Need help creating bootable USB + Server 2008

[Domo]

I have the server 2008 ISO but need to get it onto a bootable USB stick since I cannot write it to DVD.
Would really appreciate some help! Where do I even start? BTW - the ISO is on my Win7 laptop, I've already downloaded one ISO mount app which failed miserably!
Thanks!

 

[marc2003]

although this was made for windows 7, it works with vista, 2008 and even the new windows 8 dev preview....

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

it couldn't be easier. it does it all for you but it will wipe the contents of the USB stick.

if you have a free partition, you could just mount it within windows and setup a dual boot. for that i use virtual clone drive.

http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html

 

[Deception]

There is also this which Ive used a few times for Windows 7 on netbooks, and also works for server editions too.

http://wintoflash.com/home/en/

 

[Domo]

There is also this which Ive used a few times for Windows 7 on netbooks, and also works for server editions too.

http://wintoflash.com/home/en/

Went to give this a go but really didn't like the EULA writted in Russian*
Thanks anyway.

* I think it's Russian, def not English or any other language I can loosely interpret!

 

[Cosimo]

Went to give this a go but really didn't like the EULA writted in Russian*
Thanks anyway.

* I think it's Russian, def not English or any other language I can loosely interpret!

It's Russian:

http://translate.google.com/transla...http://wintoflash.com/download/files/EULA.rtf

 

[Django x2]

As said, use the MS tool. Can't go wonrg. You can do it just as easily, manually, using diskpart to clean the USB and format it as fs=fat32.

Then, mount your ISO using magicdisk or something and run the command:

xcopy G:\*.* /s/e/f H:

(where G is your mounted ISO and H is your USB)

However, just use the tool

 

[stoofa]

I wrote guides - either use the MS tool or do it manually.

http://cifi.com/index.php/computing

 

[Domo]

I wrote guides - either use the MS tool or do it manually.

http://cifi.com/index.php/computing

Hi Stoofa - so I hope I'm correct in assuming you're Paul? If so, just read about you on your site and it caught me off-guard somewhat. Wasn't expecting that. Just wanted to wish you and your wife good luck - I don't know you but I wanted to say that.

On a lighter note, the notification to all staff regarding language had my eyes watering. Seriously!

And thanks..!

 

[stoofa]

Hi Stoofa - so I hope I'm correct in assuming you're Paul? If so, just read about you on your site and it caught me off-guard somewhat. Wasn't expecting that. Just wanted to wish you and your wife good luck - I don't know you but I wanted to say that.

On a lighter note, the notification to all staff regarding language had my eyes watering. Seriously!

And thanks..!

Thank you for the well wishing.
We're having our operation on the 18th - so nerves and excitement starting to build.

Thanks.

 

[theheyes]

As said, use the MS tool. Can't go wonrg. You can do it just as easily, manually, using diskpart to clean the USB and format it as fs=fat32.

Then, mount your ISO using magicdisk or something and run the command:

xcopy G:\*.* /s/e/f H:

(where G is your mounted ISO and H is your USB)

However, just use the tool

I thought it had to be NTFS?

 

[Django x2]

You thought wrong

 

[theheyes]

Hmm, you're right. After double checking most of the guides say FAT32 - makes me wonder where I got the impression NTFS was a requirement from now.

Anyway for what it's worth, it works with NTFS formatting as well.

 

[Django x2]

It might be in the future, the only limitation of Fat is the ability to copy files of 4GB+ (in one file). This isn't the case yet, but as OS images perhas get larger over time, it might well be a requirement to format it as NTFS