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How to Create a MultiBoot USB Flash Drive for Windows and Linux

Step 1)

Download an .ISO version of your installation (available through various sources [Microsoft, Apple, etc., or just from within the tool itself.])
Step 2)
Plug in your USB and open up "My Computer". Right click the USB, and select the "Format" button.


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Note   Note
Recommended options: FAT32, quick format.      



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Now, continue at the warning prompt.

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And then press 'Ok'

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Step 3) Once the format is complete, open up this tool called 'YUMI'


YUMI - Multiboot USB Creator (Windows) | USB Pen Drive Linux

Step 4) Using 'YUMI', select the drive letter of your USB
Tip   Tip
Make sure you chose the correct USB by opening up 'My Computer' and reading the Drive Letter)
Step 5) There is a large list of possible operating systems, along with a built in DOWNLOAD feature! Select the operating system you want to download, and then browse for your .ISO file.

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Step 6) Press "Create" and wait for 'YUMI' to do all the work.


* * * If using the USB on the same computer, SKIP TO STEP 9) * * *


Step 7) Once its completed, safely eject the USB.

Step 8) Insert the USB into the computer you want to install it on.


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Step 9) Restart your computer, and press [F8] or [F11] or [Esc] depending on your computer, at the first screen.

Step 10) Temporarily set the USB/Removable Devices to be listed first in the hard drive Boot Priority order list in the BIOS.

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*** After you are finished installing Vista from the USB, make the Vista hard drive (or partition) listed first in the hard drive Boot Priority order list in the BIOS. ***
Step 11) You will now be prompted by YUMI on whether to continue with the regular start from hard drive, or to install an operating system. scroll down to your choice, and press enter. from here, scroll down to select the operating systems you have installed on the USB, and press enter once again.

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Step 12) Your installation will now continue regularly, as if on a CD.


