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#59081

12 January 2008, 17:04

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Now sit through the inevitable SCANDISK...

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#59082

12 January 2008, 17:06

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Browne what on earth are you up to?

I'm trying to make a bootable USB stick with Linux on it so I can boot my Windows desktop into Linux.

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12 January 2008, 17:08

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Now Windows is up, repeat the 'fix the USB stick' part of the instructions...

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12 January 2008, 17:14

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This is its last chance to work...

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12 January 2008, 17:14

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If this doesn't boot I'll try another solution...

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12 January 2008, 17:17

Wow it's taking it's time isn't it?

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12 January 2008, 17:17

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This is it ... rebooting ...

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12 January 2008, 17:18

Fingers crossed

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12 January 2008, 17:19

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I've tried letting it work it out for itself,

telling the BIOS to use the flash drive,

changing the boot sequence in the BIOS.

Nope.

Not playing.

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12 January 2008, 17:19

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