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Yes, it's Ubuntu. You can try it on a memory stick without replacing your OS if you want to try it
edit: for everyone asking, download the iso from the Ubuntu website, and use this to put it on a bootable memory stick. You then just reboot and run from the memory stick, click try, and bam you're in Ubuntu. If you feel like you want to install or dual-boot, you can do that whilst running it off the memory stick. There will be an icon on the desktop to do it.
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Ich hab gehört du hast Ärger mit deinem Betriebssystem?
Ich hab da was.
Probiers doch einfach mal aus.
Geht auch ganz schnell. Halbe Stunde oder so. Brauchst nichts installieren, kannst es einfach nur mal ausprobieren. Schadet doch nicht.
Seconded. Works great.
Install ISO to USB and just put it on a flash drive. Your good ol' onion stick.
EDIT: Pendrivelinux Might work better for this application. Not sure which one I used. If ISO>USB doesn't work, then try Pendrivelinux.
If you remove the drive you will not be able to fix it... so don't do that lol.
You do need to figure out how to access either the bios or the boot menu. Modern computers boot very quickly so you probably need to be holding the key down when you press the power button.
You can do this from the Windows install disk and the command line but it's much much easier if you have another computer and a usb key that you can erase (or a dvd you can burn).
I'm recommending Linux here because you can do it from the GUI with a few clicks of your mouse
You can dl Linux Mint here... http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2863
You can use this to put it on a usb key.
Try holding different F keys the delete key and the escape key right when you power on the machine. Eventually when you get a boot menu... boot the USB and when you get to the desktop... go into the menu and type
gparted
You should see your main disk labeled /dev/sda most likely and a graphical representation of it
Right click on the large windows partition... should probably be the third partition on the disk and will be ntfs format
Go to manage flags and check the "boot" flag. This is the same as marking the partition "active"
Alternately from Windows you can use diskpart
Boot to install media... go through the screens until you can get to advanced options and open a command prompt. Then
cd boot dir
You should see a program called diskpart.exe
diskpart list disk
then figure out the number and use the number instead of # in the following
select disk #
list partition
figure out the partition you want to make active
select partition # active
then do list partition again to check the flags...
imo the Linux way is easier and less prone to mistakes.
A good way to test the waters, is to download Ubuntu. Use one of the USB tools to put it on a usb-stick. Then boot from that stick. Try it out. Give it a look.
Simple instructions
1: Download pendrive for windows, which will help you create a bootable USB stick with Ubuntu on it.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/#button
This tool will help you download Ubuntu and put it your USB stick. So it's all you need.
2: Put the USB in your laptop/pc
3: Restart your laptop/pc
4: Press the magic key (F8/F10/Esc) when you see your bios flash.
This will show you a list of all drives. Pick your USB drive.
5: Now you get into an Ubuntu desktop, without even installing it. It just runs from the USB stick.
6: If you like it, in the Ubuntu desktop, there is a big 'install' button. Click it.
7: By default it will suggest to install itself next to windows. So you can choose which one to start at launch.
Have some fun. There are things that are way better on Linux. There are things that are worse. Make up your own mind.
An alternative is the official Ubuntu Windows Installer
This is a windows installer, that will install Ubuntu, except rather than giving Ubuntu it's own partition, Ubuntu just gets a big pre-created file on your windows drive. This works like this:
- Install the Ubuntu Windows Installer:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/windows-installer
2: Follow the wizard.
3: Reboot, you can now pick which OS to launch.
It is simpler: you don't have to divide your hard-drive in two or something like that, but it is a bit slower.
I personally use this for making my bootable usb drives.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
For a quick try of most distributions, you can just boot off the USB drive.
If you want to have a more serious play around without fiddling with dual boot, I'd recommend using VirtualBox to setup a virtual machine.
I'd recommend starting with Ubuntu, or maybe Linux Mint.
Why not use Unetbootin, or Universal USB Installer, and write a ISO to a 4GB flash drive? You can get one at walmart for like $6.
Download Virtualbox and try it in isolation. There are lots of guides out there on how to install Ubuntu (or any distro) in VB. Alternatively, you can install it to a USB stick with this, which makes it very simple. Reboot with the USB stick connected and boot from that. There is an option to start Ubuntu 'live' rather than install it.
You'll almost certainly still want to keep Windows around even if you like Linux (especially if you're a gamer), but you can always dual boot. Again, plenty of guides out there.
It really used to not be as simple, but it has improved to be at least on par with Windows in terms of ease of use. If you're thinking about switching, I recommend getting the core version of Zorin 9 here. It goes out of its way to behave similarly to Windows, and as a result is a great starting point for someone considering switching over.
It is very simple to set up with a bootable usb using this and the iso you downloaded from the Zorin page.
