How to Boot From ISO Without a CD Drive

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Tip 1 - No DVD Drive? No Problem! Create And Mount ISO Files For Free With These Tools

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Allan White | permalink

My computer doesn’t have any optical drives anymore. That means CD drives, DVD drives, Floppy drives--they’ve all been cut out and done away with forever. If a particular piece of peripheral gear doesn’t have a USB interface, then it won’t be dealing with my PC. But luckily, even if you don’t have a CD or…

For further reading: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/no-dvd-drive-no-problem-create-and-mount-iso-files-for-free-with-these-tools/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Can I boot from an ISO file using my hard drive without any physical disk or USB stick?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Zvika Amit | permalink

Do any of you guys know if it is possible to boot from a ISO file on your HDD without use of a CD, DVD or USB?

For further reading: http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/boot-iso-file-hard-drive-physical-disk-usb-stick/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Boot Linux ISO Images Directly From Your Hard Drive

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Donovan Bankhead | permalink

Linux’s GRUB2 boot loader can boot Linux ISO files directly from your hard drive. Boot Linux live CDs or even install Linux on another hard drive partition without burning it to disc or booting from a USB drive.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/196933/how-to-boot-linux-iso-images-directly-from-your-hard-drive/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Is it possible to install Ubuntu without a CD or USB drive?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by John Edmaier - CMM | permalink

So basically as it stands I have a laptop which has no cd/dvd drive, and I don't have a usb drive. The laptop has windows 7 installed with ubuntu 11.04 installed through wubi. What I want to do is

For further reading: http://askubuntu.com/questions/59347/is-it-possible-to-install-ubuntu-without-a-cd-or-usb-drive ^[4]