Apple has released Mac OS X Lion in the Mac App Store for $30. Separately, Apple will also begin offering Lion on a USB thumb drive in Apple stores come August. Right now, you can grab Lion from the ...

Bootable disc image files may contain all the data necessary to create a disc from which computers can boot, but if you want them to work, you can't just burn them to a disc the way you would regular ...

It's been asked. They don't care, everything is over the Internet now and screw you if you can't download it (but please come to an Apple Store even if the closest ...

Windows comes with a built-in repair environment called the Recovery Environment. Unfortunately, it is possible for the recovery environment to become inaccessible. The same tools can be accessed by ...

I have Norton Ghost 2003 and it claims it will create a bootable DVD and write the image on it. Which is correct, except that the image (in my case) always fails the verify and therefore can't be ...

It's easy to make boot disks on old Macs for older hardware, but as the years have gone on, it's gotten a little more difficult. Here's how to make classic Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X boot media on ...

You'll need to use a startup CD to boot up your computer and run diagnostics if you have a problem booting from your installed Windows XP operating system – for ...

Like Lion (OS X 10.7) before it, Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) doesn’t ship on a disc—it’s available only as an installer app downloadable from the Mac App Store ...

Sometimes you may run into a situation where your system fails to respond correctly. Under such circumstances, you may find booting into another OS as your best option. Sometimes, troubleshooting PC ...

In last month's column, I described the hurdles that Mac OS X puts in your way when you try to create a bootable disc, especially a custom bootable CD, DVD or flash drive. I offered various solutions ...