One of the convenient features in early versions of Windows (yes, Windows) was the ability to easily create an MS-DOS boot disk out of any floppy disk, which could then be used to troubleshoot ...

4. Create a boot DVD The process for creating a bootable DVD is very similar, and again uses Disk Utility and demands the InstallESD.dmg file we extracted from the Lion installer.

Windows 8 has the ability to create a bootable USB flash recovery drive that can be used to troubleshoot a Windows 8 computer that is unable to start. A recovery drive is the same as a startup ...