Make Flash/USB drive Bootable for Windows XP/Vista/7/8 or Linux

Making your USB Drive Bootable for Windows XP, 7 and 8 and Linux and/or based Systems.. (Links Updated)

Dear Readers, Today i will tell you about Bootable USB Stick and how to create a Bootable USB Drive, you don't need to search the internet over and over again to find the right tool for creating a bootable usb device for your needs...

Bootable USB Drive is just like a normal usb drive but it lets you boot  your PC directly from USB Stick eliminating the need of a CD/DVD drive... that'll allow you to perform actions such as Installing an Operating System and / or Running Bootable Iso Files such as Antivirus Rescue Disks or Other Softwares that Run in offline mode and needed to be burned on CD/DVD's in the form of .ISO file to become operatable... There are many tools available

1. Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (For Windows 7 and 8): This tool is provided by Microsoft itself. There is no need to find or search the internet for any other software/tool that'll make your USB bootable. This could be used for Making Bootable Windows 7 and Windows 8 Platform USB device... It won't work for Windows XP as it lacks the Install.wim file...
   NOTE: DotNET Framework 2 or higher (.Net FX) is required for this tool to work/Works best with Dot Net Framework 3.5... You can easily obtain Dot Net Framework 3.5 for Windows 7 on Microsoft's official Downloads Page while you need to follow this guide to install dotnetfx3.5 for Windows 8 --> "How to Install Dot Net Framework 3.5 on Windows 8 All Editions"
   
2. Novicorp WinToFlash: Novicorp WinToFlash has always been my first choice to create bootable usb drives when it comes to Windows XP. It is very simple to use, you only need to enter the path, where you had extracted your Windows .ISO file (or mount the .ISO file and then browse to path). It is very handy tool for Windows XP, Vista, 7 and now it also supports Windows 8...
   
3. UNetbootin: When it comes to install rescue disks on bootable usb pen drives, UNetbootin has always been my first choice because not only UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Linux based .ISO image files  but it also allows you to create bootable USB Pen drives for Linux Operating Systems and it's variants such as Ubuntu etc. as well... and also allows you to download .ISO Image files and Create Bootable USB device directly from within..

So, whenever you need to make a bootable USB drive, no matter which family it belongs to, all you need is above listed three free tools... Nothing else.. Enjoy and Click on Name of tool to Download requisite tool...

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