Secret #10: Installing Operating Systems (Operating Systems p2) - Exploring the Internet

Everyone’s heard of the Big 3 computer operating systems: Windows, Mac, and Linux, and in my last article, I showed how to install one using a Virtual Machine like VirtualBox. But you likely never had to install one from scratch before. Here’s how!

Installing Operating Systems 


Lets say you found a computer that got corrupted by viruses, or maybe someone deleted an important file, and you can no longer get to that Windows Startup screen. Here’s how you install Windows or Linux from ‘nothing’.

You will need:

Step 1. Getting the ISO

The first step is to install that ISO file on your working computer.

Whether you are installing Windows, or any version of Linux, these steps are the same. The only thing that changes is your ISO file. You could even install an Android OS on your computer if you wanted to if you have the the ISO. Hypothetically it is also the same for Mac, but getting your hands on a working Mac ISO file is much more difficult. I posted some helpful links as to that in my previous article: Installing a Virtual OS.

Linux:

Windows: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

 

Step 2: Making a bootable drive

Second is to take your flash drive and turn it into a ‘bootable’ flash drive, which basically means it will be reformatted to run ISO files just like a hard drive.

For this, I recommend installing Rufus (Windows), Ventoy (Linux), or UNetbootin (Mac).

From there, how exactly to create the bootable depends on the software you chose, but the basic flow is:

  1. Open up the application, and select your USB as the device you are working on.

  2. Select the ISO file as the DiskImage or Boot Selection

  3. press okay!

Create via Rufus tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lrmZo_jXLA

Create via Ventoy tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BsHYXXsUiQ

Create via UNetbootin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhMGLULFziM


Step 3. Startup & Installation

Step 3 is to Boot up the broken computer using the USB!

Unmount that USB from the working computer, and plug it into the 'broken' one (making sure that computer is fully powered down).

Insert the USB, then power on the computer and press the computer’s BIOS hotkey (varies by computer brand; commonly F2, F8, F10 or ESC; look up your model’s BIOS key. Example: “HP Pavilion BIOS key”).

Find the startup order, and make sure the USB is on top. Save and Exit.

It will then startup and launch the installation window of your desired operating system!

 

Also note: from this installation window, you can choose the installation location of the operating system, including installing back onto the flash drive. This would allow you to run that operating system with your data, on any computer, for as long as the drive is plugged in. Your own truly portable computer.



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