Multi Boot USB drive

[Admiral208]

hi all

 

I would like to create a sort of 'Ultimate Boot USB'. Is there a way of booting a computer from a usb drive to a menu where you have the option to load a number of different bootable programs such as UBCD, BackTrack, a Linux LiveCD with GParted etc etc.

 

At the moment i have about 4 usb drives with different things on and i would like to condence them all into one.

 

cant seem to find anything on the net.

 

Free if possible.

 

cheers

 

James

[kmount]

Grub maybe?

[LeMarchand]

WinSetupfromUSB is supposed to do something like that, but the one time I got around to trying it I was unsuccessful . Edited May 22, 2009 by LeMarchand
Didn't mean to add post icon

[PEO]

I have created one today... I have a universal driver, I could send you this so you can create it... is it ghost you are using?

[Admiral208]

thanks, im not sure thats what im looking for.

 

Its my fault for not explaining very well.

 

 

I have 2-3 memory sticks that each have a different program that will load when the computer boots up. for example, Ultimate Boot CD, BackTrack 3, a Linux LiveCD, XP CD, etc etc.

 

What im looking for is something so that when i boot from a single usb stick, it shows some kind of menu that i can select which of these different programs i want to load.

 

I want a multi boot usb drive.

[bmdixon]

thanks, im not sure thats what im looking for.

 

Its my fault for not explaining very well.

 

 

I have 2-3 memory sticks that each have a different program that will load when the computer boots up. for example, Ultimate Boot CD, BackTrack 3, a Linux LiveCD, XP CD, etc etc.

 

What im looking for is something so that when i boot from a single usb stick, it shows some kind of menu that i can select which of these different programs i want to load.

 

I want a multi boot usb drive.

 

so kinda like the menu you get who you boot hirens boot disc? I think i know what you mean but don't know how you'd go about doing it. Could be useful though

[story]

I figured out how to boot ISO from one USB Drive. It took me around 5 hours from different guides to figure this out. Please spread to different forum if needed. This is the easiest way I figured out to do it. It can boot, but Windows 7 can't really install. It's missing a CD/DVD driver. Any idea how to fix?

 

 

Tools Need:

- MultiBootISOs-v0.3.exe (Google it)

- Menu.lst

 

1) Format to FAT32 (Not sure if NTFS works, I didn't try at the end)

2) Run MultiBootISOs-0.3.exe (run as Windows XP SP3 if you get an error)

3) Move ISOs over to ROOT

4) Edit menu.lst with NOTEPAD with your ISOs names and then copy/replace the menu.lst on the USB

 

On my USB I have the following ISOs

- Acronis

- pmagic-4.8

- ubcd411

- Windows 7 Activated

- Windows XP SP3

Edited February 2, 2010 by story

[srochford]

 

- MultiBootISOs-v0.3.exe (Google it)

 

Of course, the power of EduGeek means that the first hit is your post and then a load of others which are no use :-)

 

To save me time for later, I think this is what you need: Boot Multiple ISO from USB (MultiBoot USB) | USB Pen Drive Linux

 

and it looks really, really useful!