XP: Boot off a memory card? Thumb drive?
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From: smlunatick on 27 Apr 2010 11:22 On Apr 27, 1:52 pm, FrankEdwards <n...(a)frank.here> wrote: > Is this easily done? Just configure the bios to boot of that external > device and should it work? Do I need special drivers for the boot device? PC will boot off a USB flash / hard drive but only if it it not a Windows XP.
From: FrankEdwards on 27 Apr 2010 12:35 >> Is this easily done? Just configure the bios to boot of that external >> device and should it work? Do I need special drivers for the boot >> device? > > PC will boot off a USB flash / hard drive but only if it it not a > Windows XP. What? Can you try that again? (Proof reading works.)
From: smlunatick on 27 Apr 2010 14:39 On Apr 27, 5:35 pm, FrankEdwards <n...(a)frank.here> wrote: > >> Is this easily done? Just configure the bios to boot of that external > >> device and should it work? Do I need special drivers for the boot > >> device? > > > PC will boot off a USB flash / hard drive but only if it it not a > > Windows XP. > > What? Can you try that again? (Proof reading works.) You can get most standard PCs to boot off a USB hard drive only if the drive is not boot a Windows directly. Microsoft has purposely made most Windows to not permit to boot off a USB device. Their only exceptions are USB floppy drive access for additional drivers and USB CD / DVD drives for the "true" Windows install disks. Several other operating systems (aka Linux) can directly boot up from a USB drive. And some "ingenious" Windows users have been known to be successful in "cloning" a valid XP onto a USB drive and got it to boot.
From: FrankEdwards on 27 Apr 2010 15:28 Upon rereading this I think I may have used the wrong wording. To clarify, I want to install WinXP from a USB drive or another Sata drive. When I said "Boot off" I should have said "Boot and Install off a memory card". I'm pretty sure most Bioses these days allow one to boot of a USB external device, right?
From: Bob I on 27 Apr 2010 16:39
You will need to set it to Boot from USB if it isn't already set. See below for install methods http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=install+xp+from+flash+drive&aq=1&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=install+XP+&gs_rfai=&fp=2edb0d09f429b650 FrankEdwards wrote: > Upon rereading this I think I may have used the wrong wording. To > clarify, I want to install WinXP from a USB drive or another Sata > drive. When I said "Boot off" I should have said "Boot and Install off > a memory card". I'm pretty sure most Bioses these days allow one to > boot of a USB external device, right? |