Creating a bootable USB flash drive for >> Windows XP" > > And: "The first hurdle is having a PC in which the BIOS will allow > you to configure the USB port to act as a bootable device." > > Hmmm... It sounds like it's all dependent on the BIOS. Since that > seems to be so, for booting from an external rotational HD, I'd > rather just buy a desktop with an eSATA port on the motherboard. Apples and oranges. And I would say that both are worth having. I would imagine that if your motherboard has at least one eSATA port, it also has a BIOS with the capacity to boot off a USB device, which could come in handy in an emergency situation. Sure, if you have a bootable clone, that would work in an emergency situation, too. But the flash drive can work as well *and* it can work with other PCs, too -- including those without eSATA ports. Of course, if you plan on *never* working on another PC, your need for a bootable USB flash drive greatly diminishes. It is thereful more useful to techs who work on other PCs. Or to anyone who has something like a netbook that doesn't have an eSATA port (like OP maybe?).
From: WSZsr on 26 Dec 2009 06:27
I've done it with Vista and Win 7 many times. Use an 8 GB USB flash drive. Microsoft has an app (http://store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-Tool) that automates the process. First save the Win 7 DVD as an iso file on your hard drive then run the app. Very simple. I haven't tried a "rotational" hard drive "Timothy Daniels" <NoSpam(a)SpamMeKnot.biz> wrote in message news:SPydnUMAIJ6PxqjWnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > "BillW50" replied: >> WSZsr typed: >>> You can boot to a USB flash drive and even install the OS from it. >> >> Yes you can. And I do it all of the time. Although you need to put a MBR >> on the flash drive. And this stops a lot of casual computer users right >> there. <sigh> > > Care to explain in detail how to do that? > What OSes have you done this with? > Are the MBRs specific to the OSes? > Any links to how-tos? > Have you booted a Windows OS from a USB rotational hard drive > using your method? > > *TimDaniels* > |