It comes with a bunch of useful tools, too, like GParted (which I have used to salvage completely corrupted drives before) and PlayOnLinux (which makes using Windows programs through Linux WINE super easy).
If you'd like help with it, feel free to pm me! :)
Don't ask if you should use Linux, try it for yourself and see if you want to use it.
Download the live ISOs for a bunch of popular distros, Distrowatch is a alright place to start, then use this to burn each image to a flash drive, then boot from the flash drive and try the distro without installing it over your current Windows installation.
Even if you eventually do switch to Linux, you won't on the first day you try it.
Universal USB Installer at Pen Drive Linux has been my go to for flash drives for a while now. It's updated frequently and hasn't failed me in a bit...
It's actually really easy. Download the Universal USB Installer for Windows, execute it, and choose how large of a presistence file you want. Press OK. You'll have a live version of Mint.
You don't have a single thumb drive to your name?
Thumb drives are by far the easiest way to do it, and they're absurdly cheap. Hell, you could probably find one for free or borrow one from a friend.
Get one that's at least 4 GB (2 GB might probably work),
download Universal USB Installer,
use it to format your flash drive and install Linux onto it;
turn off computer, plug flash drive in, turn computer on (this assumes USB is primary boot option),
follow installation instructions and install Linux onto the hard drive you want it on (select the option to format that drive),
get Linux installed, do whatever,
restart computer; open BIOS,
set the drive with Linux as your primary boot drive,
exit BIOS and rek some krill.
I'm assuming you mean without a CD drive? You can make a bootable USB. Grab yourself a 2GB USB. Download the Linux Mint ISO and then use USB Installer to make the iso bootable on your USB.
Boot from that and then you can install it.
>Currently I have a Linux Mint .iso on my thumb drive (created via an app called "ISO to USB"). My computer supports booting from USB, but the usb just has the install on it, and my computer is trying to find an OS.
Try it with a tool that was designed to create linux bootable sticks.
The most common ones are...
Don't use Unetbootin, use Universal USB Installer to reformat the USB drive and properly burn the .iso, next simply change the drive name from UUI to ARCH_201405, now it should boot just fine.
I'm not sure if UltraISO will create a Tails bootable USB drive.
I just recently tested UUI (Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.5.2) and was able to successfully create a bootable Tails USB with it.
When you use UUI, select Tails from under "Other Distros Alphabetical" and then select the downloaded ISO file on your local disk.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
This method will not allow you to easily create a Tails USB with a persistent partition. The recommended method is to burn a DVD, boot from it and create the USB from the Tails DVD.
http://www.reddit.com/r/sohhlz/wiki/index/tails-quick-install
I'm not a fan on Ubuntu, especially the Unity desktop. Try something like Mint. Download the iso from the website and put it on a USB stick with this.
- Make sure all your important files are backed up
- Install Windows from a flash drive. You may need another Windows PC to make the USB installer, or there might be an Ubuntu application that will work for this. This might work.
- Windows is installed
- Regret going back to Windows
- Create Ubuntu USB installer with this
- Install Ubuntu from USB
- Live happily ever after
What do you mean with downloading to an usb drive? I you want to create a booteable usb drive I would suggest using a tool called Universal USB installer: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/. You only need to select the Iso and the USB drive letter. The program will do the rest.
Afterwards you may have to specify in the bios or uefi settings of your pc that your pc has to boot from the USB drive. Accessing and modifying bios and uefi varies from pc to pc, but generally you have hit ESC or an F key.
When you boot the USB drive you can choose to try ubuntu or install it. I suggest choosing try ubuntu without installing. This loads ubuntu. When the desktop loads, click on install and follow the instructions. Meanwhile you explore ubuntu.
They have directions on the Ubuntu website for installing from USB. They don't seem to recommend unetbootin anymore for Windows users, they point them towards the Pendrive/Universal USB Installer. I actually used this app to create a bootable Xubuntu USB drive for someone a few weeks ago - it is idiot proof.
Yep, I had this issue as well. It seems that "New Tails" doesn't take too kindly to being upgraded on to "Old Tails" using Old Tails' installer. Don't worry though if you have persistence, because your files are still safe. You just need to upgrade the new Tails once again, but this time with the new installer. So, there's two things you can do:
Create a bootable DVD using the latest Tails 1.1 .ISO and use that as an installer/upgrader for your primary USB.
Or if you're like me and don't have any spare DVDs laying around, just format the secondary Tails USB that you initially attemped to upgrade with (don't forget to back-up any files if necessary) and reinstall the Tails 1.1 .ISO using a USB installer. After that you can now reattempt the upgrade using the new installer.
