Hi everyone. I have been lurking here for a while and would like to see if it's possible to get a flash drive partitioned for use in this method. I have two unattended install images of Win2k and WinXP and would like to take a 2gb drive, partition it up, and get three bootable partitions, one for each install image and one for a bartPE boot for utilities and additional software.
I am interested in doing this because it has become common enough for a re-installation of the OS to a user's pc. Ideally, the install image would be updateable as service packs and hotfixes are released, which is part of why flash media is ideal. The other reason being small size vs CD's.
I have learned that of the partitioning tools I have looked at, few of them work on USB drives. The exception is Paragon's partition manager, but the "demo" only gives you virtual operations to perform. I am hesitant to spend $50 on the program if this proves impossible.
If partitioning isn't possible, I would be open to other suggestions. Could such a system be set up on one partition with a boot loader for selection?
Thank you for your time and comments
~Caine
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Well I own a preformatted USB stick which offers me 2 partitions. Never heard of an USB stick with three partitions though. Interesting question whether such a setup would be possible at all. Especially concerning your demand for three bootable partitions. As far as I know USB sticks can only be divided into max. two partitions with only one of those bootable. But I may be wrong - I would like to be
Hope somebody knows for sure
It may be illegal, but you can download Hirens Boot CD
why must people always resort to breaking the law...