Bootable USB media missing option to boot to windows

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I successfully created my bootable USB using the Media Builder... however, unlike when I've done this to a CD, it's missing the last option in the list which typically says "Windows" and allows me to "continue to windows"....

So is there a way to add that option in?

Thu, 09/17/2009 - 18:45
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That option is only available if booting from a CD/DVD. It's not included for USB devices.

Thu, 09/17/2009 - 19:01
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Bum deal.... thanks for the answer. No matter how hard I try to get away from optical drives, they're always needed! :(

Thu, 09/17/2009 - 19:05
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If you setup the USB drive using Grub4DOS, you can add an option to boot into the Acronis media (or ISO) or to the Windows drive. However, part of the problem is that the USB drive is considered the booting drive. This can cause problems on some systems. In the case of a CD, the booting hard drive isn't changed.

If you use the ISO method, you will probably get the "Windows" option in the Acronis menu, but it won't boot into Windows (in my test, it booted back to the flashdrive). The choice to boot into Windows would have to be selected from the Grub4DOS menu instead of selecting to boot the Acronis ISO.

Because the drive order changes with USB drives, this can cause booting problems. It's really not worth the trouble, in my opinion.

If you have another internal drive and your computer has a BIOS boot menu, you could install Grub4DOS to the other drive along with the Acronis ISO and then use the BIOS menu to select which one to boot. I use this setup on my computer and it works well.

Thu, 09/17/2009 - 19:22