| A USB flash drive is thought to be a much | | | | Open a command and execute the following: |
| better alternative than a floppy disc or a | | | | |
| CD. It can be dropped or scuffed without | | | | - There should be a list of disks with |
| being damaged due to the durable outer shell. | | | | information about each one. Select disk 1, |
| They are also portable and can be placed | | | | assuming that the USB key is disk 1. This has |
| anywhere, from your key chain to your pocket. | | | | to be correct or you could accidentally erase |
| The storage possibilities are endless and | | | | the hard drive instead. |
| many people do not even use the whole amount | | | | |
| that is available on the USB flash drive. | | | | - Clean or remove any information from the |
| | | | disk and create a partition primary. |
| When the USB flash drive was first introduced | | | | |
| by IBM, they were as simple in colour as they | | | | - Select partition 1 and use format fs=fat32. |
| were in style and memory storage. You are now | | | | You will then exit. |
| able to purchase one in any colour of the | | | | |
| rainbow and any size of memory that you | | | | Your next step is to setup and customize |
| desire. The price that you pay will depend on | | | | Windows PE with the following steps: |
| how much storage the removable device has. | | | | |
| | | | - Click on the Windows Start menu, open "All |
| Not only does a USB flash drive save paper, | | | | Programs", and then the Windows AIK program |
| but you can have all of your important | | | | folder. Select and click "Windows PE Tools |
| programs at your fingertips no matter which | | | | Command Prompt". Run command: Copype.cmd x86 |
| computer you are sat at. | | | | c:winpe_x86. |
| | | | |
| The technical words for USB are a "Universal | | | | Insert the USB flash drive into the computer |
| Serial Bus" device. Making a bootable USB | | | | and run the following command to copy WinPE |
| flash drive is not as easy it may look. It is | | | | and its contents to the USB flash drive: |
| much harder than making a bootable disc or a | | | | xcopy c:winpe_x86iso*.* /s /e /f e: |
| floppy disc. A bootable USB flash drive can | | | | |
| come in handy, but creating one could cause | | | | A bootable USB flash drive also makes it easy |
| you to become very stressed out. A bootable | | | | to cancel out an old computer and switch in a |
| USB flash drive simply means that you can | | | | new one. You do not have to have a boot disk |
| upload important programs to a computer from | | | | if you have a bootable USB flash drive. |
| your removable memory storage device, or as | | | | |
| we know it the USB. | | | | There are many tutorials out there that can |
| | | | help you to create a bootable flash drive; |
| The following are directions for a Windows | | | | some are more successful than others. |
| computer: | | | | |
| | | | The bottom line is that after you have |
| Your first step should be to download and | | | | created this, you will be able to boot all of |
| install the Windows Automated Installation | | | | your regular programs from an advanced menu. |
| Kit. This also contains Windows PE 2.0. | | | | Plus you can still use your USB flash drive |
| | | | on any computer that you wish. |