YUMI can create a Bootable UFD containing the following

— Debian Live 32/64 Bit —
  • Debian Live 7 Gnome 32bit
  • Debian Live 7 Gnome 64bit
  • Debian Live 7 KDE 32bit
  • Debian Live 7 KDE 64bit
  • Debian Live 7 LXDE 32bit
  • Debian Live 7 LXDE 64bit
  • Debian Live 7 XFCE 32bit
  • Debian Live 7 XFCE 64bit
— Fedora 32/64 Bit —
  • Fedora 17/18/19 GNOME 32bit
  • Fedora 17/18/19 GNOME 64bit
  • Fedora 17/18/19 KDE 32bit
  • Fedora 17/18/19 KDE 64bit
  • Fedora 17/18/19 LXDE 32bit
  • Fedora 17/18/19 LXDE 64bit
  • Fedora 17/18/19 XFCE 32bit
  • Fedora 17/18/19 XFCE 64bit
  • Fedora 16 GNOME 32bit
  • Fedora 16 GNOME 64bit
  • Fedora 16 KDE 32bit
  • Fedora 16 KDE 64bit
  • Fedora 16 LXDE 32bit
  • Fedora 16 LXDE 64bit
  • Fedora 16 XFCE 32bit
  • Fedora 16 XFCE 64bit
  • Fedora 15 GNOME 32bit
  • Fedora 15 GNOME 64bit
  • Fedora 15 KDE 32bit
  • Fedora 15 KDE 64bit
  • Fedora 15 LXDE 32bit
  • Fedora 15 LXDE 64bit
  • Fedora 15 XFCE 32bit
  • Fedora 15 XFCE 64bit
— Linux Mint 32/64 Bit —
  • Linux Mint 15 Mate 32bit
  • Linux Mint 15 Mate 64bit
  • Linux Mint 15 Cinnamon 32bit
  • Linux Mint 15 Cinnamon 64bit
  • Linux Mint 14 Mate 32bit
  • Linux Mint 14 Mate 64bit
  • Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon 32bit
  • Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon 64bit
  • Linux Mint 14 KDE 32bit
  • Linux Mint 14 KDE 64bit
  • Linux Mint 14 XFCE 32bit
  • Linux Mint 14 XFCE 64bit
  • LMDE 201303 Mate 32bit
  • LMDE 201303 Mate 64bit
  • LMDE 201303 Cinnamon 32bit
  • LMDE 201303 Cinnamon 64bit
  • LMDE 201204 Mate/Cinnamon 32bit
  • LMDE 201204 Mate/Cinnamon 64bit
  • LMDE 201204 XFCE 32bit
  • LMDE 201204 XFCE 64bit
  • Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon 32bit
  • Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon 64bit
  • Linux Mint 13 KDE 32bit
  • Linux Mint 13 KDE 64bit
  • Linux Mint 13 Mate 32bit
  • Linux Mint 13 Mate 64bit
  • Linux Mint 13 XFCE 32bit
  • Linux Mint 13 XFCE 64bit
  • Linux Mint 12 Gnome 32bit
  • Linux Mint 12 Gnome 64bit
  • Linux Mint 12 KDE 32bit
  • Linux Mint 12 KDE 64bit
  • Linux Mint 12 LXDE 32bit
  • Linux Mint 11 32bit
  • Linux Mint 11 64bit
— OpenSUSE Live 32/64 Bit —
  • OpenSUSE 12.1 GNOME i686
  • OpenSUSE 12.1 GNOME x64
  • OpenSUSE 12.1 KDE i686
  • OpenSUSE 12.1 KDE x64
  • OpenSUSE 11.4 GNOME i686
  • OpenSUSE 11.4 GNOME x64
  • OpenSUSE 11.4 KDE i686
  • OpenSUSE 11.4 KDE x64
— Puppy Linux 32/64 Bit —
  • DPup Exprimo
  • Fatdog64 (Firefox)
  • Fatdog64 (Seamonkey)
  • Lucid Puppy Linux
  • Precise Puppy Linux
  • Racy Puppy Linux
  • Slacko Puppy
  • Wary Puppy Linux
— Ubuntu 32/64 Bit —
  • Ubuntu 13.10
  • Ubuntu 13.10 amd64
  • Ubuntu Server 13.10
  • Ubuntu Server 13.10 amd64
  • Ubuntu 13.04
  • Ubuntu 13.04 amd64
  • Ubuntu Server 13.04
  • Ubuntu Server 13.04 amd64
  • Ubuntu 12.10
  • Ubuntu 12.10 amd64
  • Ubuntu Secure Remix 12.10
  • Ubuntu Secure Remix 12.10 amd64
  • Ubuntu Server 12.10
  • Ubuntu Server 12.10 amd64
  • Ubuntu Studio 12.10
  • Ubuntu Studio 12.10 amd64
  • Edubuntu 12.10
  • Edubuntu 12.10 amd64
  • Kubuntu 12.10
  • Kubuntu 12.10 amd64
  • Lubuntu 12.10
  • Lubuntu 12.10 amd64
  • Xubuntu 12.10
  • Xubuntu 12.10 amd64
  • Ubuntu 12.04
  • Ubuntu 12.04 amd64
  • Ubuntu 12.04 DVD
  • Ubuntu 12.04 DVD amd64
  • Ubuntu Server 12.04
  • Ubuntu Server 12.04 amd64
  • Ubuntu Studio 12.04
  • Ubuntu Studio 12.04 amd64
  • Edubuntu 12.04
  • Edubuntu 12.04 amd64
  • Kubuntu 12.04
  • Kubuntu 12.04 amd64
  • Kubuntu 12.04 DVD
  • Kubuntu 12.04 DVD amd64
  • Lubuntu 12.04
  • Lubuntu 12.04 amd64
  • Mythbuntu 12.04
  • Mythbuntu 12.04 amd64
  • Xubuntu 12.04
  • Xubuntu 12.04 amd64
