Step 1
Connect USB Pen Drive (1GB or more)
Step 2
Download and Run USB Disk Storage FormatUSBFormat.zip (34KB)
Grubinst -p=0 aa.dsk Just as in GRUB, extended partition starts with (hd0,4). After installing the boot code, you need to copy grldr and menu.lst to the partition which you install the boot code on. GrubinstGui Can`T Run Background Program Software Thath Operating; The action that does not function is stage 3 make bootable (area BootUSB). Dec 18, 2008 Replacement of GrubInstgui.exe (VPE ct-Edition). The grub4Dos installer fails to install grub with the message Cant run the background program. 2009-04-19: Updated the attachement with a new version that loads grubinst.exe from the directory where grubinstgui.exe is located instead of the current directory. Well, the grubinstgui wasn't what I would call a 'good fit' at this point - therefore I developed a replacement that perfectly fits at this point: 1.
Step 3
Download grubinst_guigrub4dos.zip (179KB) and Run as Administrator
Step 4
Insert the BootCD (10.3 or newer) in the CD Drive and Copy everything from CD to USB Flash Drive
Step 5
Copy grldr and menu.lst from grub4dos.zip (or from HBCD folder) to the usb drive
Step 6
Test Your USB Drive (read bottom of the page for troubleshoot)
To Enter the BIOS press the 'Del' button on your keyboard. Alternatives are'F1', 'F2', 'Insert', and 'F10'. Some PC's BIOS might even require a differentkey to be pressed. Commonly a PC will show a message like'Press [Del] to enter Setup' to indicate that you need to press the 'Del' key.Some AMI BIOS require you to enable the option 'USB Keyboard Legacy support'!
For AMI BIOS:
For PHOENIX/AWARD BIOS:
If you cannot install grub4dos (or you get 'cannot run background program' message) then use syslinux to boot grub4dos
Check processes running in your PC using online security database. You could use any type of scanning to check your PC against Viruses, Trojans, Spywares and other malicious programs
Recommended: * To help you analyze the grubinst_gui.exe process on your computer, 'Asmwsoft PC optimizer' program have proven to be helpful.