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CD Image to USB bootable flash drive
I have this CD image that I want to burn onto a USB flash drive, but I keep failing because the "readable part" of the image contains nothing to boot from.
I'm thinking that the image itself ...
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Does any other booting system exist for ISO 9660, except El Torito?
17th sector of ISO 9660 file system may contain so called Boot Record. It is a special Volume Descriptor with type = 0x00. The only Boot Record I know is Boot Record for El Torito and it contains LBA ...
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Convert a Live Windows ISO to a Non-Read Only Boot Image
I have a tiny windows boot ISO whos contents is not like a typical windows or windows CD file layout.
The ISO boots fine in a VM however I obvioustly cannot customize the OS because the ISO is read ...
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Computer freezes during POST with new CD drive
I work with older computers and received a Compaq Presario 2275 with a non-working CD drive. After cleaning up the computer and testing it (it works fine), I swapped the original 32x CD drive with a ...
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On testing compatibility of a new OS with laptop/computer using Live CD
Is testing compatibility of a (new/different) OS with one's computer best done using a Live CD? So, if after booting up from a Live CD, things check out as 'OK', is it fair to assume that a full ...
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Trying to update motherboard BIOS through bootable CD
Lately I have been trying to find a way to update the BIOS on my 10-year-old Asus P5BW-LA from 3.08 to 3.17. I found an HP update program called sp35153.exe, but whenever I try to run it in Windows XP ...
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Fixing /windows/system32/config/system alternative
Recently I got this screen on boot that says /windows/system32/config/system is missing; use Windows CD to repair:
(this is Windows XP, btw) so I tried with the CD, but I got this BSOD:
because of ...
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Taking password of a computer using Hirens boot cd [closed]
So I have downloaded Hireb's Boot CD in order to reset passwords but this time I dont want to reset it I just want to see it Is it possible that way ?
Windows 7
64 bit
Hiren' boot cd 15.2
thx for ...
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Acer Aspire Can't boot from CD
My harddrive is slowing down more and more, so I decided to install a new harddrive.
I have the installation discs for the default software for the computer, but something is troubling me.
I have ...
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Cannot install windows on a wiped drive
About a week or two ago I was on my laptop with Windows 7 (That I installed with a cd) When it dropped.
After dropping the Hard drive I could not find anything on the disk or save anything onto the ...
