It may be easiest to get an external CD drive. Newegg has recertified ones for about $30. Also, even if you successfully installed a bootable Linux OS on a USB drive, you still need to make certain ...

If you are wondering why copying files or a Bootable USB drive won’t work, then the answer is that copying will not make the drive bootable. Windows the computer starts, it looks for an entry point ...

If you don't have an Ubuntu 8.04 Live CD then you'll need to download the .ISO file and burn one. Full installation gallery here Before we go any further I think that it's important that I point out ...

File Explorer, or Windows Explorer as it's called in Windows 7 and earlier, provides a user access to all of the files stored to the computer. You can sort through folders either via the left pane or ...

Check out three ways to use a USB drive to do useful things like transfer media files and saved-game data. Sharon Profis Former Vice President of Content, CNET Studios As vice president of CNET ...