It may be easiest to get an external CD drive. Newegg has recertified ones for about $30. Also, even if you successfully installed a bootable Linux OS on a USB drive, you still need to make certain ...

If you are wondering why copying files or a Bootable USB drive won’t work, then the answer is that copying will not make the drive bootable. Windows the computer starts, it looks for an entry point ...

Having bootable media ready can be a real lifesaver when you need to do a clean installation of Windows. Thankfully, it's ...

Every time Microsoft releases a new feature update for Windows 10, you should build a new recovery drive containing the setup files for that update. You can use that ...

I’ve been playing with Windows 7 Beta for a the past week or so and after loading it up on multiple machines I’ve learned a few things: 1. I hate waiting for DVDs to burn ISO images. 2. Half of my ...

How you install a program from an ISO image will vary depending on which version of Windows you use. Here’s how to install it in Windows 10 and 11. Lance is an experienced writer who tries to unravel ...

USB memory sticks (a.k.a. flash drives or thumb drives) are handy little storage devices that make transferring files between computers very easy. Beginning computer users may not know how to use a ...

OK, pop a blank DVD into your DVD writer drive (for now I'm assuming that you actually have a DVD writer, if you don't I'll show you something else you can do in a moment). With that done, fire up ...