UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux distributions without burning a CD. It runs on both Windows and Linux.
You can either let UNetbootin download one of the many distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own Linux .iso file if you've already downloaded one or your preferred distribution isn't on the list.
UNetbootin can create a bootable Live USB drive, or it can make a "frugal install" on your local hard disk if you don't have a USB drive.
UNetbootin can also be used to load various system utilities, including:
- Parted Magic, a partition manager that can resize, repair, backup, and restore partitions.
- SystemRescueCD, a system repair, backup and recovery tool.
- Super Grub Disk, a boot utility that can restore and repair overwritten and misconfigured GRUB installs or directly boot various operating systems
- Dr.Web Antivirus, F-Secure Rescue CD, and Kaspersky Rescue Disk, which remove malware from Windows installs.
- Backtrack, a utility used for network analysis and penetration testing.
- Ophcrack, a utility which can recover Windows passwords.
- NTPasswd, a utility which can reset Windows passwords and edit the registry.
- Gujin, a graphical bootloader that can also be used to boot various operating systems and media.
- Smart Boot Manager (SBM), which can boot off CD-ROM and floppy drives on computers with a faulty BIOS.
- FreeDOS, which can run BIOS flash and other legacy DOS utilities.
You can also take a look at some other similar free tools to create bootable USB drives to install Windows using following link:
Ultimate Collection of Best Freeware to Create Bootable USB Drive to Install Windows and Linux
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MuTz777
Useful tool, used it to put Kon Boot to my USB. Thanks VG!
Bob
Hello, VG!
I'd like to ask you something: I'm currently using Linux on my computer and want to switch to having just Windows 7 on my PC. However, I do not want to get infected by malware due to excessive browsing. So my question, can sandboxing help? Can it stop me from ever getting malware of any type via web browsing?
Thanks, Bob
VG
^^ Just install a good antivirus like MSE, avast! and use a free firewall like Comodo, Zone Alarm and your system will become safe.
Bob
Alright, but I will be accessing a lot of random websites so malware might sneak into my computer so I thought Sandboxie might help. Also isn't the Windows 7 built-in firewall good enough?.
Thanks, Bob
SuperSoldier
Are you able to clear all of the stuff this creates including the boot sector?
TechbeX
Great tool!
I used UNetbootin to install Puppy Linux. I founded out that UNetbootin is a powerful yet simple tool.
Christian
Very useful tool.
sasja
"Backtrack, a utility used for network analysis and penetration testing."
are you sure it's only used for testing...