Forum: UltraISO
Topic: iso from usb drive
started by: jer826

Posted by jer826 on Oct. 16 2012,15:16
Is it possible to create a bootable iso from a bootable usb drive with UltraISO?
Posted by xoben on Oct. 17 2012,03:54
Create ISO:

1) Start UltraISO
2) Choose 'Actions'->'Add Directory' to add all files and folders of your USB disk
3) Save as an ISO

A boot image file is needed to make it bootable after that.

Posted by Yollidon on Jan. 05 2013,23:46
[/QUOTE]Create ISO:

1) Start UltraISO
2) Choose 'Actions'->'Add Directory' to add all files and folders of your USB disk
3) Save as an ISO

A boot image file is needed to make it bootable after that.

So how is it possible to extract the boot image from the Bootable USB you have just copied to an ISO file?
Is there a special way to extract it?
The idea being to:
a) make a backup of  a bootable USB drive
b) being able to clone the bootable USB drive using that ISO
Thanks.

Posted by rope on Jan. 29 2013,08:03
@yollidon
its not possible to extract  the boot image  from the  bootable usb ...
when you  follow the 3 steps from above you will get a data image and it will not be bootable ....
you need  to load the boot file ...
i haved managed this to extract the boot.bif of a windows8 dvd .
this boot.bif
you can download it from < here >



Posted by jamesftai on Jan. 31 2013,12:23
I have an ISO and want to make a bootable flash drive instead of a bootable CD or DVD.  I kept reading that UltraISO was a great tool do this.  Now that I have purchased it now it seems that it can't be done.

Bottom line, can I make a bootable flash drive from an ISO using UltraISO?  If so, how?

Posted by rope on Jan. 31 2013,14:20
@ jamesftai

read this pdf file i have created  ... < http://dl.dropbox.com/u....iso.pdf >
it's in dutch language..

Posted by jamesftai on Jan. 31 2013,15:07

(rope @ Jan. 31 2013,19:20)
QUOTE
@ jamesftai

read this pdf file i have created  ... < http://dl.dropbox.com/u....iso.pdf >
it's in dutch language..

Tried to translate to English using Google Translate but could not.  Anyone have an English version of the PDF?



Posted by rob on May 12 2013,09:44

(xoben @ Oct. 17 2012,08:54)
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A boot image file is needed to make it bootable after that.


But the < UltraISO 9.53 Changelog > contains

QUOTE
+) Supports duplicating bootable USB flash drives (RAW mode)

so it should work without the need for an additional boot image file, shouldn't it?

Posted by Babac on Jun. 08 2013,23:53

(jamesftai @ Jan. 31 2013,17:23)
QUOTE
Bottom line, can I make a bootable flash drive from an ISO using UltraISO?  If so, how?
Hi,
Yes, just follow this great tutorial made by a very nice guy.
< http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6S7X5Xets8 >

Hi,
Yes, just follow this great tutorial made by a very nice guy.
< http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6S7X5Xets8 >

Posted by rob on Jun. 09 2013,06:12
The question here is how to clone a bootable USB flash drive to a bootable ISO file (and not how to burn a ISO file - that is straightforward), as advertised in the program's release notes, but not explained how this should work anywhere.