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1. Microsoft published free to use Windows virtual machines for Internet Explorer testing purposes, but you can also use them to create a bootable USB stick. To allow Windows to read from the USB port you'll need to install the VirtualBox Extension Pack.
2. How to Create Bootable Google Chrome OS USB? Similar to Linux OS, you can boot Chrome OS from a USB. Once you run the operating system from the USB, the system fetches every necessary files from USB to the primary memory.

I'm having trouble here because of my PC got infected today and I've tried everything to get it back to normal, but the only option left for me now is to do a clean install.

Now, what happens is that I have MacBook Pro with 8GB USB.

I've downloaded Windows 7 from my college website [With license not pirated] and wanted to make a bootable USB, so I can format my PC to get it working again.

My question is how to create a bootable USB to install Windows on my Mac OS X without using DiskUtilities.

AliAli

Jesus Vigo goes over the steps to create a bootable USB to install OS X 10.7-10.8 and OS X 10.5-10.6, as well as how to put multiple versions on the same USB.

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OK. Here are some instructions from Gizmodo that will put the ISO onto the flash drive with a Mac.. they won't make it bootable though.. read on..

1. Open a Terminal (under Utilities)

2. Run diskutil list and determine the device node assigned to your flash media (e.g., /dev/disk2)

3. Run diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN (replace N with the disk number from the last command; in the previous example, N would be 2)

4. Execute sudo dd if=/path/to/downloaded.iso of=/dev/diskN bs=1m (replace /path/to/downloaded.iso with the path where the image file is located; for example, ./windows7.iso)

5. Run diskutil eject /dev/diskN, and remove your flash media when the command completes (this can take a few hours on slower drives)

Now.. after you read all that, on the Gizmodo page it says that if you want to make it bootable you should use a utility called Live USB helper they link to (which isn't there any more) and use a Mac mounting tool (which isn't there either!) to force the ISO to mount on the Mac so you can copy the files over. So.. that article may prove useful, but probably not. I can find other copies of Live USB helper out there, but they are all Windows executables.

One method that will work is to swap the hard drive out of the PC and into the Mac. Put your Windows 7 installation disc into the Mac optical drive, and install Windows 7 on that drive. Once it is up and running (don't worry about drivers yet), follow these steps.

1. Run Command Prompt as administrator
2. Type to Command Prompt: %windir%System32SysprepSysprep.exe, and hit Enter
3. In sysprep dialog that opens, choose “System Cleanup Action” as “Enter System Out-of-Box-Experience (OOBE)”, select “Generalize”, and select “Shutdown Options” as “Shutdown”. Click “OK”
4. Sysprep generalizes now your Windows 7 setup and shuts down your computer.Do not run any other programs during this phase!
5. Remove the drive from your Mac. Put it back into the PC.
6. Boot the PC from sysprep generalized hard disk. You will notice Windows booting as if it was the first boot after installation, installing default and updating registry. One or two reboots are needed, depending on your system specifications
7. When Windows finally boots up, you will need to enter all information as if this really was a new, fresh installation

All that is from here, but it applies in this situation a well, since you would be moving a Windows 7 installation from one computer to another. Considering that trying to make a Windows bootable USB stick with a Mac requires tools that either don't exist any more or are not being developed any more.. this second method will most likely prove more dependable.

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Assuming you have burnt your Windows CD into a ISO file with the tools like:
http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html
1. Jump into a folder here http://sourceforge.net/projects/unetbootin/files/UNetbootin/
2. Get the latest version of zip archive with the keyword 'mac' in the filename.
3. Download and open it up on your Mac OS X desktop.
4. On Unetbootin interface, choose [Diskimage]->[ISO] and then select the Windows ISO file on your local hard drive.
5. Select the right USB Drive and then click [OK] to start writing ISO data onto your USB drive.
Once done, you're ready to boot your computer with this bootable USB drive, like a DVD installation disk.

You could also use VirtualBox on your Mac and install Windows quickly, then use Windows to create the media for the PC. You just need to allow windows to read from the USB port.

Microsoft published free to use Windows virtual machines for Internet Explorer testing purposes, but you can also use them to create a bootable USB stick.

To allow Windows to read from the USB port you'll need to install the VirtualBox Extension Pack. Then you can enable the USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller in the virtual machine's settings (Ports -> USB).

Then when you insert the USB stick, it will probably first be detected by OS X, and since only one OS at a time can acces the port, you should eject it in OS X. Then it should automatically show up in Windows. If it's not, try to click the USB cable connection icon at the right bottom in the virtual machine. The USB port should be listed there and when you click it it should be mounted.

