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      Joerg Walther  wrote:   
   > Bob Latham wrote:   
      
   > >First off I found that the OS choice menu kept changing. If you   
   > >selected it first then you could select any RPi OS but if you   
   > >select pi3 first then OS options disappear. I don't meant OS for   
   > >pi 4 or pi 5 I'd understand that but Bookworm 32 bit lite is   
   > >removed from the menu. Why???  Grrr.   
      
   > When OS options disappear after selecting a certain model of Pi   
   > then obviously the OS is not available for this version of Pi.   
      
   I'm not too sure about that. Look at this page..   
   https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/operating-systems/   
   Third option on the page...   
   Raspberry Pi OS lite Bookworm and on the left along side that it says   
   "Compatible with: All Pi Models".   
      
   > There may be some images available in beta stadium, but this should   
   > not be offered on the official Pi imager.   
      
   Agreed but we're not talking beta. "Compatible with: All Pi Models"   
   yet blocked by Imager.   
      
   > The imager also gives you the opportunity so set a password prior   
   > to installing since standard passwords are no longer allowed on the   
   > latest versions of RPi OS.   
      
   I don't deny it has some advantages but it has serious limitations   
   too.   
      
   > >So I saw an option to install an OS image you have stored. I tried   
   > >that but it doesn't allow you to look anywhere but the C drive for   
   > >it, certainly not an unmapped NAS.   
      
   > How is this supposed to work?   
      
   No idea but I have many bits of software that have no problem   
   accessing files with a UNC path, Serif photo plus for example and   
   Tag&rename for another off the top of my head.   
      
   > The OS you run the installer on   
   > simply does not see the NAS if you do not map it first,   
      
   Not entirely true I don't think, else Serif etc. wouldn't work.   
      
   > so why not map it?   
      
   There are reasons not to map drives, especially on drives not always   
   switched on.   
      
   > It definitely works on other drives as C since I keep my   
   > downloads on E and use RPi imager from there and sometimes I have   
   > an image on my mapped NAS, which is I.   
      
   Don't dispute it.   
      
      
      
   Bob.   
      
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