WebUser – 21 August 2019

Workshop 2

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54 21 Aug - 3 Sept 2019

Create a multiboot

USB memory stick

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A command prompt opens^1 and the softwarestarts to

prepare the drive. Easy2Boot asksyou if you’re sureyou

want to eraseeverything from the drive,^2 so make sure

you’re happyto do that beforeyou start. When the process has

finished, the blue window turns green. Press anykey.

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Download the self-extracting file frombit.ly/e2bdl482.

Double-click it, allow the softwareto make changesto

your system and install as usual. It runsstraight away.

Selectyour USBstick from the listat the top^1 and your

language from the side menu.^2 When you’re ready to prepare

the drive, click the bigred button.^3

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Open the USB drive in File Explorer.The drive has lots of

files on it already but the most importantfolder is the

_ISOfolder.^1 This is whereyou put the ISO files of any

softwareyou want to run. Double-click the _ISOfolder to

access the next level.

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Assumingyou’ve already downloaded the ISO files

you want to use, copy them into the most appropriate

folders on the USBstick. We downloaded Linux Mint

(linuxmint.com), for example, sowe’re copying itto the

LINUX subfolder.^1

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ourPC isn’t limited to running Windows. If

you use a portable USB memory stick, you

canboot into all manner of operating

systems, fromLinux to specialised security tools

designedto fix problemsthat standard tools can’t

reach. With so many different options to try, you

could end up using a lot of memory sticks if you

want to keep a variety of options available.

Unless, of course, you use Easy2Boot.

This free software letsyou create a menu-driven

bootable USB memorystick containing as many

different operating systems asyou can squeeze on.

When you boot from the device, a handy menu lets

you choose which oneyou want to run.

Easy2Boot:www.easy2boot.com | 40 mins | Windows7, 8, 10

AndyShawsays

Many ISO fileswork with thissystem,

and while not all of them have been

tested, a phenomenal number have.

Go tobit.ly/compat482to see the full

list of supported ISOs. Some needto be

altered or saved in specificways, so if

you ha ve a favourite, it’s worth checking

here first, particularly ifyou want to run a

Linux installation as a ‘persistent’ image

• in otherwords, one that letsyou sa ve
  any changesyou make.

EXPERT TIP

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