I did try making a ghost boot cd but it wizard in ghost creates an image inside an iso. I used winimage to try to extract it and modify the files (to add network drivers and such) but couldn't get ...

Having bootable media ready can be a real lifesaver when you need to do a clean installation of Windows. Thankfully, it's easy to set that up. There are two main ways to create bootable media for a ...

When you’re troubleshooting your computer or installing a new operating system, you may need to “boot from a disc” or USB device (like an external hard drive or flash drive). Here’s what that ...

I've got an old machine running WinXP and the OS won't load and I'd like to retrieve some data and burn to CD/DVD. Normally, I'd pull the drive and attach to a spare box, but I only have a laptop ...

Do you keep a bootable USB drive handy? Maybe you still have the USB drive that you last used to install Windows, or any of the other bootable thumb drives that you've made over the years? Since we ...