Re: Bootable vs non-bootable

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I do not believe the BIOS will recognize a USB drive. In any event, I do not
have one. Nifty idea, though.

"bxb7668" <bxb7668@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ey8a0BpUFHA.1148@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Does your BIOS recognize a USB floppy or CD drive? If so, you could
> have both at the same time which might work.
>
> "Gordon Nelson" <popop3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uRRee.836$Fn1.708@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> I am trying to load Windows into an old Dell laptop which has a CD
> module
>> and a Floppy module. They are installed separately into the same
> place on
>> the laptop chassis. You cannot operate them both without shutting
> down the
>> computer and removing one and installing the other. So if I boot
> from a
>> floppy, I then have to shut off the computer to install the CD
> module. I am
>> dead in the water. If I could use my desktop to create a bootable CD
> and use
>> that to boot up the laptop I'd be in business.
>>
>> Any suggestions as to how to do this?
>>
>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message
>> news:OmeU0BnUFHA.628@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > No version of Win9x (to my knowledge) is bootable. You start the
> install
>> > by inserting the setup floppy and booting from that.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Richard Urban
>> >
>> > aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
>> >
>> > If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> > You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>> >
>> >
>> > "Gordon Nelson" <popop3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:UUOee.33$U01.26@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Am I correct that a full version of Win9X will boot, but an
> upgrade
>> >> version will not?
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>


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