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Bootable USB from an ISO
I am trying to create a bootable USB from a windows 8.1 ISO. doing it on a windows 2008 server.using, virtual CloneDrive, and through the cmd prompt run as an Administrator, with diskpart and xcopy commands. I am getting the message "The target does not support symbolic links".
Also I have tried Microsoft's windows 7 ISO to usb utility and it did copy fine but at the end the message was could not create a boot partion.
Also I have tried Microsoft's windows 7 ISO to usb utility and it did copy fine but at the end the message was could not create a boot partion.
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can you read and write to that usb device?
if not, format it first
if not, format it first
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Both the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool & ISO to USB worked fine. It was the ISO. I had downloaded again and it worked fine.
Thanks for your help
Thanks for your help
i have tried the given Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, but for some reasons it prompts the following error messaging telling me the USB drive won't boot.
per my research on the error, i also tried BOOTSECT.EXE as mentioned in a Microsoft KB article. this file actually comes with in the 8.1 ISO, but i got the following error when running it on XP (as you know, 8 is not installed yet).
any comments please? thanks heaps.
per my research on the error, i also tried BOOTSECT.EXE as mentioned in a Microsoft KB article. this file actually comes with in the 8.1 ISO, but i got the following error when running it on XP (as you know, 8 is not installed yet).
any comments please? thanks heaps.
try rufus, works easy http://rufus.akeo.ie/
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I did use the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool and that's when i got the message that it copied fine but could not create a bootable USB.
comfortjeanius I have not tried many utilities but not the ISO to USB. I will download and try now.