USB MCNLive Toronto install

The following tutorial will show you how to easily install MCNLive Toronto to a USB flash pen drive in just a few steps from within Windows. By using this tutorial, you don't need to burn the ISO to a CD and then run the installer from Linux. Instead, the user simply runs the batch installer, moves the content from the created folder to the USB flash drive and then launches the makeboot batch file to make the USB device bootable. In addition, the second part of this tutorial explains how to make MCNLive "save all" of your changes to a persistent mcnlive.loop file.

Update: the script now moves the extracted files to the flash drive automatically. It has been tested to work in both XP and Vista.

MCNLive Toronto Screenshot:

Essentials for MCNLive installation from Windows:

• MCNLive Toronto ISO
• USBMCNLive2.exe (does the USB conversion)
• 1GB or larger USB flash drive
• A windows host PC to perform the build

How to easily install MCNLive to a USB flash drive:

1. Download and launch USBMCNLive2.exe, a MCN folder is created
2. Download the MCNLive Toronto ISO and move it to your MCN folder
3. From your MCN folder, click fixmcnlive2.bat and follow the onscreen instructions
4. Reboot your PC and select the USB device from your boot menu or system BIOS and proceed to boot MCNLive from your USB device

Making the mcnlive.loop file for saving your changes (persistence):

1. Boot from your USB device using the Boot with default settings option
2. From the MCNLive start menu, navigate to MCNLive-> Create persistent loop
3. Follow the simple onscreen instructions for creating the persistent loop
4. Restart your PC and select the Boot with persistent changes boot option

Enjoy!

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