Then you can use a tool such as Rufus to create a bootable USB stick.

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There is another method that I found myself that is also useful (for someone else too I hope)

If you have Windows installed on your mac like in Parallel or Vmware

You can download those software like Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool which is from Microsoft website. This will make a bootable for you and you can use it with your PC.

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AliAli

As none of the answers I found on the internet worked for me, here are the steps that I ended up following.

First of all, brief description of my setup:

• I want to install Windows 7 (32-bit) on a PC (not on a Mac) using a USB removable media (8GB)
• I have an ISO image of the installation DVD
• I want to prepare the USB media on my Mac (OS X 10.10 Yosemite)
• my MacBook Pro only has USB 3.0 ports

What I tried:

• the typical suggestion of using hdiutil to convert ISO to UDRW IMG and then using dd to copy it to the USB. While I did not encounter any errors, the resulting USB media was not bootable.
• using UNetbootin to create the media (supplying Windows installer ISO as custom ISO). While I did not encounter any errors and the resulting USB media seemed to be bootable, it just crashed during boot (started to boot then halted the system, no error).
• using Windows inside VirtualBox to write to the USB stick did not work either, as VirtualBox does not support USB 3.0 yet (I even updated by VirtualBox to 5.0.0 RC1 but still no luck. Maybe newer versions will work)

SOLUTION

As none of the above worked, I ended up first installing Ubuntu and then used that Ubuntu installation (it has GRUB2!) to create a bootable USB stick.

If you search the web for 'windows 7 unetbootin', there are various hits that claim that UNetbootin works fine for installing Windows 7, even though this utility is typically used for installing Linux distributions via USB. You may want to give it a try. UNetbootin is supposed to run on Mac OS X, though I have no direct experience with that.

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OS X can start up your Mac in a myriad of ways, some of which our ongoing tutorial series has discussed already in detail such as using built-in Startup Manager to pick a disk to startup your Mac from and booting into Safe, Verbose and Target Disk modes.

Today we get to talk about starting your Mac up from external storage like optical media or an external USB-based hard drive or flash storage.

Booting from an external storage allows you to start up your Mac in another version or copy of OS X, troubleshoot certain issues and more.

Requirements

Starting up your Mac from an external disk requires the following:

• Intel-based Mac
• Bootable optical media (CD or DVD) on Macs equipped with Apple’s Super Drive or a USB thumb drive formatted with a GUID partition type and containing an OS X installer or a usable operating system.

Apple advises against booting from external storage containing a version of Mac OS X earlier than the one your Mac shipped with.

How to start up your Mac from a bootable CD/DVD

Step 1: Turn on your Mac by pressing the power button, or restart it if it’s already on by choosing Restart in the Apple menu.

Step 2: Press and hold the C key on your keyboard immediately upon hearing the startup chime. Your Mac should start up from the OS X installer CD/DVD media. You can also press the left mouse button on a wired mouse during the startup in order to open the disc tray.

Tip: You can easily burn a bootable image of OS X to a DVD using Disk Utility.

How to start up your Mac from an external USB storage device

If your USB thumb drive, USB-based external disk or flash storage contains a usable operating system or an OS X installer, you can select it at boot time using OS X’S built-in feature called Startup Manager, which can be invoked via a simple keystroke.

Step 1: Turn on your Mac by pressing the power button by choosing Restart in the Apple menu, or restart it if it’s already on.

Step 2: Press and hold the Option (⌥) key immediately upon hearing the startup chime. Release the key after Startup Manager appears. Startup Manager will scan and list connected drives and volumes that can be booted from, as shown below.

Step 3: Highlight the volume you want to use by using your mouse or trackpad, or left and right arrow keys on the keyboard.

Step 4: Double-click or press the Return key to boot your Mac from the selected volume.

Tip: If there are several USB storage devices connected to your Mac, Startup Manager will only list the ones containing bootable volumes.

Full tutorial:how to pick a startup disk for your Mac at boot time.

How to start up your Mac from an external volume using System Preferences

You can use System Preferences to tell your Mac to automatically use optical media or an USB-based external disk or flash storage every time it’s restarted.

Step 1: Open the System Preferences application in the Dock.

Step 2: Now click the Startup Disk pane. You will be presented with various disk icons.

Step 3: Select the system you would like to use to start your computer up.

Step 4: Now click the Restart button to start up your Mac using the chosen volume.

