Alternatively, you can create a backup install disc with a DVD if your computer happens to have an optical drive on board. Either way you go, you'll need a third-party program to get the job done.

In an earlier tutorial, we explained how to clone the Tiger install DVD to a partition on an external FireWire disk. This is a good idea because the DVD is optical media, and optical media can have ...

Windows: Want to turn your Windows installation DVD into an installation flash drive? WinToFlash can do that and more. WinToFlash can transfer Windows XP, Vista, and 7 onto a flash drive as well as ...

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The topic pretty much explains it. Trying to get 10.4 setup on my Dad's 466mhz DA G4 tower, which is lacking a DVD-ROM of any sort. My G5 is currently making its home by his computer, which already ...

We've shown you how to manually create a bootable Mac OS X Lion DVD or thumb drive, but now an app called Lion DiskMaker can automate the process for you. You just ...

I'm trying to install fedora 6 on a server with no dvd drive. I have an external usb dvd drive, and I'm able to boot from the install DVD just fine. Once setup starts, though, it fails to see the DVD ...

Reader Karen Evans has been thwarted in an attempt to install software on her Mac. She writes: Over the holidays I passed along an old Mac mini to my son. When setting it up I inserted a CD to install ...

If you’re having computer issues or need to upgrade and are trying to figure out how to create a Windows 10 bootable USB or DVD, you’ve come to the right place. Microsoft has brought out a lot of ...