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Convert your ISO files to portable versions on a pin drive or a DVD quickly

Convert your ISO files to portable versions on a pin drive or a DVD quickly

Vote: (106 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Microsoft

Version: 8.00.7600.16385

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(106 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Microsoft

8.00.7600.16385

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • Helps you install physical servers much easier.
  • Much better than some of the choices that you have on the m

Cons

  • The software won't work with some of the bigger flash drives.

You have two detestable things when it comes to creating boot disks or installing servers from a DVD to do a PXE install. First, you have burning the ISO image to the DVD for server operating systems because this almost always frustrates users with the inevitable problems from the DVD. Who needs all the trouble of doing this when you have the Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool? For a small test bed that only has three physical servers, the setup is just not worth the investment of time.

Installing Windows Servers to Physical Hardware

When you're styling Windows servers to physical hardware, this software quickly makes a bootable server 2012 USB disk. You can also use the utility for helping you to make a bootable DVD. This system works well, and it has almost never failed except when you use it with high-capacity flash drives like a 64 GB one. In fact, if you had to compare this to some of the other choices on the market, this is one of the best ways that you can install Server 2012, and it also helps in the small production environment because you can handle it quickly without much hassle.

A Free Utility

You can download this software for free from Microsoft. The requirements to run it include having Windows XP or higher, and having the minimum of a Pentium 233 MHz processor. You will also want 500 MB of free space with a USB flash drive and 4 GB. When you use this, you will want an ISO image from the Windows operating system. However, Microsoft has stated that you will have to create the image from Windows 7, which was purchased from the Microsoft Store.

Make Bootable USB

With the tool, you have a GUI, and the wizard will guide you in the process to help you with the creation of your boot disk. You have four distinctive steps when you create this bootable USB. First, you will have to select the path of where the ISO file gets stored. Second, you will have to whether you want a USB or to make it a bootable DVD. Next, you add the flash drive. Finally, you will create your ISO image using the button click.

This system works surprisingly well. In fact, in under one hour, you have two new installs on the servers. Now keep in mind, you might still have problems with larger flash drives, but that will be a minor problem for most people. We still have a fairly convenient tool, and it doesn't cost you a dime. Overall, we'd rate this software pretty high considering the wide applicability and the ease of use.

Pros

  • Helps you install physical servers much easier.
  • Much better than some of the choices that you have on the m

Cons

  • The software won't work with some of the bigger flash drives.