Same here, but only got the mail after noon
It actually came together with today's offer in the very same email message.
Big shame, because I really want this program.

Ingolf Schmacke,

Where did you find that elite book for $85 ?

Alec Raven, I've been waiting all day. Even tried a couple of different email accounts. Still nothing.

So, after an hour, I guess you can't send reg code to a yahoo.com email address. What is up with that?

bromberg, I'm currently using two desktop PCs, both are circa 2007 and both can boot from USB. Your PC must be amazingly old/

GeoffW, Not really: mine is circa 2012 but I don't see a USB option in the boot order of the BIOS; anyhow, are you happy with FlashBoot?

bromberg, Then use a booting utility software, like Boot-IT Bare Metal, to redirect booting up off of the USB drive.

Chet , Nice to know it's available but not worth the $39.95 for the one or two times I might need it.

bromberg, Look for PLoP Boot Manager. It's freeware that will meet your financial requirements. It's included on Hiren's Boot CD image which is freeware too.

Chet , Does PLoP lack features that FlashBoot has? Thanks.

FYI, Plop Boot Manager can be used to boot from a bootable USB drive, like FlashBoot USB drive, for computer BIOS that don't have the option to boot directly from a USB drive. For those computers, you first boot to Plop Boot Manager installed on a CD then have Plop to transfer the boot to the flash drive. In my experience, it works most of the time. In a few cases there is something further that the computer BIOS can't handle booting from the flash drive but it's worth the try.

Chet , I'll definitely give it a go - thanks for the heads up.
Dan

richard,

Reading the second answer (clarification) I gave earlier to #2, you'll see the program asks for "Windows 10/8.1/8 installation ISO or ESD image file (any edition)" - NOT the folders you've got Win 10 installed on.

raju somaiya,

One obvious option is to download the program again (from here), go through the registration process again (using the USB drive that you really want to use this time!) and get that USB device 'registered' to the program.

raju somaiya,

It may be too late to re-register the software (if it checks in with a server to validate the date of the Giveaway); but if not (or you want to take a chance as your 16GB is too small to be of use anyway), then you could try using something like Revo Uninstaller (free; choose Advanced mode of scan) to hopefully remove all traces of the lock-in to the 16GB drive along with any remaining files, shortcuts, Registry entries.

Then, with any luck, you can re-install and re-register using your bigger USB drive.

Hope this helps, and let us know if that works out.

raju somaiya,

Before trying the total removal then re-installation of FlashBoot via Revo Uninstaller as previously suggested, possibly another idea to try first is inspired by what commenter "senzai6293" suggested (see comment #3 below):

FlashBoot apparently stores a file "license_key.xml" in its programs folder. You could see what happens if that file is "moved" (not copied) out of that folder to another location on your computer where FlashBoot won't look for it.

Then plug in your bigger USB drive and launch FlashBoot to see if it starts over to register your provided user license info and the USB drive. Hopefully it will re-create another "license_key.xml" file and function normally.

Again, if that works or you figure something else out, let us know. This kind of feedback would be useful for future reference if FlashBoot is offered here once again as similar confusion is sure to repeat itself.

greg,

Reading the second answer (clarification) I gave earlier to #2, you'll see the program asks for "Windows 10/8.1/8 installation ISO or ESD image file (any edition)" - NOT some files in the folders you've got Win 10 installed on.

Ray E, Thanks for the info. I second the Kudos.

Question for everyone: Can it read the files on the original hard drive (assuming the harddrive isn't cooked)? I have downloaded a few usb Windows 10 programs --- they could run computers from the flash drive but the only drive they could read was the usb drive itself.

Meg , Read the "license details": "Lifetime license for one USB device"; isn't that clear enough?

Dennis W Comito, Again: "Lifetime license for one USB device" see #6!

Qwertiy, ditto #5 and 6 answers!

StrayCat, from the registration page:

"This is a time limited offer. New registration codes are not issued after 23.03.2021 12:00:00 GMT."

If you are unable to get a functional USB drive by then, then sadly you will not be able to register the program afterwards. As the site generates a registration key by email that matches the USB-hardware you've plugged in.

