USB flash drive disk to boot linux

I have a generic 1gb flash drive. I want it to boot a linux distro on my Windows XP computer. I've changed my bios to read the flash drive before my hard drive. I put the linux iso onto the flash drive. I restarted my computer. Nothing special happens. What do i need to do to get this linux iso on my usb flash drive to load?!

what distro?

its a version of the xbox hard drive manager that is based off of linux. reason being i want to put a bigger hard drive in my xbox so i need to use this manager, it just won't start up though.

make a boot floppy

"I put the linux iso onto the flash drive. I restarted my computer. Nothing special happens. What do i need to do to get this linux iso on my usb flash drive to load?!"

loser you cant just do that.
google "linux on a jumpdrive" or something

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Wait... are you trying to boot from a cd image stored as a file on a USB flash drive? LOL

Use Google much ??

http://pendrivelinux.com/

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