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The following tutorial will show you how to easily install PCLinuxOS MiniMe 2008 to a USB flash drive using Windows. This enables a user to quickly create a portable version of PCLinuxOS MiniMe 2008 without having to go through the redundant steps of burning the iso to a CD and then booting from the CD to perform the USB flash drive install from another iso. We really like the latest release of MiniMe from PCLinuxOS and think you will enjoy it as well.

PCLinuxOS MiniMe 2008 is simple, small, clean and works very well on a USB flash pendrive.

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

PCLinuxOS 2008 MiniMe Screenshot:

Essentials for installing MiniMe 2008 from Windows:

• PCLinuxOS MiniMe 2008 ISO
• fixMiniMe3.exe (does the USB conversion)
• 512MB or larger USB flash drive (we used a 1GB stick)
• A Windows host PC to perform the build
• HP USB format tool (optional)

How to install MiniMe 2008 on a flashdrive using Windows:

1. Download the HP USB format tool and format your stick using a Fat16 or Fat32 file system
2. Download and run fixMiniMe3.exe, a MiniMe folder is created
3. Download the PCLinuxOS Mini

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