When I was playing with Linux earlier this year, I had burnt all these ISO image files on CDs... At that point, I needed to use a third party software because
Windows XP doesn't have the built-in capability....
Now that I am using a Windows 7 machine and Windows 7 does have the capability built-in... except for... all I have is a USB drive.
So, this time, I am using a jump drive instead...
The process is simple....
First, download the Linux OS of your preference and save it on a location such as the desktop.
Second, insert your USB drive, which needs to have at least 2 GB of space available
Third, download programs such as the
Universal USB Installer and run it...
Following is the first screen you will encounter... license agreement.... and... of course, you will have to click "I agree" in order to continue.
Afterwards, the setup window will open. Under step 1, you will have to select a linux distribution from the drop down box. (If you have not had the OS file downloaded, you could even check the box next to the dropdown to have the ISO downloaded...)
For the second step, you have to browse for the ISO file. Because I already had Ubuntu downloaded, the setup program automatically detected the location of the ISO file....
You also have to specify the USB drive under Step 3... in my scenario, it was the E drive.
When you are done, click "Create.
Once you click "Create," you will see the following two screens.... The log screen with green text and black background will appear first... followed by the other smaller window showing you the percentage of extraction completed.
After the extraction process is completed, the second window will close leaving the first window running. When the program is done burning the ISO file to the USB drive (and make it bootable), you will see the following interface.
At this point, click "Close" and, voila, you have successfully burned the ISO image to your USB drive.... with the next step... bringing this USB drive to the destination machine and boot from the USB...
