OK, I copied the full path for the file and it created the usb, it has 10 files on it and the volume info.
I shall attempt boot from this usb on Dell
new problem on Dell:
my ubd drive does not show up in "use a Device"
it was there since we started this thread, I tested my usb that I created
for clean install. I ran it with blank product key and stopped the test before
copying files, don't know why it doesn't show now.
Is there a way to launch the first .exe that should start the scan?