When your small business creates a bootable disk for its Mac computers from ISO disk images, there's a difference between an ISO file and the disk image it contains. If you burn the file to a blank ...

For reasons more archival than practical, I've decided it's time to make a one-time backup of all my old floppies. While I may not ever need to use them again, I'd like to make .iso copies of my ...

If you had upgraded Windows 8 using the Windows8-Setup.exe executable, rather than through a DVD, it can be difficult to troubleshoot your computer in the event that it is not starting properly or you ...

Several days ago, we covered where to download a Windows 10, 8.1, or 7 ISO image file, but a common question is what do you do once the image is downloaded? The answer is make a bootable USB drive out ...

If you use Windows, it is always a good idea to have a Windows 11 or Windows 10 Bootable USB around. My new Windows setup crashed, and I had no way to use Advanced Recovery. So I had two options—find ...

Microsoft wants you to have a free Windows 10 upgrade, and they really want you to use Windows Update to get it over the Internet. If you have a PC that qualifies for the upgrade, you should do this ...

This FAQ will show you how to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 8, and Windows 10. This sort of drive is especially useful for mini laptops that don't come with ...

I'd prefer not to have an ISO image 55GB in size, I'd like it to be of just what i have installed which right now is about 900 MB. I tried to 'dd' it but it created a 55GB image (size of the hard ...

Many users have expressed concern about the default installation of Windows 11, describing it as “bloated” due to the inclusion of numerous unnecessary features and applications. While popular ISO ...

There are many valid and legal reasons one might have to feel the need to download Windows 7. For instance, you might be needed to reinstall or recover Windows 7 but not find the original Windows 7 ...