Creating a bootable USB key

[James Stuckey <jhstuckey@gmail.com>]

Hello,

I'm trying to use a usb key as installation media. I followed the instructions given here earlier but Unetbootin but did not produce a bootable stick. When trying to boot with that stick I get an error that says "No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found". I tried running it again but that didn't work either. There seems to be lots of *notes* about creating bootable usb sticks scattered around various places, but none of the ones I have read give complete information. Is anyone who knows how this is done willing to write instructions? 

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