You should be all set, good luck. :)
Download Universal USB Installer. From the drop down menu from the first step, select Hiren's Boot CD. Once the drive is setup, boot from it and load mini-XP. When mini-XP is loaded, open the program launcher and run NTPWEdit and reset the password. Here is a guide on how to use NTPWEdit.
I'd suggest using the Universal USB Installer for installing the OS in your flash drive. It does it automatically (all you do is provide the ISO image) and it should do all the formatting and configuration for you.
Also, make sure that the USB option is higher than the HDD one in the BIOS boot order.
Note: If your computer is rather old, the motherboard might not support booting from a flash drive (though that might be odd if the option shows up in the BIOS menu). If the above fails, Google your motherboard model.
Oops. I didn't check your link before posting mine. This is YUMI from PenDriveLinux
Best flash drive installer I've seen. You can put multiple OS install ISOs on here. Check it out!
Easiest way to install linux to a usb drive:
- Download the ISO of whatever (ubuntu, kubuntu, fedora, etc.)
- Go here and download and run it
- Follow the instructions and you are good to go
- Plug in and boot from BIOS
Oh good old unetbootin. I've been screwed by this tool so many times on platforms including Windows, Mac and Linux. If you are currently on Windows, I will recommend Universal USB Installer or Rufus as i542 suggests. And it's also necessary to turn off secure boot and fast boot in firmware settings.
There is no easy way to install Ubuntu without a USB or CD. There used to be ( Wubi), but that is no longer supported. I would suggest getting a blank USB and using Universal USB Installer.
It's made for Linux, but works with Windows as well, even better than Microsofts ISO DVD USB tool or whatever it's called.
I have also always had trouble with Unetbootin. I use the Universal USB Installer on a Windows PC. I've used it 3 times in the past month.
It gives you the option to create a persistent file size for storing files and settings. So even though you are booting a live edition of the OS, it remembers settings and installed programs. Bonus us that you can plug it into any computer and run your OS right there. Be warned, I have borked quite a few installs in the past by trying to install too much. I'd recommend maybe a 16GB drive, preferably a 32GB.
I just re-read your text and I'm pretty sure I booted a live version on CD of Ubuntu a few years ago and installed it onto a SD card that was in the computer. My main PC died and I had a desktop without a hard drive but with a decent processor and RAM. It worked for a few weeks until I got around to fixing my main box. That was a while ago and I'm not sure if any of the installers have changed or even if I had to do something a little extra to get it to work.
RE: retaining files. If you're using a LiveUSB, these generally just load everything into RAM (or something similar - I'm probably missing some technical detail here) and nothing you change gets written to the USB stick, so it just ends up disappearing when you restart the computer.
What you need is to set it up to be a persistent USB - here's a link to some software to set that up from Windows.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
disclaimer I've never used the above software, but it's probably fine.
I'd suggest trying it out in a live environment before you install it. I would go with the main download found here that should show the 64bit 14.04.1 download.
Once you get that downloaded you can use Unversal USB Installer to flash that file to a USB stick.
Now you'll want to restart the machine and once the screen goes black you will want to tap F9 a few times until it switches to the system configuration. I don't recall exactly where it is found but you will want to disable SecureBoot. You might also want to check/change your boot order so it will boot from the USB. When these changes/checks are made you can restart again.
Have the USB in one of the ports and if you haven't changed your boot order you should be able to hit F10 before the HP logo comes up and it will give you the option to boot from the USB drive.
Once booted to the Ubuntu drive you will have the option to try Ubuntu or install it. I'd try it out first and you can install from there if you want to. The installer is all very self-explanatory and all you need to do to dual-boot with Windows is follow the prompt that asks what you want to do with your system and select the option to install alongside Windows. I believe you get a question about how big you want the new partition. From there it's all just entering personal info and clicking through the prompts.
Yep. This'll be my installation technique too.
I use Universal USB Installer
It's quite frustrating to find a good program to make a bootable USB (btw it doesn't just make bootable USBs, hard drives or whatever volume you want to boot from).
It's got presets for tons of different versions of linux and windows, etc.
I used the dd command in linux terminal and worked like a charm. http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=23267
If you're using windows, I've always had UUI work really well for me. http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
What program did you use to put TAILS on the USB. If you are on Windows, I recommend using
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
Never had an issue getting TAILS to run when I wrote it to the USB using that program. Hope this helps
Get a Linux liveCD, boot it, and delete the viruses from there.
Lubuntu is a good one that's lightweight and works pretty well. Download the ISO, and use Universal USB Installer to put it on a USB (or burn it to a CD, if you like).
Boot from it, select "Try Lubuntu without installing", open the file manager, click on the Windows partition, and delete the files.
