2 bootable ISO's on 1 pendrive

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richyrichuk

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just got myself a 16GB Kingston Drive and what i want to do is put 2 or more bootable images on there create my own boot menu so i can choose what to use when i need it

saves carrying a bunch of CD's

e.g.
1 x windows 7 ultimate install
1 x windows 7 basic install
1 x Hiren's boot CD

i take it, its possible just unsure how to proceed.

something like yumi..... http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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Windows 7 Ultimate N 64-bit
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Yumi works very well but I think you may have problems with two Windows Install ISOs. There is a specific mention of that in the documentation. I don't have any install ISOs but I have a WinRE repair ISO, A Macrium Boot ISO, Puppy Linux, Memtest86 and the Hirens CD on mine.
 

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Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
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Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
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2TB WD MyBook Live NAS.
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brill ok thanks, if its not an option i assume u cant do it due to a technical reason, think i may have to stick with just 48 ver's of windows on 1 pen drive not 70 then :( cheers.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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Windows 7 Ultimate N 64-bit
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AMD Black Edition - AMD Phenom X4 2.5 GHz Processor
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Bio Star
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8GB DDR2 800MHZ BRANDED
Graphics Card(s)
Palti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
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3D 23.6" & 22"
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313GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HD321KJ
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OCZ 600W StealthXStream PSU, PowerWhisper, Active PFC
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I think it's something to do with certain files having to be on the root of the drive. There is a workaround but it involves renaming some files each time you want to use it so it's not really a good workaround.
 

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Laptop
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Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
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Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 1425
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8 GB DDR3
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Intel(R) HD Graphics
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Realtek High Definition Audio
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Builtin
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1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
2TB WD MyBook Live NAS.
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Logitech Anywhere MX
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Norton 360
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Chrome
mmmm ok cool, thanks for info.

just incase i'll keep trying
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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Windows 7 Ultimate N 64-bit
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AMD Black Edition - AMD Phenom X4 2.5 GHz Processor
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Bio Star
Memory
8GB DDR2 800MHZ BRANDED
Graphics Card(s)
Palti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Monitor(s) Displays
3D 23.6" & 22"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@120Hz
Hard Drives
313GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HD321KJ
PSU
OCZ 600W StealthXStream PSU, PowerWhisper, Active PFC
Internet Speed
22793
I've tried to do this in the past, and not got anywhere with it. As mentioned by Keith (kado897) above, this is most likely because the installer expects certain files to be on the root of the drive.

The only OS where this method has proved successful is Linux, where I have both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Ubuntu (not tried other distros, but would expect it to be the same) on a single 2GB stick and I can boot to either of them.
 

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OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
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super, cheers dwarf.

yeah your rite i didnt get anywhere.

keep getting

could not find kernel image: boot

with linux an memtest and avira boot CD, no avail, well this is a waste of time then.

cheers for advice guys!
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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Windows 7 Ultimate N 64-bit
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AMD Black Edition - AMD Phenom X4 2.5 GHz Processor
Motherboard
Bio Star
Memory
8GB DDR2 800MHZ BRANDED
Graphics Card(s)
Palti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Monitor(s) Displays
3D 23.6" & 22"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@120Hz
Hard Drives
313GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HD321KJ
PSU
OCZ 600W StealthXStream PSU, PowerWhisper, Active PFC
Internet Speed
22793
No problem Richy. I'm surprised that it failed quite so spectacularly though. As I said earlier I managed to get quite a bit on it.
 

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Laptop
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Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 1425
Memory
8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Builtin
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
2TB WD MyBook Live NAS.
Mouse
Logitech Anywhere MX
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Norton 360
Browser
Chrome
i may try again, but if i cant get atleast 1 windows 2 linux and 2 other bootable iso's on, its a waste of time for me.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate N 64-bit
CPU
AMD Black Edition - AMD Phenom X4 2.5 GHz Processor
Motherboard
Bio Star
Memory
8GB DDR2 800MHZ BRANDED
Graphics Card(s)
Palti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Monitor(s) Displays
3D 23.6" & 22"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@120Hz
Hard Drives
313GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HD321KJ
PSU
OCZ 600W StealthXStream PSU, PowerWhisper, Active PFC
Internet Speed
22793
lrod8 said:
richyrichuk, i'm not sure if i misunderstood your post, but if you need an universal win7 boot usb/dvd you can follow this tutorial:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/85813-windows-7-universal-installation-disc-create.html
you can create one ISO which contains all win7 editions 32 & 64bit.
Click to expand...

If you can get a universal installer ISO for Windows 7 then that solves the problem with Yumi only supporting one Windows 7 Installer.

Oh by the way Yumi uses Grub4Dos for the Win 7 Install ISO and Syslinux for most other supported ISOs such as Hirens.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 1425
Memory
8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Builtin
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
2TB WD MyBook Live NAS.
Mouse
Logitech Anywhere MX
Internet Speed
152 Mbs download 10 Mbs upload
Antivirus
Norton 360
Browser
Chrome
kado897 said:
lrod8 said:
richyrichuk, i'm not sure if i misunderstood your post, but if you need an universal win7 boot usb/dvd you can follow this tutorial:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/85813-windows-7-universal-installation-disc-create.html
you can create one ISO which contains all win7 editions 32 & 64bit.
Click to expand...

If you can get a universal installer ISO for Windows 7 then that solves the problem with Yumi only supporting one Windows 7 Installer.

Oh by the way Yumi uses Grub4Dos for the Win 7 Install ISO and Syslinux for most other supported ISOs such as Hirens.
Click to expand...

i successfully created the ISO following that tutorial and I have a dvd n also an usb with all the editions both 32&64bit. it really works and its very useful
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway NV53 laptop
OS
W7 Ultimate x64
CPU
athlon II X4 635
Memory
8GB Kingston hyper blue
well, i tried YUMI last night and was able to add Win7 all editions 32&64 (one ISO), Ubuntu 11.04, Joli OS, Fedora 15, bootable antivirus Acronis, AVG, Kaspersky, Avira n BitDefender, Hirens boot CD, Memtest and partition wizard 5, all in one 8GB usb and everything worked. well, so far i installed win7 and joli os and also tried scanning with the antiviruses and they worked as well. great tool to have!!!!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway NV53 laptop
OS
W7 Ultimate x64
CPU
athlon II X4 635
Memory
8GB Kingston hyper blue
It certainly is and very easy to set up.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 1425
Memory
8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Builtin
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
2TB WD MyBook Live NAS.
Mouse
Logitech Anywhere MX
Internet Speed
152 Mbs download 10 Mbs upload
Antivirus
Norton 360
Browser
Chrome
super easy, it even gives you a link to download the files you need!!!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway NV53 laptop
OS
W7 Ultimate x64
CPU
athlon II X4 635
Memory
8GB Kingston hyper blue
no no, thats not it, i just want to use yumi or something like it.

and i wasnt trying to get 2 diff ver's of 7 on 1 pen drive (well i am but not in that way)

i have 2 ISo's 1 with 22 diff ver's of 7 and the other 48 OEM's so i want to put them both on there, and then also several bootable tools at the same time.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate N 64-bit
CPU
AMD Black Edition - AMD Phenom X4 2.5 GHz Processor
Motherboard
Bio Star
Memory
8GB DDR2 800MHZ BRANDED
Graphics Card(s)
Palti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Monitor(s) Displays
3D 23.6" & 22"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@120Hz
Hard Drives
313GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HD321KJ
PSU
OCZ 600W StealthXStream PSU, PowerWhisper, Active PFC
Internet Speed
22793
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