FlashBoot is a tool to make USB storage devices bootable. Flash-Boot
supports USB thumb-drives and USB HDDs. Flash-Boot partitions, formats USB
storage device and then automatically installs operating system files
to it. Supported operating systems: Windows 8/7/Vista/XP, SysLinux-based
disks, GRUB4DOS disks, Linux kernel etc.
You may create blank bootable USB flash with minimal set of system files
and then manually tune it for your needs, or convert a full-featured
bootable CD-ROM or floppy disk to bootable USB Flash keeping all
functionality.
Most popular Flash-Boot feature is installation of fully-functional
Windows 8 to USB thumbdrive (so you can boot windows from USB and carry
your OS, your apps, your documents, your browser in the pocket, run it
in public library, in internet-cafe, work-from-home etc).
Another popular FlashBoot feature is a conversion of Windows
installation CD/DVD into bootable USB disk to install Windows XP from
USB or to install Windows 7 or Vista from USB on netbooks and other
devices without CD/DVD drive.
System requirements for Flash-Boot:
BIOS with USB boot support.
Operating system: Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, or
equivalent Windows Server operating system, either x86 or x64 edition.
256 Mega bytes of RAM.
30 Mega bytes of disk space.