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Do you have an OS installed on your USB thumb drive?
But have you ever tried booting from a USB drive in VMWare?
That’s right, using Plop Boot Manager.
So, visit thePlop boot manager download site.
Click Download, download the latest version, save it in a location, and unzip it.
The file named “plpbt.iso” is the one we need to use.
VMware will ask you to specify an Operating System.
Click Next
Specify the name of the VM and the destination where it will be saved.
Click Next
On the final screen, you’ll see the hardware resources automatically allocated for this particular VM.
Click OK to continue.
confirm your USB drive with a bootable OS is attached.
Start the VM, you’ll boot into Plop.
And now you’ll be booting into your OS from the USB.
Not quite handy perhaps, but still geeky!
Boot From a USB Drive Even if your BIOS Won’t Let You
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