Can't create startup disk 4 Ubuntu

I just installed Ubuntu 10.10 (dual boot w/windows) and I cant create a startup disk using a usb flash or cd drive, I can browse and access files on both but when I use the "create startup disk" app I get nothing but errors trying to create a startup disk, it does not show the cd drive at all in the utility and it shows the flash drive but does not show free space on any usb or flash drive as if the utility can't mount it. What is the easiest fix or work around, I just want to create a startup disk.

Thx

You stated you get errors, what are they?

thideras said:

You stated you get errors, what are they?

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org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

How can this be, is it possible that administrator can still not have access permission?

Does this thread help? It seems they suggest formatting the drive as FAT and trying again:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1643504

thideras said:

Does this thread help? It seems they suggest formatting the drive as FAT and trying again:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1643504

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I already tried a flash drive formatted as fat32 and still the same, I will go read the link anyway though.
I even re-formatted a drive that did not need formatting.

Ok, even though I tried two different types of flash drives it appears that if there is any operating software at all on the flash drive (ie file compression software) it will not work. I dug up a pen drive with no software at all on it an it works like a charm... thx