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How can I create a self extracting / self burning bootable USB image?

I need to put a bootable image of a usb stick on a website so that our users can download it and burn it to USB themselves. They aren't especially technical, so I don't want them to have to download any other software (e.g. Rufus / MagicISO etc). My…
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Is it safe to boot a linux server from a USB drive?

I have an HP DL360 G7 server I plan to install KVM and ZFS on. The purpose is going to be a lab in a box. I have the 8 drive bays in the front loaded with 4 drives and an SSD (for the ZFS ZIL cache). My goal was to keep the disk array away from the…
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ESXi 5 Hypervisor fatal boot error

For over 2 years now I've been running ESXi 5 just fine from a pen drive. I recently had to move the server to a new location and started seeing an issue. Once the system starts to boot, I get: 'Error Loading /s.v00 Fatal error: 6 (Buffer too…
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How to boot Linux from a 16gb USB flash drive

I'm trying to install Linux on a single partition of a USB flash drive that's larger than 4gb. The first place I went to is http://pendrivelinux.com. I can follow these instructions for installing Xubuntu 9.04 perfectly, which unfortunately break…
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Removable media blocking strategy for Windows XP networks

Windows Vista upwards have a group policy setting to block removable media such as USB flash drives and USB mobile phones. Windows XP however lacks such a setting (or I can't find it) so I need an alternate strategy to implement network-wide…
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fsck: FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED after each check with -c, why?

I use a script to partition and format CF cards (connected with a USB card writer) in an automated way. After the main process I check the card again with fsck. To check bad blocks I also tried the '-c' switch, but I always get a return value != 0…
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Secure USB flash drives that don't require a reboot

As a result of data loss, we now have a corporate policy (imposed by a major partner as a condition of continued funding, so non-negotiable) that only approved storage devices can copy data from our network - basically, only external HDDs and Flash…
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Issue With USB Devices on Domain PC's

I have just recently started working at a company that has a pretty minimal set-up with their IT, there was a domain setup, but only the default GPO's were assigned within Active Directory. Whenever Users put in a USB device they get the…
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How do I stop Mac OS X from putting hidden .Trashes and .Spotlight-V100 folders/files on USB drives?

How do I stop Mac OS X from putting hidden .Trashes and .Spotlight-V100 folders/files on USB drives?
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Audit access to USB drives

Is there a way to audit access to USB drives with built-in windows logging? We already do GP based auditing on our server's NTFS file system, but how do we extend that to workstations? There are no guaranteed of what kind of file system will be…
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How can I disable USB removable devices except mouse and keyboard

I am the owner of a small company (4 employees) and I have Win 7 Ultimate on my machine. My other PCs are connected via LAN and they too have Windows 7 on their machine. My question is, is there any way to prevent USB storage devices. Recently I…
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Does USB key speed matter with ESXi 4.0?

I am setting up a ESXi 4.0 server and have decided to use the CD installers ability to install to a USB key. I have a freebie slow 1GB Newegg USB key and a very fast 4GB Patriot Xporter XT Boost USB key. I'd like to use the Patriot somewhere else,…
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How to run .NET and SQL Server in USB thumbdrive?

Is there a way to install .NET on a USB drive, pop it into a machine and get .NET working without actually installing it on a client's local machine? I am also trying to figure out how to do the same for SQL Server. Is it even possible?
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Using a local USB storage pen on a remote Windows server via Remote Desktop

Using the mstsc.exe client shipped by default with recent versions of Windows (i.e. Windows 7) is it possible to access local USB storage on a remote server (assume Windows Server 2008). For example, I plug my USB key into my laptop, RDP onto a…
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How can I create a bootable USB ISO stick without formatting the stick

I know that there are many well-known methods for creating a bootable USB stick, but all these alternatives needs to format the USB stick. What I'm looking for is some alternative method to create an USB bootable stick without the need of formatting…
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