Here is how to quickly add multiple Windows NT6/10 (Vista, 7, 8, 10, Server 2008/2012 etc.) sources and Ubuntu with persistence space to a USB disk.
1) If using the program for first time on this USB disk, select the auto-format option. Use FAT32 if you’d need to boot in UEFI mode.
2) Select the first NT6 source, it is expected as in ISO image file, here is an example with Windows 7 x64:
3) (Optional) In advanced options you could change folder and boot menu name, make Q-Dir File Explorer launch before start of Setup and add a folder with custom boot critical drivers to be loaded. The latter could be useful to load custom USB 3.0 drivers or SATA/AHCI/RAID ones.
For non-boot critical drivers, such as Wireless/WLan, LAN, Video or Sound drivers, a good idea is to use SAD (Stand Alone Driverpack utility), a proven and reliable solution from the DriverPacks team. More details about these options can be found in the FAQs.
4) (Optional) Add Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop with its own persistence space:
5) Press GO to start the process:
6) If the auto format option was selected, please do read carefully which disk is going to be reformatted, all data is going to be wiped out, the click OK on both dialogue boxes:
7) You can watch detailed progress of what is happening by selecting the Show Log option:
In a few minutes you will see Job Done message, the first two source have been transferred:
8) Now lets add another NT6 source, it would be Windows 8 Enterprise Eval x64, in the very same way as the first one. To preserve contents of the USB disk, make sure the auto-format option is not checked. Press GO and wait until process completes.:
9) Lets add yet another NT6 source, this time Server 2008 R2 x64, sequence is exactly as before:
10) Here is the boot menu once the system was booted from this USB disk:
11) To get persistence in Ubuntu, when the Live CD menu gets displayed hit the key to enter “Other Options”. This will display the arguments that the Live CD passes to the kernel. At the end of this argument list just add a space and add the word “persistent”. This will instruct the Live CD to maintain and use persistence.
Can you please Help me? Could not prepare NT6 boot files.
Could not copy C:\Users\daniel.franz\Downloads\Neuer Ordner (2)\WinSetupFromUSB-1-4\TempWST\boot\bcd to F:\boot\bcd trying again
Can you move the program to a more simple path, i.e. c:\winsetupfromusb\ ?
And please, refer to this FAQ how to report a problem, do not just dump the entire log file in the comments:
http://www.winsetupfromusb.com/faq/#faq14
hello
in the 10th step if I prepare win 7 and 8 images to the USB it will open them in the windows manager in the 1.4 versions
while in version 1.0 I was able to see all of them in the same menu.lst and even can edit there names and other stuff from the menu.lst
You can edit Windows bcd menus with the included BootIce or the free VisualBCD- edit \boot\bcd for BIOS boot and \efi\microsoft\boot\bcd for EFI boot.
Can someone please help me, i added win7x64 iso, it boot into install menu, but when expanding files it tells me that file are missing. what happened?
Corrupted/bad ISO?
how to remove one of them after add?
example:i add win7,8,10 , and now i want to remove win8.how?
Take a look at the FAQ page
can i use this option NT6 for windows 10. thanks
Yes
thanks for quick reply.
would be much better if could be written for latest versions for windows separately with names.
what if i want to add win 7 and win 10 to a single USB? (under NT6 option, i can select only one, right?)
Love from Suisse.
When tutorial was written there was no Windows 10. If you check supported sources page, or changelog for each download, or look at program options you will clearly see Windows 10.
You can have multiple Windows 7/10 versions, just have to add them one by one. Look at FAQs, it’s all there and in this tutorial…
Maybe can also experiment a bit yourself, not gonna break anything 🙂
thank you. you guys are amazing, such a quick & quality customer service. keep it up.
Please remove “no go back” script. It was popular in the 90th:s
What do you mean?
Can i make this multiboot using a 80gb SATA HD?
Most likely- yes, although I wonder what’s the purpose of such disk
So i followed this instructions to the T and windows can load but not ubuntu. Ubunto starts loading but it gets stuck on the middle indicating it cannot find the source files. If i make a USB drive with JUST linux distro it works perfectly fine but the moment i mix windows and linux then it wont work. any ideas?
That’s interesting. Can you share the log files? Details are in the FAQ page
Are you using USB stick or hard disk?
Which Ubuntu version exactly, with link to the ISO file please.
Please help .at the time of booting ubuntu i have gey an error 128 Bit already in use can not create partition other os are working good