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People say you can boot from a flash drive does it really work?
Like do you run xp off the flash drive or is it to install?
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
dunno about XP... Heard about Damn Small Linux(DSL)... Boots from a usb drive
More Info:http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
Source(s): the web - LindsLv 71 decade ago
Yes you can you have to go into Bio's and change the boot order, but most people tend with either boot from the disc drive or the hard drive.
They would boot from the disc drive generally if windows needed to be reinstalled.
- ?Lv 61 decade ago
Yes, but does it worty the hassle?
A 8 GB flash drive is about $ 25, thats the cost of a 250 GB HARD DRIVE
PS, you need to enable this in the BIOS
- 1 decade ago
It is possible to boot XP from a flash drive but it is a complicated process. If you want to do it here is a guide that will show you how:
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
when you reformat your computer you can choose to boot from your flash drive. u can run the os off the usb but why would u so it is just to install the windows
- 1 decade ago
it never worked for me! i tried a lot of times.
