zeta_immersion Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Was looking for software or tutorial (google no help as of yet) to create a bootable USB drive. BUT my bootable usb drive is an old IDE-USB 20gb drive (I could be using an enclosed sata drive also) I am unable to have a partition say 10GB made to act as a DVD disk to install disk because bootsect sais the partition cannot be written onto. Is there any soft that does this ... cannot afford getting a 15$ usb (lazy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sc302 Veteran Posted November 30, 2011 Veteran Share Posted November 30, 2011 your google searching skills blow. -5 internets for you http://www.google.co...earchBox&ie== and 4th link down = http://www.askvg.com...ver-2008-and-7/ spikey_richie 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 zeta_immersion Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 I have tried a few actually, including that one, the HP one, and 2 others which should have worked. The problem I am experiencing si that while using them (or the windows way with diskpart and all the other steps), it ends up saying that bootsect cannot writeto disk (write protected) eventhough the partition is active and I can access it in windows and write files to it. So, within windows I can write files but with the tutorials or the windows walkthrough in creating bootable partition, it is not working Is it so picky as it must be a USB stick and not a sata/ide drive encased used as USB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sc302 Veteran Posted November 30, 2011 Veteran Share Posted November 30, 2011 It shouldn't matter, but this method has worked for my coworkers. Just was trying to simplify for you, but being that didn't work for you here you go. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1056601 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TDT Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Here: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/ :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 johnporter29 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 What OS are you trying to install from USB? I've used the following to create USB disks to install Vista & Win 7 This is done on a Windows OS Step 1. Open up command promt or type cmd in run Type the following: diskpart LIST DISK SELECT DISK 1 (select your usb flash drive) CLEAN CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY SELECT PARTITION ACTIVE FORMAT FS=NTFS EXIT (will exit diskpart but leave the CMD window open, type EXIT twice if you wish to close the CMD window) If the newly formatted usb drive doesn't appear in My Computer, then it hasn't been assigned a drive letter, use the Disk Management console (Right-Click on Computer->Manage->Disk Management) to assign a driver letter to it Step 2. Load win 7 into your dvd Step 3. Now go back to cmd if you left it open or reopen a new cmd. Type the following: D: (whatever letter your cd/dvd drive is assigned) D: CD BOOT BOOTSECT.EXE /NT60 J: (D = where my win7 cd is & J = usb flash drive in this case) Now simply transfer all of the files from the Iso or DVD onto the flash disk and you will be able to install windows vista / 7 on a bootable flash drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 zeta_immersion Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 @ johnporter29 it fails at Step 3 Bootsect cannot write since the device is write protected (for some odd messed up reason - I can write in windows just fine) @ +sc302 and TDT will try that, if all else fails, I will use a Mac and clone the DVD on the hard much easier (need to find a 64bit mac though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 zeta_immersion Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Update: it seemed that after some time of mucking around with it, it worked. Have used a combination of HP format utility and John's steps. Whichever fixed it, will be running the assumption that the user is an idiot. Thanks guys ... cheers :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 xendrome Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 What OS are you trying to install from USB? I've used the following to create USB disks to install Vista & Win 7 This is done on a Windows OS Step 1. Open up command promt or type cmd in run Type the following: diskpart LIST DISK SELECT DISK 1 (select your usb flash drive) CLEAN CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY SELECT PARTITION ACTIVE FORMAT FS=NTFS EXIT (will exit diskpart but leave the CMD window open, type EXIT twice if you wish to close the CMD window) If the newly formatted usb drive doesn't appear in My Computer, then it hasn't been assigned a drive letter, use the Disk Management console (Right-Click on Computer->Manage->Disk Management) to assign a driver letter to it Step 2. Load win 7 into your dvd Step 3. Now go back to cmd if you left it open or reopen a new cmd. Type the following: D: (whatever letter your cd/dvd drive is assigned) D: CD BOOT BOOTSECT.EXE /NT60 J: (D = where my win7 cd is & J = usb flash drive in this case) Now simply transfer all of the files from the Iso or DVD onto the flash disk and you will be able to install windows vista / 7 on a bootable flash drive. You said you have the ISO, or DVD, so you could make an ISO. Wouldn't this have been a whole lot easier? http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Was looking for software or tutorial (google no help as of yet) to create a bootable USB drive.
BUT
my bootable usb drive is an old IDE-USB 20gb drive (I could be using an enclosed sata drive also)
I am unable to have a partition say 10GB made to act as a DVD disk to install disk because bootsect sais the partition cannot be written onto.
Is there any soft that does this ...
cannot afford getting a 15$ usb (lazy)
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