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    Can You Boot a Os from a USB?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by lxFOCUSxl, Feb 27, 2008.

  1. lxFOCUSxl

    lxFOCUSxl Notebook Consultant

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    If so How Can I :D
     
    lxFOCUSxl, Feb 27, 2008
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  2. Acorn

    Acorn Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes you can, you will require specially designed operating systems(modified systems). One such as a linux system. I don't suggest using a usb version of windows. Look up mandriva linux, they sell their usb+their operating system on the usb.
     
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  3. redrazor11

    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    Yea, my dad showed me how to do it one time with linux. I think it was a red-hat or something. W/e it is, its in an extrememly small computer that dosn't have room for a cd-drive.
     
    redrazor11, Feb 27, 2008
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  4. lxFOCUSxl

    lxFOCUSxl Notebook Consultant

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    damn it lol

    how about a 2GB super*talent UBS

    can i just copy and the OS and paste it there and boot from it
     
    lxFOCUSxl, Feb 27, 2008
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  5. ChristopherAKAO4

    ChristopherAKAO4 Notebook Nut

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    If your bios will allow booting from a flash drive yes.
     
    ChristopherAKAO4, Feb 27, 2008
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  6. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    Yep, like Chris said, first thing first, your BIOS has to support it. Remember the boot sequence, where you can arrange which device your BIOS will look for the OS first (in older machine, usually floppy, then CD-ROM, then HDD). In newer machine the BIOS let you choose USB or network.
     
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  7. Exodemia

    Exodemia Notebook Evangelist

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    You can do it :)
     
    Exodemia, Feb 27, 2008
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  8. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    No, you can't. You know, I'm pretty sure there are at least two other "usb OS boot" threads, and all of these questions have been asked and answered. Have you looked around for any of them?

    There are also guides available on the 'net that explain exactly how to install an operating system on a flash drive.
     
    kegobeer, Feb 27, 2008
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  9. Gregory

    Gregory disassemble?

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    I've tried with a few different OS's. The one that worked the best was Damn Small Linux.

    http://damnsmalllinux.org/
     
    Gregory, Feb 28, 2008
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  10. klboo

    klboo Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes you can. As mentioned there are one or two threads discussing this. Search here or online for PendriveLinux, USB Flash Boot, USB Linux boot, etc. There is even a way to use a floppy drive and syslinux to have the laptop run the OS from a pendrive, even if the BIOS does not allow USB booting, using a boot floppy image with USB support.

    You could start here - http://www.pendrivelinux.com/
     
    klboo, Feb 28, 2008
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