Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware, Windows x64
Lexar tool makes creating bootable USB flash drives easy
by Lee Mathews Apr 17th 2009 at 1:00PM
Turning your USB flash drive into a bootable device in Windows isn't always an easy task. A lot of the tools that used to be readily available have become annoying difficult to find. Fortunately, the nice folks at Pendrive Apps have saved a particularly handy one: Lexar's BootIt.
BootIt doesn't handle partitioning duties, so you'll need to do that first. After that, making your drive bootable is just a couple of clicks away. Enter a volume label, flip the removable bit if you're using multiple partitions, mark your active partition, and you should be good to go.
Keep in mind that this utility is designed for Lexar drives, so it may not work with any old flash drive. I had success with both my Kingston and Transcend drives, though.
[ via ShellEx City]
BootIt doesn't handle partitioning duties, so you'll need to do that first. After that, making your drive bootable is just a couple of clicks away. Enter a volume label, flip the removable bit if you're using multiple partitions, mark your active partition, and you should be good to go.
Keep in mind that this utility is designed for Lexar drives, so it may not work with any old flash drive. I had success with both my Kingston and Transcend drives, though.
[ via ShellEx City]
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Jonathan said 1:44PM on 4-17-2009
Havent you guys covered the HP disk format utility? The old version had a restriction of keys up to 4gb but the new one works with any key size (ive tested it on a few 8gb drives myself and found it to work splendidly).
here is a link to the tool, and to the 98 boot files too!
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197
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r3loaded said 2:04PM on 4-17-2009
For a Vista/Server 2008/Windows 7 install usb drive, format your disk as FAT32, set the partition as active, then use the bootsect /nt60 X: command (where X is the drive letter of your usb drive). Bootsect can be found in the boot folder of the installer disc.
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HalfAznGuy said 3:26PM on 4-17-2009
Thanks I'll try all of these!
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