Of course! These days, I'd rather use usb than an optical disc. What you would need is an ISO (which is a disc image file) of an operating system. This can be obtained from the use of another computer. After that, you can use programs like universal usb installer which has plenty of various linux OS' to choose from, as well as vista, 7,and 8 installers (have not personally tried these.) I highly advise to not pirate any operating systems though. It would be best to start off with Ubuntu or Linux Mint if you choose to use Linux.
I hope this helps.
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~~Download a windows iso~~ Use MagicISO to make an iso from your windows dvd, and use a program like this to create a bootable usb version on any 4GB+ stick.
Plug that into your laptop and install
Get Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/thank-you?country=US&version=14.04.1&architecture=amd64
Put the ISO onto a flash drive or burn it to a DVD. Create a flash drive with this tool: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
Then boot from the DVD/USB, and click/select Try Ubuntu. Once you're at the desktop, press Start to bring up the search box (or click the button at the top left) and type "gparted". Click the Gparted program that comes up.
Now just use this program to shrink the partition. Make sure to select the right disk in the top-right selector box. It will move any files that are in the way. Be aware that you cannot resize FAT32 partitions.
Simply right click on the partition, select "resize/move", and after that it's similar to Windows. You just have to click "Apply" (the green check on the top bar) before anything is actually changed on the disk.
Windows won't resize the partition because its utility doesn't have the ability to move files on the disk, while the Linux utility Gparted does have that ability.
Do you have a 4GB USB flash drive you can format?
If so, you can use PenDriveLinux to burn the Ubuntu ISO on to it. Then reboot the machine from the USB drive and install from there, to the hard drive.
Hmm, not sure what that program is trying to indicate.
If you want to install Tails to a USB using Windows, you can download and run UUI (Universal USB Installer):
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
An external optical drive will work. You can also put the OS installer on a USB stick using the Universal USB Installer (supports Windows Vista, 7, and 8).
Download an ISO of your OS of choice, grab a program like this one (ignore the Linux name, it does Windows as well)
Plug in a USB stick 4GB or bigger, run the USB program and use the drop down to locate your Windows ISO, click ok and it will do the rest for you.
Then all you need to do is tell your PC to boot from USB when you restart it
It is very straight forward.
1.- Download the ISO from the Lubuntu web page
2.- Use Universal USB Installer to create a bootable USB (4gb usb is enough).
Follow the step by step to install and that is about it. Takes about 45 min to get everything installed. If you have any questions, feel free to send me a DM.
Good luck!
This guide shows how to remove it with Kaspersky Rescue Disk. You have to put on a flash drive, e.g. with Universal USB Installer and boot from USB.
If your going to use an iso to usb tool, try to use: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
I have had a lot of issues with YUMI and xboot (or other usb mounters). I would first start with this. If you have 2 USB keys, you can install one from the other. If you dont, you can check into using Virtual Box; Mount the iso to a virtual machine as a virtual iso, and use VB to install onto a USB that you mount from VB.
Also this might be off topic, but if your looking for an OS to try on your machine, you can look into playing with android. (i just installed it onto a laptop i don't use much). It doesn't take much for resources, and its fun to mess around with.
Well, Screw LiLi.... http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/ It's super easy. Just download the ISO you want... If you don't have one, it will show you where to get it via link. And go through the steps. It's really easy.
You don't download it to the stick. Use this program to install it on the stick. http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/ Then change your BIOS boot order to: USB CD rom Harddrive
plug it in an boot from the stick.
If you have a USB stick then go grab Universal USB Installer, run that, choosing something mainstream like Ubuntu. Now once it's done installing you can boot from that when your PC starts (you'll need to choose the USB stick in the boot opts). You can try it out without it making any changes to your Windows install. Alternatively you could just download the appropriate ISO for Ubuntu and burn it to CD, then you can boot from that instead.
To create a bootable USB from an ISO, consider using Unetbootin or http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/. If you use Unetbootin, ignore the last step that asks if you want to reboot.
I find it useful to keep a spare USB stick with a live distro, usually Ubuntu, to help diagnose connection issues. That way I can boot into linux and see if I can establish a connection and rule in/out modem/router issues.
It's generally a good idea to have one of these at hand anyway, eg for those times when you can't access Windows and need to backup files before a reinstall/format.
I had your exact issue last weekend with the Arch CD. I got it to work when I stopped using unetbootin and used Universal USB Installer.
People kept telling me to just use dd to copy the ISO, but whenever I did that, my machine wouldn't POST while the USB was connected.
I have tried it and it works perfectly and you can set up to use the USB as a full blown OS where u can save stuff etc.
I think for a windows user the best and easiest way is to download and use PenDriveLinux, this program only works on Windows.
