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Question

I just downloaded Gpart

Oct 1, 2013 12:20PM PDT

How do I make a bootable usb flashdrive from Gpart in ISO or ZIP format?

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Clarification Request
I've never seen a bootable ZIP format.
Oct 1, 2013 12:37PM PDT

Why not make a bootable CD with IMGBURN?

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Answer
why put linux subject in xp forum?
Oct 1, 2013 4:20PM PDT

Gpart is a partition program based on Linux and found in a lot of Liinux distros and on almost all of the Live CD or DVD's. KPart is the KDE version of it. If you want a bootable flashdrive, do you want it to boot windows or linux? You may have read about creating a bootable linux flash drive from an ISO, but it's not done with GParted. The easiest program I've found to do that with is called Universal USB Installer and it's at pendrivelinux.com site. If you want a Linux bootable flash drive that is also persistent, meaning changes will remain on it, not being a "read only" system, then another process is used involving a full install of some Linux variety to the flash drive.

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Should have checked ...
Oct 2, 2013 1:39PM PDT

when you downloaded. Here are the instructions:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/liveusb.php

Now if you really meant gpart rather than gparted for guessing and recovering partitions then I suggest using TestDisk instead and it can be added to a bootable USB drive per the instructions for gparted at the link above.