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  <h2>Sugar on a Stick</h2>
    To boot sugar labs OS on your computer, you will need a bootable sugar on stick set-up already.<br>
    To see how to set it up, visit the <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation" target="_blank">wiki</a>.
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  <h2>Plug it In</h2>
  Once you have your sugar stick, plug it in to a USB port on your computer.<br>
    The picture on the right will show you what it should look like.
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  <h2>Boot Device Select <nobold>(Windows)</nobold></h2>
    To boot from the USB, you will need to press "Shift" while clicking "restart" as shown in the picture.<br>
    This will take you into an advanced boot tab.
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  <h2>Select Boot from USB <nobold>(Windows)</nobold></h2>
    Once you are in the advanced boot tab, select "Use a Device".
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  <h2>Select USB <nobold>(Windows)</nobold></h2>
    Now select your USB drive to boot into Sugar OS.
    
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  <h2>Boot Sugar <nobold>(Traditional Boot)</nobold></h2>
    This is an alternative method for non-Windows computers. Start your computer by pressing the power button, then press F9 continously to select boot order.<br>
    The function key may differ from computer to computer, but when in doubt, press ESC, F9, F12 together continously until you get redirected to the BIOS or a boot selection menu.<br>
    Usually the name will have the model name of your USB stick, once it is selected with arrow keys, press enter to boot up Sugar
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  <h2>Enjoy Sugar on a Stick</h2>
    Once you selected to boot from your Sugar USB, you should be directed into the Sugar OS interface.<br>
    If you have problems during the boot process, you can check the SugarLabs <a href="https://socialhelp.sugarlabs.org/" target="_blank">Social Help</a>.
   
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