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    Installing windows from flash drive, any way to get two images on one USB key?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Fountainhead, Sep 4, 2009.

  1. Fountainhead

    Fountainhead Notebook Deity

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    I've seen plenty of descriptions on how to make a bootable USB key containing a Windows install DVD image. But has anyone come up with a way to have a bootable USB key with two different windows images on it? What I'd like to have is an 8 GB USB key with both the x86 and x64 disk images contained on it and a boot menu that enables me to select which version to install. Or even better, a 16 GB key with even more OS installation options. That'd be sweet.

    I'm sure it's technically possible, but has anyone here come up with such a thing?
     
    Fountainhead, Sep 4, 2009
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    I've used the following guide to create a bootable USB. I've never tried making two partitions on the USB stick, but if you use this:

    http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2...me-server-–-or-anything-else-for-that-matter/

    Complete all steps, then go back to where you created the primary partition, and repeat those steps (substituting "2" for "1" for the steps). Maybe when you boot from the USB stick, it might see two bootable drives instead of just one.
     
    kegobeer, Sep 4, 2009
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