Bootable USB drive


  1. Posts : 26,869
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    Bootable USB drive


    I have several cd's of utilities such as Parted Magic, Partition Wizzard, Vista recovery etc. I also have iso files of most of them. What I would like to do is burn them all to one bootable USB drive that will give a menu when I boot to it. Can someone tell me how to do this? Thanks for any help.
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  2. mjf
    Posts : 5,969
    Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
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    Definitely. What I use very effectively is Grub4Dos
    I have
    Hirens 13
    Win 7 System Repair
    Partition Wizard 5.2, 4.2
    Macrium Rescue
    Puppy Linux - preservation mode with 512 MB preserve space.
    MBR Backup

    On a 4GB USB flash with room to spare.

    Some duplication with Hirens since it has so much including it's own DOS, mini XP and linux environments.

    ADD: This is a good starting point. You will need to play around with the menu.lst to get your best customization.
    http://www.pendrivelinux.com/boot-mu...multiboot-usb/
    Last edited by mjf; 15 Jan 2011 at 15:29. Reason: Add
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  3. Posts : 26,869
    Windows 11 Pro
    Thread Starter
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    I have been reading about Grub4dos and it sounds interesting, however it is a bit cha;;anging for a non linux non dos user. But, I'm working on it! Thanks.
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  4. mjf
    Posts : 5,969
    Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
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    essenbe said:
    I have been reading about Grub4dos and it sounds interesting, however it is a bit cha;;anging for a non linux non dos user. But, I'm working on it! Thanks.
    You won't regret it! Little effort great return.
    Maintenance is basically as simple as swapping over the ISO.
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