Ars Technica

How to get clean Vista install disk with laptop?

I'm looking at entering the mobile computing world soon by finally getting a laptop. Specifically I'm looking at the Sony VAIO SZ series. While these laptops come with Vista Business, they only ...
Ars Technica

How to create a bootable, backup Mountain Lion install disk

Happy Mountain Lion Day! Now that you have downloaded the 4.34GB installer, you may want to install Mountain Lion on more than one of your personal machines. Do you really need to wait 45 minutes or ...
Cult of Mac

How to Make a Bootable Install Disk of Mac OS X Lion

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 ...
Lifehacker

Create a custom Windows XP installation disc

Burn your own customized Windows XP installation disc using the previously mentioned nLite and step-by-step instructions over at the Xtreme-Source forums. With nLite you can create an installation ...
CNET

"Disk Error" appears when attempting to install Windows XP via Boot Camp

"Disk Error" appears when attempting to install Windows XP via Boot Camp Occasionally users who are installing Windows XP on their Mac receive a message reading, "Press any key to boot from CD.