Creating a bootable USB Key (Windows or Linux machine) for DCE

Instructions for a Windows machine:

1. InsertUSBkey (no larger than 4GB) into your system.

2. Extract the following file to a temporary directory:
   DCExpertUsbFlashRestore_Win_x.x.x_b.zip

3. Open a command prompt to the temporary directory and run mkDCExpertRestoreUsbKey.bat <iso image filename>. For example: mkDCExpertRestoreUsbKey.bat c:\tmp\restore.iso

4. Answer the prompts as appropriate.

Instructions for a Linux machine:

1. Insert a 2GB (or larger) USB key into your system.

2. Extract the following file to a temporary directory: 
   DCExpertUsbFlashRestore_Linux_x.x.x_b.tar.gz

3. Open a command prompt to the temporary directory and run mkDCExpertRestoreUsbKey.sh <iso image filename>. For example: mkDCExpertRestoreUsbKey.sh /tmp/restore.iso

4. Answer the prompts as appropriate.

Third-party USB key scripts:

The scripts used to create USB keys use the following software:

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