recovery disk assistant

yes, i installed it onto a usb thumb drive (it seems impossible to download it to my applications folder, which is

where i'm trying to install it, so i can stay on the internet and not get cut off when i restart) i tried holding option +

command + r on restart, but when i do it just asks me to choose a network, and this is the place where i get stuck

because i use a usb gadget to connect to the net and of course it just cuts straight off when i restart--if you have any clues about naming this usb device as a 'network', then that may help, otherwise any advice about how to install recovery disk assistant INTERNALLY may help. i have tried to follow instructions from a similiar post, but no joy so far. thank you for replying.

<You're right, the OS X Recovery Disk Assistant just runs when you dbl-click it. You have to copy the <downloaded file to your /Applications folder to use it from Applications.

i don't know how to copy the file from my external flash drive, namely because it's designed NOT

to be visible on disk utilty ... obviusly i'd just click and drag but no ...

<So, if I understand you correctly, even when you restart your Mac using COMMAND+R to get to the ML <Recovery HD, you still have the same issue with no Internet connectivity?

in short, yes. my question here is are there any experts out there who may know how to give my little wireless

usb a network name [???] or this this the wrong idea completely???

thanks

thanks for all your kind help, Keg. later, I will try going to downloads and see, but don't know about other suggestion probably a bit difficult for me (dummy level!)--though it can't hurt to look in system preferences i suppose. Must sign out and rest. Thanks again

thank you, eric. And thanks to lion diskmaker, i have a complete copy of os x mt ln fully installed on my flash drive. So if something goes wrong with my mtn ln on my computer, i can reinstall from this copy of the fully installed mountain lion osx system on my flash drive, yes?

if no, i still have a copy of the lion diskmaker "installESD.dmg" on my desktop and i could put THAT onto another flash drive to use to reinstall mountain lion on my hard drive if and when a problem arises if that is the clue here. [???]