Linux -> windows 8 usb iso. help please

[AngelAriel]

so i recently switched to linux, and it's not really for me haha, so i decided to go back to windows or atleast i hoped lol.  Basically i used several iso to usb programs and have the contents of the iso on the usb .

i didn't copy them or whatever i burnt them on their with the programs like universal usb installer, etc. gparted.

 

The problem is when i try to load from the usb it says that please select a new media or enter boot media error message. so it's not recognizing the contents on it. i googled almost every site and the only things they said

was that's probably my bios.    so i changed secure boot to disable. and put on legacy only like the websites told me too. same problem hence why im here now .

 

this is my cpu and mobo.

www.newegg.ca/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006677&IsNodeId=1&Description=xeon e3&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=30

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8022004&CatId=6975

 

 

thanks guys and anyhelp is super appriciated. and if the linux people out their are curious, its because i play smite and league competitively (gold/diamond) and the wine program isin't really stable/fast and doesn't work with all games.

 

 

[thekeemo]

Make sure that u have legacy boot and uefi on

[STRMfrmXMN]

If you can, select which drive to boot into at startup. Should allow you to choose your flash drive.

[AngelAriel]

yes i can see my usb drive, but then it shows that nothing is their or whatever. like white text appears on screen stating to enter media or soemthin

 

i have the storage thing as IDE maybe it should be ahci for windows ?

[CloudySky]

Did you format your USB to FAT32? Or did the program automatically formatted your USB to NTFS?

Try formatting your USB to FAT32 and reburn the ISO onto it.

[AngelAriel]

okay their is built in "image disk writer" should i use this to burn the image onto the usb.

 

when i use the usb image one it changes the format to udf i believe. so any suggestions for other options ?

[Bensemus]

personally I was having trouble making my usb boot drive work. I went and bought a new 8GB Sandisck stick and used Rufus instead of MicroSoft's own imaging tool. Fixed all my problems and it booted first try. Rufus also formats it before coping the files.

 

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[GLaDER]

so i recently switched to linux, and it's not really for me haha, so i decided to go back to windows or atleast i hoped lol.  Basically i used several iso to usb programs and have the contents of the iso on the usb .

 

thanks guys and anyhelp is super appriciated. and if the linux people out their are curious, its because i play smite and league competitively (gold/diamond) and the wine program isin't really stable/fast and doesn't work with all games.

 

Hi mate!

 

First of all, sorry to hear about your bad experience w/ Linux.  If you are sure about switching though I'd check this guide if I were you: Create a bootable Win 7 drive in Linux. However consider dual booting!  

[woodycarson]

Linux tools like suse studio image writer and others like it will only write linux images. Follow the the guide that GLaDER linked to in the post above me.