Haven't tried UNetbootin myself but I read its description that it can operates in WIndows to download an iso, place it in a partition and do the linkage to make it boot.
You can achieve the same thing by bring the flash drive to a PC with Win7 as it can run bootsect.exe. The process of making a flash drive bootable with a Win7 inside involves executing the bootsect.exe available in every \boot directory of an installation DVD. This means a 32-bit Vista or Win7 can do all 32-bit systems but you need a 64-bit DVD to do all the 64-bit systems. You do need a Win7 installation DVD to make the partition inside the flash drive bootable but this can be done at any computer with any installation DVD as long it fits your version. The limit is the capacity of the flash drive.Īs far as I am aware Xp does not support similar arrangement. I can confirm using Grub you can boot as many Ivsta and Win7 in a USB flash drive.
I have been pre-occupied with putting 4 Vista and Windows 7 installation DVD into one flash drive and wrote this thread. I really need Windows for my summer quarter of college and I would be much appreciative if someone would help me out. I did delete it all, but maybe there is more I need to do? I have searched forums and nothing seems to work. It seems like everyone suggests that Linux has made it so my computer does not recognize the boot info of windows based files so naturally it wont see the USB and maybe that is why it is not working right.
I am not super smart at computers, I have just always used linux for my photography and editing because all the tools are great and free! However, as for knowing how to use a linux OS I really have no idea. If I do not do anything and let the timer countdown reach 0, it does nothing and starts over. When I click on default it does nothing and the timer resets. A screen comes up like what is normal for a Unetbootin made USB with only one option being "default", as usual there is a 10 second count down at the bottom that will select by default after time expires. Reboot machine with USB stick in and enter F12 for boot menu and pick USB Flash memory.Ĥ. Used Unetbootin to create a USB bootable Windows XP because I do not have a DVD/CD-Rom drive on my machine.ģ. Booted from live USB and used Gparted to delete all linux partitions and created a FAT32 partition with my whole hard drive.Ģ.
I am having the hardest time installing it. I have always had Ubuntu Studio on my little netbook and it was not until now that I need Windows on it for school.