At startup, the Windows XP boot loader, NTLDR, reads the information stored to the boot.ini file to determine which operating systems the computer can boot from and uses this data to create a boot ...

It's easy to make boot disks on old Macs for older hardware, but as the years have gone on, it's gotten a little more difficult. Here's how to make classic Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X boot media on ...

Mavericks (OS X 10.9) doesn’t ship on a disc. Instead, it’s available only as an installer app downloadable from the Mac App Store, and that installer doesn’t ...

Having bootable media ready can be a real lifesaver when you need to do a clean installation of Windows. Thankfully, it's easy to set that up. There are two main ways to create bootable media for a ...

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How to create a bootable USB installer drive for macOS Your email has been sent Your new Mac doesn't include an installation media. With the help of a GUI, Jack ...

Happy Mountain Lion Day! Now that you have downloaded the 4.34GB installer, you may want to install Mountain Lion on more than one of your personal machines. Do you really need to wait 45 minutes or ...

How to create a bootable USB to install OS X Mavericks Your email has been sent Jesus Vigo goes over the steps to create a bootable USB to install OS X 10.9 (aka ...

There are situations where Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC will not boot no matter what you do. In this situation, the only thought would be to recover important data. This post looks at solutions that ...