I would download the Linux Mint ISO (Ubuntu+codecs etc), then use PenDriveLinux to install in on your USB drive (preferably 4 gigs+ or at least 2 gigs).
One word of caution is when using PenDriveLinux, make sure you carefully select the drive name when installing, choosing the wrong drive will format it/destroy data. Follow the instructions on the site to use, select the persistence option if you want to save stuff on your USB Linux OS.
I downloaded Mint Linux live DVD 32 bit, renamed the file from ...DVD... to ...CD... then downloaded Universal USB Installer, formatted a 4 gig jump drive to FAT32, used Universal installer to install Mint Linux on it, bootable, with a 3GB persistent image. Set my boot sequence to look at USB drives as the first boot location. When I get into Mint Linux on my old laptop (1.5 ghz 1.24 gb ram onboard intel video chip) I use Firefox to go to Minecraft and play in browser. Took about an hour to do all that. I went from 1 frame per 4 seconds to 10 frames per second. links: http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
I downloaded Mint Linux live DVD 32 bit, renamed the file from ...DVD... to ...CD... then downloaded Universal USB Installer, formatted a 4 gig jump drive to FAT32, used Universal installer to install Mint Linux on it, bootable, with a 3GB persistent image. Set my boot sequence to look at USB drives as the first boot location. When I get into Mint Linux on my old laptop (1.5 ghz 1.24 gb ram onboard intel video chip) I use Firefox to go to Minecraft and play in browser. Took about an hour to do all that. I went from 1 frame per 4 seconds to 10 frames per second. links: http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
If you have a 64 processor, but 32 bit OS, you could create an usb stick with Ubuntu (1GB is enough). I've just looked it up - semi-restore is even available on Linux. And that's quite light weight and quick to install (about 1gb minimal install, 256mb of ram). http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
If not, you can use a virtual machine :). I would suggest the 14.04 version, should you do it. You could use Windows too of course. http://releases.ubuntu.com/14.04/ubuntu-14.04.5-server-amd64.iso
You can run the 64-bit Linux on you 32-bit PC then I think. Both things are quite quick to do actually. How much RAM do you have?
EDIT: https://www.virtualbox.org/ is completely free for ex.
I think semi-restore probably is your best shot you have left. God knows if the preferences.app will ever sideload (if you find it somewhere) xD
> In Rufus I loaded the iso. Selected to format to fat32. And pressed go.
There's something wrong with that procedure. The purpose of the flash procedure is to write the ISO's contents onto the device, in which case formatting the device serves no purpose. Therefore I suspect that Rufus didn't simply write the ISO to the device, but loaded it as a file, which would prevent it from working, i.e. the symptom you're experiencing.
I don't think you got the flash procedure correctly performed -- Try this procedure instead. Download this "universal USB installer" program and choose which ISO you want to flash, see how it goes. I suggest this because this program is specifically meant to create bootable USB devices containing Linux.
My go-to for this type of situation is to use a Linux boot disc (Or flash drive). You'll be able to see all directories and Linux won't care about the permissions.
This is my favorite utility for setting up a flash drive for booting to linux: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
Since you mentioned you may have adware installed, I'd recommend running MalwareBytes to scan and remove anything it finds. The application is free to scan and remove infections, it only costs money to have active protection. https://www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download/thankyou/
Here's how I created my cold wallet (I'm working on much more user friendly version):
--ON Windows hot computer
set up a linux usb drive with usb installer using 15.10 desktop 64 bit iso using the following links
copy geth-Linux 64 bit to the usb
--ON DISCONNECTED LAPTOP
boot from usb (if you are paranoid remove harddrive and perform these steps in a faraday cage)
disconnect wifi using the linux top nav
use file manager to extract //computer/cdrom/geth-Linux64-####.tar.bz2 to home directory
Open terminal in target directory (right click over directory)
./geth account new
Optional: verify that you remember your password
./geth --unlock "<new public address>" --nodiscover
sudo mount -o remount,rw /cdrom
sudo cp -a ~/.ethereum/keystore /cdrom (you'll see ownership error, ignore)
cd /cdrom/keystore and verify wallet files
Shutdown laptop
--ON Windows hot computer
Plug USB into internet connected computer
Backup keystore folder to various destinations
Transfer funds to cold wallet
1) I downloaded the 64 bit ISO directly from kali.org
2) I used the Universal USB Installer to create a bootable USB installer
I think theres some confusion over the role of the disk drive in this. I am not trying to install Kali via the disk drive, my computer doesn't even have one. When I try installing through the graphical installer (or the basic installer) I get this error becasue Kali cant find the disk drive that doesnt exist.
I also tried multiple USB ports, no change.
Oh, I'm trying to install Kali to the internal hard drive from a bootable USB, hopefully this clears up any confusion.
