How to boot my computer from a USB flash drive.?

Question

This action is supposed to help me detect rootkits hidding in my applications.
Any detailed website on the subject is welcome.

Answer 1

This "The Ultimate USB Key" PC Magazine article talk about how to launch an emulated Windows CE or Linux system on your USB drive. Also contain a lot of good application that you should have in the USB Key.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1849714,00.asp

Direct link to the site PC Mag talked about
http://www.furrygoat.com/2004/12/portable_ce.html

Another Tom's Hardware article that talk about
'Windows In Your Pocket'
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/09/09/windows_in_your_pocket/index.html