Here is an incomplete list of some of the supported sources tested with WinSetupFromUSB.
Since new sources are added frequently, please check again for updates.
Tests are usually performed on a NTFS formatted USB flash disk, including the Linux based ones. If there are additional steps needed to get a source going or another file system is needed, there will be a note.
Please leave a comment if you have tested another source, with a description and link to it, or if you have a request for a new one.
Windows 2000/XP/2003 Setup option, multiple sources are supported:
- Windows XP, any architecture (32 and 64 bits), any Service Pack (SP), any version (Home, Professional etc.)
- Windows 2000, any SP, any version
- Windows 2003, any architecture, any SP, any version
Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO option, multiple sources are supported::
- Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, any architecture, any SP, any version
- Windows 10 Technical Preview– if using it with WinSetupFromUSB version 1.4 and earlier, make sure to use the advanced option “Custom menu names for Vista/7/8/Server Source” and set folder and boot menu names.
- Windows 10 – single and dual ISOs created by Microsoft Media Creation Tool or downloaded from Microsoft. Dual ISOs made by the same tool (x32 and x64 in a single ISO) are supported since version 1.9.
- Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019 any architecture, any SP, any version
- Windows Thin PC – Windows Thin PC 90 day evaluation
- Symantec Norton Ghost 15.01
- Windows Defender Offline , 32 and 64 bit versions, select to save as an ISO file when creating the startup media
- EaseUS Todo Backup WinPE emergency disk
- ESET SysRescue
- Avast Rescue Disc
Norton Bootable Recovery Tool
UBCD4Win/WinBuilder/Windows FLPC setup/BartPE option:
IA64/Itanuim versions are not tested.
Linux ISO/Other Grub4dos compatible ISO option, multiple sources are supported:
Note- if there are problems starting or installing Debian/Ubuntu from USB hard disk take a look at this tutorial
Use Linux ISO/Other Grub4dos compatible ISO option unless other specified
- Avast Rescue Disk – Use Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO option
- AVG Rescue CD
- Avira Rescue System
- Bitdefender Rescue CD
- Comodo Rescue Disk
- Dr. Web LiveCD
- eScan Rescue Disk – Use Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO option
- ESET SysRescue – Use Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO option
- F-Secure Rescue CD
- Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10
Norton Bootable Recovery Tool– Use Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO option- Panda SafeCD
- PC Tools Alternate Operating System Scanner – copy AOSS.iso from /ISO/ directory to the root of the USB disk, delete /system/stage3 in /ISO/AOSS.iso if disk space is concern
- Sophos Bootable Anti-Virus
- Trinity Rescue Kit – please refer to Linux / *BSD / *nix, Others tab
- Vba32 Rescue
- Windows Defender Offline – Use Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO
Use Linux ISO/Other Grub4dos compatible ISO option
- Acronis True Image, Disk Director boot media
- HDD Regenerator 2011
- Memtest86+ – v5.01 – use the ISO file in the zip archive as source
- MS-DOS – 7.1
- Paragon Hard Disk / Partition Manager etc. bootable media
- UltimateBootCD – 5.20, 5.26
MS-DOS 7.1 – Tested
Will add it, thanks.
Basically, all DOS based ISOs should work fine, since they operate in real-mode and the created by grub4dos virtual CD with the contents of the ISO file are still active and visible.
Hiren’s Boot CD 15.2 – Tested
Note: the file must be renamed with letter because contains some special char.
Please add this to the list and delete this post for flood reason and my previous one as well.
Sorry, I wouldn’t support Hiren’s BCD while it contains files and operating systems which are subject to proper licensing and redistribution rights.
I see no flooding and no reason to delete your posts. Let me know if you need them removed anyway.
How did you get norton bootable recovery tool to work. When I try adding as an ISO it starts and says file not found error
Maybe something has changed. At least one of the AutoIt dependencies, wsock32.dll is missing in new NBRT boot.wim images, and the custom AutoIt script which mounts the ISO cannot start, hence the error about missing files.
You can get it running by copying all files from the large NBRT.ISO in the relevant WinSetup folder to Sources un USB disk root, e.g.:
NBRT.ISO \Sources\SYMANTEC_NBRT –> USB disk \Sources\SYMANTEC_NBRT\
NBRT.ISO \Sources\Drivers\ –> USB disk \Sources\Drivers\
Then you can delete NBRT.ISO.
I will see what I can do to get it properly supported in the next versions.
Parted Magic 2013_08_01 (free) tested and works using “Use Linux ISO/Other Grub4dos compatible ISO option”.
Added, thanks.
This is my translate with all credits, spanish version.
http://pilaresdelcodigo.wordpress.com/2013/10/01/winsetupfromusb-1-0-en-espanol/
Thank you.
Localization is in the to-do list, but since it would require going through all the code and rewriting lots of it, it’s lower priority. Hopefully by 2.0 version it will be ready.
Strange why Hiren’s BootCD 15.2 isn’t yet tested and included here…
The reason is just a few comments above.
I have tested Inquisitor(http://www.inquisitor.ru/about/) but it doesn’t work. Could you take a look at it?
Inq-live-3.1beta2-amd64-debian.iso works fine here, both on NTFS and FAT32 formatted partition and real machine.
Not so lucky with inq-live-3.0-x86_64.iso- seems to based on old version of Alt Linux which does not support SysLinux isohybrid-ed images and file system, nor I could find a proper kernel parameter to pass the ISO file as argument, as the most recent distribution have.
The only suitable kernel parameter I found was automatic=method:disk, which brings up later on options to provide an ISO file or a directory with livecd file, but sadly ISO mounting fails half way through, and providing a directory with the livecd file brings another error that it cannot be found or something along the lines. That’s on FAT32, NTFS is a no-go, since the module seems to be missing in the build.
Thanks for checking it. The beta version works fine. I admire your work, Winsetupfromusb is awesome. I have tried a lot of multiboot programs but all of them had problems. Keep it up!
Hello!
Does Windows Thin PC work with WinSetupfromUSB?
It should work, use the option “Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO” since it’s NT6 based.
Thank you! What about Windows 95/98?
That should work as well, using the Linux/Other ISO option.
When testing Windows 98, I get “Windows98 Setup files were not found” above when says “A:\>” and you can type a command where that “A” letter is. It’s a pretty old system with IDE HDD and motherboard ASUS A7N8X-X. All newer Windows sources work fine. Because it’s the first time I wish to test Windows 98, where is the problem?
Sorry to mislead you, just tested it and it does not work without additional modifications which I do not plan to add in the program.
Oh ok. At least remove the information about Win95/98 from the homepage to not mention them as supported.
Where do you see 95/98 mentioned? It says Windows versions since 2000/XP on both home page and this one. Am I missing something?
Added: never mind, found it and removed, thanks for bringing it up.
Hint: Also remove the Windows 98/ME text from Help/FAQ, section 1.
Fixed
this software can create bootable usb for multi iso files? even if the flash drive format was ntfs and usb 3.0? because i tested many softwares but every-time windows 7 fail to see drivers during installation process when i create it with that method
What do the ISO files contain?
NTFS should be irrelevant, no idea why mentioning it, are you booting Linux source as well?
Windows 7 does not include USB 3.0 drivers, you’d have to integrate them in your source using DISM for example, or use USB 2.0 port.
The next version, which is nearly ready, has an option to load custom drivers before start of Setup, that might help.
Or you are experiencing some other issue?
please change xp/ win7/ win8 seperate add to usb disk menu list
because i want create win7 and win8 iso add same pendrive
pls update software
Just add the second one the same way you added the first one, pressing GO between each source.
Have you looked at the FAQs, #10 in particular?
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