If you are wondering why copying files or a Bootable USB drive won’t work, then the answer is that copying will not make the drive bootable. Windows the computer starts, it looks for an entry point ...

Virtual CDs and DVDs, also called disc images, are single files containing data stored within a CD or DVD file system. You can use them for archiving purposes in your business. You can also burn ...

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 ...

It may be easiest to get an external CD drive. Newegg has recertified ones for about $30. Also, even if you successfully installed a bootable Linux OS on a USB drive, you still need to make certain ...

Bart has BBIE which creates an image of a boot sector of a CD. All 2048 bytes of it. Bart's MKBT can apparently put a boot sector onto a USB flash stick but only a floppy boot sector like 512KB or ...

When you’re troubleshooting your computer or installing a new operating system, you may need to “boot from a disc” or USB device (like an external hard drive or flash drive). Here’s what that ...

Getting Lion from the App Store is convenient, but if you want a physical copy of the installation, you can easily make your own Lion install DVD or USB drive with Disk Utility. If you want to do a ...