You can use this tool to easily put the iso on to an USB:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
IIRC it also allows you to directly download it from within the program, pretty neat.
You need a persistence file to save changes. Assuming you're running MS Windows as your primary OS, the best utility to do this is Universal USB Installer.
You'll need two flash drives. Copy the puppy iso to one drive using Universal USB Installer then boot from it. Insert the other drive, open gparted, format the whole thing as ext3, then set the bootable flag. You don't need swap for Puppy in my experience. Run the Puppy installer and do a full install to the flash drive you just formatted. Chose heavy encryption and run from RAM. Good luck.
I have been using Universal USB Installer (UUI): http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
It only lets you save something like 4gb of persistent memory, but it's enough for me.
Also, make sure to keep backups of your data if you use these, they're prone to break eventually. As long as you have backups I really like them.
Just DL the .ISO image then use something like Rufus or USB123
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
There are a couple of options. I use Universal USB Installer, but some people prefer Rufus or the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool.
The advantage of Universal USB Installer and Rufus is that you can create a 64 bit boot medium from a 32 bit system.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
I don't know of any mac os software or chrome os software so all I can give you is some windows software. You can run this if you have a windows bootcamp on your mac or WINE installed on your chrome os
I know it says linux, but there is a windows option on there too. You
I'm not sure which program they've recommended, but Rufus and The Universal USB Installer are the two best programs for burning an .iso file to a USB. The GUI installer should start pretty much immediately after starting the live environment though.
At first I was going to say yes, but honestly, I'm not quite sure. You could always just try booting the disc and seeing if your USB stick is available as an install-able medium. If not, I don't think the universal usb installer I used to use will work.
Yeah, but how did you put that iso on that pendrive? Because there are many outdated instructions out there, following which won’t do you any good.
Canonical (creators of Ubuntu) recommend Universal USB Installer for that, I personally use Rufus.
Hopefully you'll have a USB stick around, if so, jump on Windows and do the following;
Go to the Ubuntu site and download the version you want (here).
Then you can download the Universal USB Installer and run it to make a bootable usb stick.
Then once you've done that, reboot the computer and when the bios screen pops up find and press the key that says "Boot devices" or "Boot options" (something along these lines, it's usually either F9 / F10 / F11 / F12) but be sure to check.
Once you've booted into your boot options you can boot from the USB stick you've just made and follow the installation instructions there, best of luck.
I use Linux mint cinnamon, is nice and is not bloated. Run perfectly in my 6 yo laptop. the desktop is pretty close an a Windows XP but you can change it to something you like more. The thing I like about it is that i can install "items" in the panel, like a memory monitor, weather and others. http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2863
you can burn it in a dvd, boot from the dvd and try it without installing. or you can try this software to make a boot pendrive and try it.
There is a great GUI for nearly everything you need to be concerned with. However, I would greatly recommend learning to use the terminal, even if just checking updates. However, many things can be done in the terminal quickly and a lot of information can be found out. You do not even need to know a lot about the terminal, for some things you can just copy/paste commands. Also, if you don't like the look I personally think this looks amazing (and i have it installed!) http://www.noobslab.com/2014/11/mbuntu-macbuntu-1410-transformation.html. It is basically a "mac theme" but it looks nice and is a breath of fresh air on the colour scheme. It must also be noted that, things can go wrong. Not in the same way as Windows. Things get broken mostly because of things you (can) do. most of this involves using the terminal though. I would definitely give it a shot though! If you want to test it, make a live usb and test it on some different pc's. for this you need http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/ , http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop , and a usb. it's pretty easy, good luck!
>I've heard that Tails doesn't run well if there isn't a lot of free space on the drive.
No, that's not true. Tails doesn't write anything to the USB drive when it's configured as you have done, so it doesn't need any extra space. Tails runs fine from a read only DVD which has zero extra space.
Maybe they were talking about system RAM? Tails needs at least 1GB of RAM to operate correctly.
https://tails.boum.org/doc/about/requirements/index.en.html
>should I be careful how much I store in the folder?
No.
Although, you probably shouldn't store extra stuff on the same USB as Tails, because it will be difficult to upgrade Tails to the latest version without wiping out your other files. I just tested and you can't do it with Rufus.
You can do it with the Universal USB Installer, though. You might want to re-create your Tails USB using UUI to make sure that it will boot correctly on your machine (there is a problem with UUI, Tails and UEFI on some computers that will cause it to not boot):
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
When you are installing Tails using UUI, make sure that "Format Drive" is not checked or you will wipe out your other files.
Yes, download a Windows 7 iso from the Microsoft website, copy it to a big enough USB stick with Universal USB Installer.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-recovery
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
Select the USB stick as what should be booted from in the BIOS, and once it successfully boots from the USB stick instead of your HDD you should be able to select a recovery option at some point.