Tip: Your Mac will now always boot into the selected startup disk until you change it in System Preferences, or temporarily override it through Startup Manager.

Full tutorial:how to choose a startup disk using System Preferences.

Troubleshooting startup issues

Should you run into problems whilst attempting to boot your Mac from an external storage device, consult our FAQ below to help troubleshoot any start up issues you may be plagued with.

Is the storage device to an external power supply?

Depending on its model and power requirements, it may be necessary to connect your USB storage device to an external power supply.

Is the storage device connected and turned on?

Make sure your external storage is turned on and connected to your Mac. USB-based external hard disks usually have the power on/off button at the back of the enclosure.

Does your disk need repair?

Program to burn mp4 to dvd for mac. If your Mac doesn’t boot from an external volume or the drive doesn’t show up in Startup Manager even though it contains a bootable copy of OS X, it might need repair.

The first order of business should be attempting to repair disk permissions in Disk Utility. In the worst case scenario, you might need to reinstall OS X on the external volume.

Did you try using a different USB port?

If you own a MacBook or MacBook Pro notebook, try using a different USB port if you cannot startup from the external USB storage device.

Has the disk been formatted with a GUID partition type?

Intel-based Macs support starting from an external USB storage device’s volume that has been formatted with a GUID partition type.

Does your Mac shut down automatically upon connecting the disk?

Apple states that a MacBook Air contains a preventive measure which prompts the computer to shut down automatically if the connected USB storage device has issue or if the USB port on the MacBook Air itself is damaged.

Are you using Boot Camp?

If you’re using Boot Camp in a dual-boot Windows/OS X environment, you may be unable to boot natively into supported versions of Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 10 operating systems installed on external USB hard drive.

Are you using an external USB hub?

Using an external hub to connect several USB storage devices may cause your Mac to fail to recognize them at boot time. Try connecting the USB drive to another port on the hub. Should that fail, connect the disk directly into your Mac’s USB port. Keep in mind that some USB hubs and external USB storage devices need an external power supply, depending on their power requirements.

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Is the disk connect to the keyboard’s USB port?

Both wired and wireless Apple Keyboard, and some other keyboards with built-in USB ports, may not supply enough power to some external USB hard drives.

Is the disk bootable?

Make sure the external drive you’re trying to start from contains a usable operating system. Volumes that aren’t bootable and don’t contain a copy of a valid operating system aren’t listed in Startup Disk or Startup Manager.

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Are you using wireless keyboard?

If you use an Apple Wireless Keyboard or another Bluetooth keyboard with your Mac, keystrokes won’t be recognized during the startup process because Bluetooth isn’t initialized at boot time. Connect a wired keyboard or use the built-in keyboard if you own a Mac notebook. The same disclaimer applies to holding the left button on a wireless mouse at boot time to open the disc tray.

Other ways to start up your Mac

Your Mac can start up in a number of different ways, including the following methods that our tutorials provide step-by-step instructions for:

• Safe Mode—Invoked by pressing and holding the Shift (⇧) key after hearing the startup chime, Safe Mode disables certain features of OS X and loads only essential components to make troubleshooting software issues simpler. It also includes an automatic disk check and repair which might resolve boot problems and allow you to start up your computer successfully.
• Verbose Mode—Verbose Mode is a text-only environment which displays status messages as the startup process progresses. Press and hold the Command (⌘) – V key combination after hearing the startup chime to enter Verbose Mode. This mode is commonly used to troubleshoot startup issues and resolve problems with kernel extensions and custom hardware while allowing you to see exactly what’s going on behind the scenes as OS X loads its components.
• Target Disk Mode—Target Disk Mode allows a Mac to be used as an external hard disk connected to another Mac. To enter Target Disk Mode, turn on your Mac and hold down the T key immediately upon hearing the startup chime. Once the computer is in Target Disk Mode and available as an external volume to the host Mac, you can copy files to or from that volume. Any Mac with a FireWire or Thunderbolt port can be started up in Target Disk Mode.
• Startup Manager—OS X’s built-in Startup Manager allows you pick a volume to start your Mac up from at boot time, which temporarily overrides your startup disk defaults set in System Preferences. Just turn on your Mac, hold the Option (⌥) key after the startup chime and release it after Startup Manager appears.
• System Preferences—To change your default startup disk, use the Startup Disk pane in the System Preferences application. Your Mac will boot into the selected disk until you choose another one or temporarily override your selection using Startup Manager at boot time.

We will be covering more ways to start up your Mac in future tutorials.

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