Perhaps I should have been clearer. The Boot folder on the DVD has all the
bootable files which the USB willpick up upon the boot.
"Bina" <binah57@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> As long as the laptop BIOS allows booting from a USB drive, all you need
> to copy is the content of the Vista DVD on to the USB drive using one of
> th eother computers. You will need a USB flash pof atleast 4GB.
>
> Good Luck
> "Rich" <richdotward@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:fj3424tv3ujmur89b0ark5q61eo9p7kr2i@xxxxxx Quote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I had a fire a few months back which burnt my Acer T180 case. I've
>> managed to change the case and get all the parts working again except
>> the DVD rom which was melted and beyond repair.
>>
>> As my whole house is wireless I'm not really bothered about getting a
>> new DVD rom - my other PC controls the network and has a DVD writer
>> inside. Once vista is installed the network will take care of
>> everything.
>>
>> My problem now is how do I reinstall Vista on a PC that has no DVD rom
>> to read my Vista DVD.
>>
>> OK I could swap my DVD around for a few hours by its covered in
>> warranty void stickers and as its new I don't want to risk anything.
>>
>> Is there anyway to convert a Bootable DVD into a Bootable USB drive?
>> I've got a 4 Gig stick which should be fine. My motherboard also
>> boots from USB.
>>
>> I've managed to make a copy of the vista DVD into ISO image but can't
>> find a program that will put the ISO onto a USB drive.
>>
>> Any ideas. Seems a simple enough idea and veyr handy considering the
>> low price of sticks.
>>
>> Rich
>