How To Install An OS Off Of A Flash Drive

[lucasbytegenius]

a easy way to install one operating system , especially linux.

is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GhpYLcX6dU&feature=related

And here is the site for the utility

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Uh...I posted the link to unetbootin in the guide.

People, please read the original post.

 

[voyagerfan99]

The most easiest way to make bootbale windows Vista and Windows 7 pendrive is :

1. Format 4 GB Flash Drive in NTFS format

2. Copy all windows vista / 7 files into formated 4 GB flash Drive.

Now restart your computer and configure the bios to boot from flash drive.

I have an easier way

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

 

[Jiniix]

For installing Windows 7 via USB I've always used a tool I got on askvg.com. All you need is an ISO file or the actual DVD in your DVD-drive.
For Linux distributions you can download the tool on ubuntu.com, it supports pretty much all versions of Linux.

 

[lucasbytegenius]

For installing Windows 7 via USB I've always used a tool I got on askvg.com. All you need is an ISO file or the actual DVD in your DVD-drive.
For Linux distributions you can download the tool on ubuntu.com, it supports pretty much all versions of Linux.

I've linked to the official Microsoft tool in the original post, however of course you are free to use your own.
I really dislike Ubuntu's tool and it didn't work with other versions of Linux for some reason. It gave me a bunch of errors whenever I launched it and so it was a pain to use and the results weren't consistent.

In the future, please post feedback relevant to the guide, such as feedback or any problems you've encountered while following it. Thanks.

 

[lucasbytegenius]

Thanks for the nice guide. I used this a while ago but only registered now

You're welcome, glad it helped you

 

[lucasbytegenius]

all you need is to copy win7 directly to usb and select usb in boot priority from BIOS

It can't boot without the boot sector step.

 

[Thanatos]

How can I format my flash drive back to FAT 32?

 

[lucasbytegenius]

How can I format my flash drive back to FAT 32?

1. Open up Computer
2. Right-click on the flash drive and click Format
3. Select FAT32 in the filesystem list.

Or open up Disk Management, delete the volume on the flash drive, and then create a new FAT32 volume on it.

 

[dstruct2k]

I have a slightly different idea; I'm combining a set of tools into a single, bootable USB stick. I currently have Hiren's BootCD and Windows 7 32 and 64 bit installers together on one USB stick, both bootable using the Windows boot manager.

I have the Windows Boot Manager handing off to GRUB for Hiren's, but I can't seem to set up a second copy of GRUB to be able to get Ubuntu bootable off the Windows Boot Manager as well. I know I could probably swap to a single copy of GRUB that would handle all 3 choices, but I'm not very good with GRUB and can't figure out how to get the USB version of Ubuntu to boot at all.... It looks like it's using syslinux, and I'm not sure how to hand-off from GRUB/WindowsBoot to syslinux.

Anyone have any suggestions?


tl;dr: Trying to set up triple-boot USB stick, can't get 3rd part to boot, need help.

 

[voyagerfan99]

I have a slightly different idea; I'm combining a set of tools into a single, bootable USB stick. I currently have Hiren's BootCD and Windows 7 32 and 64 bit installers together on one USB stick, both bootable using the Windows boot manager.

I have the Windows Boot Manager handing off to GRUB for Hiren's, but I can't seem to set up a second copy of GRUB to be able to get Ubuntu bootable off the Windows Boot Manager as well. I know I could probably swap to a single copy of GRUB that would handle all 3 choices, but I'm not very good with GRUB and can't figure out how to get the USB version of Ubuntu to boot at all.... It looks like it's using syslinux, and I'm not sure how to hand-off from GRUB/WindowsBoot to syslinux.

Anyone have any suggestions?


tl;dr: Trying to set up triple-boot USB stick, can't get 3rd part to boot, need help.

Try integrating the Yumi Multi-Installer. It can integrate multiple linux distros and other misc. tools onto one USB drive. Then do what you did to get the Windows installer back on the drive. I'm sure you could get the Windows boot manager to handle the main boot, then hand everything else over to Yumi.

 

[47R3YU]

Hello everyone,

due to the recent release of the windows 8 consumer preview i made a video tutorial, how to install it from a usb drive.
Was about to open a new thread when i saw this one - so here's the tutorial!

Installing Windows 8 from a USB Stick / DVD - Tutorial

(sadly, the youtube-tags don't seem to work)

 

[lucasbytegenius]

Really?

So that just happened...

 

[mihir]

For Unix and Linux based operating systems, you can also use, "dd"
Like format the flash drive first and then

sudo dd if=os.iso of=/dev/xxx[device id]

 

[lucasbytegenius]

Very informative

Thanks.

For Unix and Linux based operating systems, you can also use, "dd"
Like format the flash drive first and then

Interesting, thanks for the tip.

 

[lucasbytegenius]

very helpful guideline.

Thanks

 

[A5H151]

Nice guide, should help considering I don't have an optical drive.

 

[lucasbytegenius]

For Installation of windows through flash drive you need to make the drive boot-able and then plug in the flash drive and restart the computer. At the booting time to need to press the button for changing boot order. Set the priority of the flash drive as first and press enter. It will start booting and you can install the OS simply as from the DISC.

Basic summary of my guide, thanks I guess.

 

[KasperL]

Basic summary of my guide, thanks I guess.

I will be upgrading to an SSD very soon.

Are the steps the same for an SSD? How do I make sure that the OS will be installed on the SSD?

Hello everyone,

due to the recent release of the windows 8 consumer preview i made a video tutorial, how to install it from a usb drive.
Was about to open a new thread when i saw this one - so here's the tutorial!

Installing Windows 8 from a USB Stick / DVD - Tutorial

(sadly, the youtube-tags don't seem to work)

Did he actually advertise his own video on your thread?

 

[PabloTeK]

I will be upgrading to an SSD very soon.

Are the steps the same for an SSD? How do I make sure that the OS will be installed on the SSD?

The disk controller will show the SSD as a normal disk within your system, so just select that as the target for installation.

 

[KasperL]

The disk controller will show the SSD as a normal disk within your system, so just select that as the target for installation.

Do I just plug the SSD in when the PC is off, and then turn the PC on, and follow the steps?