> How would I go about install linux on a fresh hard drive, as I assume there is no disk?
If you don't have an optical drive you can easily make a bootable USB drive. Most distros have a tutorial for this but last I remember UUI is the easiest way to do it from Windows.
> Are there any major incompatibilities I should expect being a generally steam gamer?
You should be able to sort your library by OS. Give you a good idea of which of your games run on Linux. If you're using an AMD GPU, performance will be lackluster compared to Windows but Nividia's proprietary drivers are on par.
Also, Valve doesn't seem to hold devs to any standard as far as advertizing Linux support goes. Often times the logo is there while the game doesn't even launch.
> Are there any general every-day-task differences?
Yes. You'll have trouble at first getting acquainted with the system. Soldier on and you'll find a way to replace pretty much any of the software you used and personally I find that roughly 3 times in 4 the Linux software is better.
I use Universal USB Installer to make a bootable thumb drive. Download the .iso of Ubuntu, UUI will supply a link if you need it. Reboot and set your BIOS to boot from thumb drive. Once you boot back up it will ask if you you want to try before making changes, I'd suggest this to make sure all the hardware will correctly. Here is Ubuntu's install guide which will go into a lot more specifics about the rest of the process.
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Then, have you checked the installation manual for your new OS? http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/21/html/Installation_Guide/sect-preparing-boot-media.html
If this is unseccessful, you could try googling your problem with simple phrases such as: "how to install linux iso to usb" all linux systems deep down are pretty much the same, so most methods work ok for all popular distros
first result I came across pointed me to this: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
There exists many other ways to accomplish this, one of which is described by /u/thieh, but in my opinion - installing huge and completely unfamiliar environment just to accomplish one simple task that you can do in more familiar ways is needlessly difficult, very time consuming and generally not a productive way to live your life.
Download the Linux Mint .iso file. Then use pendrivelinux to write that .iso to a usb. Now boot from the usb & you are golden!
PS. All data on the USB will be erased!
There are plenty of programs to do that, this is the one I personally use.
Good look, Madness Bunny, and may the force be with you.
Try the UEFI entry in the firmware's boot menu. You will see an entry with the name of your USB flash drive and another one with the same name but prefixed with UEFI.
The mobo firmware might not have the legacy mode enabled or maybe it's buggy.
Create the boot disk with either Rufus or Universal USB Installer
Where did you download the Windows 7 file? .iso files can be unzipped in the same way as zip files does. You sure it isn't a .iso file you've unzipped?
Either way, if need the iso file. Either by downloading it or use a program like MagicISO to make one. A simple guide can be found on http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-create-iso-image-file.htm.
Next we need something to make the USB drive bootable. http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/ will do that for you.
In order to boot from the USB, you need to go into the BIOS and put the USB drive first in the boot order list. The procedure are different, but a general guide: Press the start button -> Press "F2", "Delete" or "F10" -> Look for something called "Boot order" -> Move "Removable devices" to the first slot -> Save and reboot computer.
you might want to look at this program -
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
I have also tried a different program, but the name escapes me.
Perhaps if you provided more information on what ISO you're trying to install via USB the masses here can provide more specific info.
But just copying the ISO to the USB as a single file isn't going to work. And there is more to it than just copying the contents of the ISO to the USB.
That's because it can't find anything on the USB and the HDD is blank
Do you know how Windows was put onto the USB stick?
If it was just copied and pasted that's not going to work as the drive hasn't been made bootable.
Grab yourself PendriveLinux USB Installer (it does Windows as well) then run it, tell it you want to do Windows in Step 1, locate your Windows ISO file in Step 2, tell it which USB drive you want to use in Step 3, and then click the Create button.
That will make any 4GB+ USB stick into a bootable drive.
You're talking about TAILS, I assume?
I can't really help with the specific error message, but I'd say to start from scratch. Format/erase the USB stick. Download the latest version of the Universal USB Installer (1.9.5.8, from here) to your regular hard drive. Then go to the Tails website, download the latest .iso file to your hard drive, and then use the Universal USB Installer to burn the ISO to the USB stick.
Once it's burned, remember to set the boot order so that the USB drive comes first.
That's the way I did it, and I had no problems.
Yes that is exactly what i meant, but haven't tried on a single drive PC and don't know how osx behave to that so yeah. But i have done it many times with different os
edit: just to be clear, you do it like usb drive, download Universal USB Installer or Rufus vs.. create partition install os with the tool
You have to boot from it by burning the disk image (*.iso) to CD/DVD/USB.
Please know that this will delete ALL information on the drive, inducing software, personal files, and OS. You will not be able to do anything with this computer untill the OS is reinstalled.