Personally, i only registered with my USB drive which had still other data on it, the registration procedure does not require for the USB drive to be empty and it also will not format during the registration process. So i can use the program whenever i feel ready or when i stored the data from the USB drive somewhere else.

senzai6293, registering for some usb drive means that I can move Windows only to that drive or to any drive but I'll need to plug this one too to confirm registration?

Qwertiy, you need to plug-in the USB drive before continuing the registration process, it will automatically detect applicable devices plugged-in and you can select any of them from the dropdown menu and continue the registration process and you need to repeat that process for any USB device you want to use as registered with the program.

So in short, every registration is "per device" and the license will only work for one of them.

The registration is put into a file called "license_key.xml" in the programs folder, if you store that for each device, you could theoretically have more than one device but only one device at the same time per matching license key.

senzai6293, RE: "the registration procedure does not require for the USB drive to be empty and it also will not format during the registration process. "

Are you absolutely positive this addition to a usb HDD won't need to re-format the recipient HDD? I wish to put it on a 1TB external HDD with lots of important data already on it, and need assurance that it will not be lost.

beans, i'm 100% sure it will not erase or write any data on the selected drive, that step with drive selection is only for generation of the registration link. So you are completely safe there. It only writes the "license_key.xml" file onto the drive where the program has been installed to after successful registration. ;)

beans,

My experience (so far): FlashBoot needs your chosen USB storage device/drive to be plugged in for the registration to take place. Apparently this special edition is then locked to that particular device (unless you try the license file tricks senzai6293 mentions). Simply registering the USB device will not format it nor erase any existing files at that time.

FlashBoot then awaits your choice of several scenarios: a migration via that USB device, or create a stand-alone bootable USB device, etc.

One of the operations availble afterwards is mentioned in the FlashBoot User Guide (click on "Help" button):

"Save USB storage device to image file

If you have bootable USB thumbdrive with some useful content, and want to temporarily reuse it for other purpose, then you can save its contents to image file, and restore it later."

So, apparently, you can save any pre-existing stuff on your USB storage device (say, lots of old photos) to an image file, then use the device for your other FlashBoot business (a migration, or create bootable USB, etc. -- see that User Guide for detailed explanations of each scenario), then restore your device's earlier contents.

Nice!

beans,

(as usual for me, I had an afterthought and forgot to add:)

After the registration and locking of your installed FlashBoot copy to your chosen USB storage device is complete...

"FlashBoot then awaits your choice of several scenarios: a migration via that USB device, or create a stand-alone bootable USB device, etc."

Or simply quit/exit FlashBoot at that point, having made no changes at all to your USB device.

(NOTE: I haven't yet attempted any major FlashBoot operations today, and chose to simply exit, with the understanding I will still be able to perform any of those operations on a future date.)

TK, yes, you should be able to move the license_key.xml file anywhere you want, in fact, it doesn't even matter where you installed the program to and registered it. You only need to make sure that the registration file resides besides the programs executable, so that the program can pick up the registration data. The program is also portable by the way, which means it doesn't matter where you put it after installation.

Lala,
Your Windows 10 OS should easily fit on a 64GB USB 'stick' - and probably even on a 32GB one.
However, the important factor is that the faster the device you can use the better will be the experience.

Lala,
I agree with Jay - I checked my Windows 10 folder size (c:/windows) and it was 32.4 GB. I checked my C: drive (which includes Windows and all installed programs) and it was just over 60 GB. My data is on a separate drive and so is not part of the 60 GB figure.

So, 64 GB should be plenty unless you have a crapload of extra stuff (lots of themes, etc.) installed.

Lala,
Further to my earlier response, to clarify, I quote from the author's site ...

3. Things you will need:-
USB thumbdrive or USB HDD (minimum size is 16 Gb, 32 Gb recommended).
Windows 10/8.1/8 installation ISO or ESD image file (any edition).
Downloaded and installed FlashBoot Free.
Optional requirement: USB 3.0 storage device and computer with USB 3.0 ports.
Note: USB 2.0 will work as well, but USB 3.0 provides better speed and overall better user experience.]

Jay,, My OS on a C solid state drive data currently is 155 GB. This includes the files to allow the programs installed on another drive to work. If you just need the OS without those files they would easily fit on a stick, but if you find the need to really "clone" the drive, then a much larger USB stick would be required. (I'm running Win10 64bit)