drgeoff, <snip> ... I guess a linux file system is too complicated for simple beginners' solutions that khaitom wishes rpi has. The problem is more that for many RPi users it's their first experience with Linux and the only Linux machine they have. Telling them that the best way to put an IMG back ...

Unfortunately there seems to be no solution to this problem for windows users that I can find. The linux solutions are many and varied (depending on the ability to read a new image or if you have to work from an existing image). I won't tell you to search the forums or "google it" as I'm sure you al...