Whatever you did, it did NOT work for me. I had to boot to Windows and use universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3 to make a working bootable Flash drive.
In case you're genuinely curious, you can download it here.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-technical-preview-for-enterprise
And to install it, you can use a virtual machine, or burn it to DVD (which, honestly, is for suckers), or put it on a USB stick. I make windows installer USB sticks manually, but you can use this easy (free, open source) tool:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
It's meant to install Linux unto a USB stick, but at the bottom of the list of options (in the program) it says "Windows 8 Installer" which you can also use to turn a usb stick into a Windows 10 installer, using the file you've downloaded at the first link.
I have been using the Universal USB Installer whenever I need to boot linux on any of my computers. It works very nicely and can be found here. http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
You can find links to various versions and languages of the Windows 7 installation media here. These are from digital river and are used by MS as the digital download version of Windows. They're a 100% safe and legal.
You can either burn these to a DVD, or write them to a USB stick with for instance the Universal USB installer (~4 GB stick needed).
You can use GParted on for instance a Linux "LiveCD" (USB Stick) to accomplish this. Put for instance Ubuntu Linux on a USB stick with Universal USB Installer, boot the system from the USB Stick with the "Try Ubuntu" option and run GParted with it.
Sorry, I'm not understanding the question - are you looking to install Steam OS on a USB Drive and boot off that? (So you wouldn't have to wipe the HDD)
Or are you looking to put the installer on a USB drive, and install to HDD? If that's the case, it's pretty easy use this -
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
(I think the "other" option would work for Steam OS)
The BIOS on the machine should have a boot order, just make sure to have it boot from USB first, or alot of machines will give you the option to press F10, F11, F12, etc... that will allow you to select the boot device.
I'm a bit confused if you're asking about a soundcard or a videocard. If you're building a gaming rig, you're definitely going to need a video card, unless you may be going for one of AMD's APUs. A soundcard is not needed unless you're going to be doing some studio level monitoring. Integrated will do just fine(though I am no fan of Realtik sound :P )
Always match the little triangle on the cpu with the triangle indicated on the border of the socket. If you have to force it in, then you're not doing it right.
As for installing the OS, you will need an optical drive unless you have another computer that has one (to which you can make an image file of the install disc, and "burn" it on a usb drive using http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/). Or you can just pop that optical drive out and throw it into your newly built rig.
Hope this helps, and good luck.
If you didn't make recovery media when you got the machine, it won't have come with any. The manufacturers stopped doing that years ago. Fortunately you can still reinstall as long as you have your Windows key. If you want to install Windows with the same settings and software that came on it, look it up on your manufacturer's support site. Most manufacturers will have the recovery image in the downloads section. You can download that, make a bootable DVD or USB of it using something like Universal USB Installer, then run it on the machine with the new drive installed to reinstall Windows with factory settings.
There's a better way though. My recommendation is to use the Windows Upgrade Assistant to create a clean Windows install disk/USB and then download the necessary drivers for your laptop from the support site. This way you avoid all the bloatware that comes preloaded on most retail machines. In order to do this, download the upgrade assistant and run it on another computer. When asked how you want to install Windows, choose "install by creating media." The software will then create a bootable USB or DVD that may be used on the laptop in question. Note that since the software assumes you're upgrading the computer it's running on, it will create a 32 or 64 bit version of the installer based on that machine. You therefore need to run it on a 64 bit machine if you want a 64 bit installer.
I'm reasonably sure that the Windows 8 license keys don't differentiate between the "upgrade" and "install" versions. With any version of Windows the license key is the only thing you're actually purchasing. Many versions of 8 don't even come with a DVD anymore. The actual process for installing the OS involves making an installation USB or DVD. Follow these directions to do that. The creation program might not like running on a mac, so if it gives you trouble then you'll have to find something running Windows to make the USB with. Note also that since the program assumes it's upgrading the machine it's running on, it will either generate a 32 or 64 bit installer depending on what the system it's running on is. If you can't get access to an appropriate computer, you can try delving through here for an ISO that matches your license and making that bootable via something like this. Unfortunately it's hard to find a good link for a simple download of the windows 8 install image.
If none of that works, you can probably get in touch with MS support and order an install DVD from them. They charge somewhere between $15-40 for it (I forget the actual amount,) but that option is given to you through most of the purchase options they have so they should be happy to do that.
Just download the .ISO (Windows 8 x64) and put it on an EMPTY USB stick (Preferred USB 2.0) using Universal ISO to USB tool
Then make sure you change ur bootorder to boot from USB, install Windows 8, reboot, install all the latest Windows updates, go to the Windows Store and upgrade to Windows 8.1