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    windows 8 bootable usb

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by mattcheau, Oct 17, 2012.

  1. mattcheau

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    typing this as i wait for a dvd to burn. just got back from the 24-hour CVS because i actually had to go spend money on blank dvds (5-pack only). :rolleyes:

    the question is, why doesn't microsoft's bootable usb utility work with .img files? i've had about enough of disk image file type differences for the night after looking for a solution to this (e.g. renaming .img to .iso, converting .img to .iso, booting with the .img file, finding an .img-to-bootable usb utility) so pardon my general ignorance on the subject. don't think i'm crazy because i can only find one directly related google result and i'm a pretty good queryer. beginning to think i just missed the .iso download link. i wonder if the download-only copies will be provided as .img files when it goes live next week.
     
    mattcheau, Oct 17, 2012
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    Every disc image i got from MS was in .iso format so i guess that's why the didn't bother adding support for anything else than .iso to their USB/DVD tool. If the .img you have was from MS, then it's a fail on their part, if not, well they never designed the tool to work with anything else than the files they provide.
     
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  3. mattcheau

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    yea, from microsoft (partner). could they really require everyone who purchases a download-only copy to burn a dvd and endure the grueling installation files extraction?
     
    mattcheau, Oct 17, 2012
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    Well, digital river uses .iso so MS definitely doesn't require everyone to use DVDs instead of USB, alternatively, there has to be some other utility that allows you to make a bootable USB from a disc image.
     
    tijo, Oct 17, 2012
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    the only ones i found were mostly linux or apple based. win32 disk imager corrupted the usb drive (tried more than once, sat through a full format of the 8gb stick more than once). microsoft utility didn't work even after converting .img to .iso. when i booted with only the .img file, it tried but returned a "no bootmanager found" error.
     
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    No problems. Post back when you do.
     
    Samunosuke, Oct 18, 2012
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