Apple only sells OS X Mountain Lion as a digital download in the Mac App Store. The installer weighs in at a hefty 4.05GB, but the good news is that you can install your copy of Mountain Lion on all ...

In this hands-on video walkthrough, I’ll show you how to turn an eligible USB drive, one that you may already have laying around the house, into a handy macOS Monterey install disk. This is useful for ...

Want to try or install a Linux distribution (distro) on your computer? Making a bootable flash drive with an image of the distro is the simplest route these days. I've done it dozens of times, and ...

Do you want to dual boot Pop!_OS and Windows on your system? Here is a complete guide showing you the steps you need to follow to install Pop!_OS on your PC alongside Windows OS. Pop!_OS is a free and ...

In last month's column, I described the hurdles that Mac OS X puts in your way when you try to create a bootable disc, especially a custom bootable CD, DVD or flash drive. I offered various solutions ...

You know you’ve got a serious PC problem when your computer refuses to get through even the first phase of startup properly. If you can't get into Windows or macOS at all, then your troubleshooting ...

How do I create a snow leopard usb boot or dvd disk while running Sonoma on a Mac Studio Pro? I want to install Snow Leopard on an old Macpro 5,1 but I don’t have a boot disk or sub stick. I got Snow ...