Re: Making a USB bootdisk...

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I understand what you're saying.

In my experience (using dd, unetbootin, and the Windows tool), the
Windows tool has proven superior in putting *Windows 7* DVDs on a USB
drive.

On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 9:37 AM, cliff here <c4ifford@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well part of this exercise, is I want to know what makes a linux iso differ
> from that of a windows iso, which is probably something in the boot sector.
>
> I guess I could make a Virtual machine with my windows ISO and then make a
> windows USB boot disk from there.
>
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 9:23 AM, D. Marshall Lemcoe Jr. <forum@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> If you have access to a Windows PC, there is a Windows tool that is
>> perfect for putting Windows ISOs onto USB drives. I have used it many
>> times in my line of work and it is perfect for installing Windows 7 if
>> you have the ISO.
>>
>> http://wudt.codeplex.com/
>>
>> Enjoy.
>>
>> David
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 8:44 AM, cliff here <c4ifford@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Don't have a windows platform to use currently. And fedora's liveusb
>> > creator keeps crashing unfortunately. The method of making a windows disk
>> > IN linux seems rather obscure, which is why I wanted to make sure it was
>> > possible.
>> >
>> > On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 4:46 AM, white.heron white <
>> white.heron@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>> >
>> >> Dear Cliff,
>> >>
>> >> For your information, you may proceed the following steps to make
>> bootable
>> >> usb pendrive:
>> >>
>> >> 1) Download LiveUSB creator for Windows platform.
>> >> 2) Install and run LiveUSB Creator (latest version 2.8.1)
>> >> 3) Select USB Pendrive from LiveUSB Creator (latest version 2.8.1)
>> >> software.
>> >> 4) Select ISO image directories.
>> >> 5) Select hidden file created and Run ISO image setup.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> MOHAMMAD ADLI BIN MT TAJUDIN
>> >> A8-2-7, DESA PANDAN APARTMENTS,
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>> >> 55100 KUALA LUMPUR,
>> >> WEST MALAYSIA.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> H/p number:  (017) 362 3662
>> >> Email: white.heron@xxxxxxxxx
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ________________________________
>> >> From: cliff here <c4ifford@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 10:26 AM
>> >> Subject: Making a USB bootdisk...
>> >>
>> >> ... for windows.
>> >>
>> >> So I have been able to get a Fedora image or a rhel image on to my USB
>> disk
>> >> just by using dd to copy to the ISO to the disk. However I cannot use
>> the
>> >> same method to copy a windows ISO to the same disk and have it come out
>> >> bootable. I only have a Fedora and RHEL boxes to work on currently. I
>> have
>> >> tried to with fedora liveusb creator and with unetbootin. Has anyone
>> ever
>> >> gotten this to work?
>> >>
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