  • Ubuntu 11.10
  • Ubuntu 11.10 amd64
  • Ubuntu Server 11.10
  • Edubuntu 11.10
  • Kubuntu 11.10
  • Kubuntu 11.10 amd64
  • Lubuntu 11.10
  • Lubuntu 11.10 amd64
  • Xubuntu 11.10
  • Xubuntu 11.10 amd64
  • Ubuntu 11.04
  • Ubuntu 11.04 x64
  • Edubuntu 11.04
  • Kubuntu 11.04
  • Kubuntu 11.04 x64
  • Lubuntu 11.04
  • Xubuntu 11.04
  • Xubuntu 11.04 x64
  • Ubuntu 10.10
  • Edubuntu 10.10
  • Kubuntu 10.10
  • Lubuntu 10.10
  • Xubuntu 10.10
  • Ubuntu 10.04
  • Ubuntu 10.04 x64
  • Kubuntu 10.04
  • Kubuntu 10.04 x64
  • Xubuntu 10.04
  • Xubuntu 10.04 x64
— Other Distros Alphabetical —
  • AntiX
  • Archlinux
  • Bodhi
  • CAELinux (Computer Aided Engineering)
  • CentOS
  • CentOS 64bit
  • Crunchbang
  • Damn Small Linux (DSL)
  • Fuduntu
  • gpxe (Net Bootable Distros)
  • KNOPPIX 6.7.1 CD
  • KNOPPIX 7
  • KXStudio 12.04
  • Mandriva 2011
  • Netrunner
  • OSGeo Live
  • PCLinuxOS
  • Peppermint Three
  • Peppermint Three 64bit
  • Pear Linux 6
  • Pinguy OS 11
  • Pinguy OS 12.04
  • Porteus
  • SalineOS
  • Scientific Linux CERN 6.3
  • Semplice Linux
  • SLAX (Tiny Slackware Based Distro)
  • SLAX 64bit
  • Slitaz (Another Tiny Distro)
  • Sn0wL1nuX 11
  • Sn0wL1nuX 11 64bit
  • Sugar on a Stick
  • System Rescue CD
  • Tails 0.15 (Anonymous Browsing)
  • Liberte (Anonymous Browsing)
  • Terralinux
  • TinyCore (A Tiny Linux Distribution)
  • Ultimate Edition 3
  • WifiSlax wifislax\boot\vmlinuz
  • WifiWay 3.4
  • WifiWay 2
  • XBMCbuntu
  • Zorin OS Core
  • Zorin OS Core 64bit
———— NetBook Distributions ————
  • EasyPeasy (NetBook Distro)
  • Jolicloud (NetBook Distro)
  • Ubuntu Netbook Remix 10.10
  • xPUD (Netbook Distro)
————— Antivirus Tools —————
  • Acronis Antimalware CD
  • AOSS (Malware Scanner) system\stage1
  • AVG Rescue CD (Antivirus Scanner)
  • AVIRA AntiVir Rescue CD (Virus Scanner) ; does install to root of drive
  • Bitdefender Rescue Disk (Antivirus Scanner)
  • Comodo Rescue Disk (Antivirus Scanner)
  • Dr.Web Live CD boot\module\drweb_bases.dwm
  • F-Secure Rescue CD
  • GDATA Rescue CD
  • Kaspersky Rescue Disk (Antivirus Scanner)
  • Panda SafeCD
  • Windows Defender Offline
—————– System Tools —————-
  • BackBox (Penetration Testing)
  • BackTrack5 (Penetration Testing)
  • Boot Repair Disk
  • Clonezilla (Backup + Clone Tool)
  • DBAN (Hard Drive Nuker)
  • Deft (Forensics)
  • DRBL (Diskless Remote Boot in Linux)
  • EASEUS Disk Copy (Disk Cloning Tool)
  • FreeDOS (Balder img)
  • GParted (Partition Tools)
  • GRML (system rescue)
  • HDT (Hardware Detection Tool)
  • Kali (Penetration Testing)
  • Memtest86+ (Memory Testing Tool)
  • Matriux (Penetration Testing)
  • Offline NT Password & Registry Editor
  • Ophcrack (no tables)
  • Ophcrack XP (Password Finder)
  • Ophcrack Vista/7 (Password Finder)
  • Parted Magic (Partition Tools)
  • PING (Partimg Is Not Ghost)
  • Partition Wizard (Partition Tools)
  • Rescatux
  • Redo Backup And Recovery (Recovery Tools)
  • Rip Linux (Recovery Distro)
  • Trinity Rescue Kit TRK\initrd.trk ; does install to root of drive
  • Ultimate Boot CD (Diagnostics Tools)
  • Web Converger (Web Kiosk)
  • —————– Other OS/Tools —————-
  • Linux Live Tools for OCZ
  • HP SmartStart 8.60 x32
  • HP SmartStart 8.70 x32
  • HP SmartStart 8.60 x64
  • HP SmartStart 8.70 x64
  • HP Firmware Maintenance 8.70 (CD)
  • HP Automatic Firmware Update 9.30 (DVD)
  • HP Automatic Firmware Update 10.10 (DVD)
  • Hiren's Boot CD 15.X HBCD\menu.lst ; does install to root of drive
  • Kon-Boot Floppy Image
  • Windows Vista/7/8 Installer bootmgr ; does install to root of drive
  • Windows XP Installer
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