Re: Memory stick v floppy drive?
- From: "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:18:13 -0700
gs wrote:
> what if you work with Norton or Symantec ghost for imaging? it does
> not produce bootable CD nor memory stick.
Sorry, I don't understand the question. Can you be more explicit?
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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> Or is there a way to create bootable memory stick from floppy?
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> John wrote:
>>
>>> If your pc with xp goes into safe mode, is the CDROM drive
>>> accessible?
>>
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>
>>> In the same case, is a USB connection to a memory stick accessible?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>
>>> The answers would seem to answer the question about whether getting
>>> a floppy with a new computer is a sensible investment (I presume
>>> that, in safe mode, a floppy *is* accessible).
>>
>>
>> Yes, it's also accessible.
>>
>> Floppy drives are very seldom used these days, so many computers come
>> without them. My view is that a floppy drive costs only $10 or so,
>> and for that amount of money, I think it's a false economy not to
>> have one. You need them very seldom (I can't remember the last time
>> I used one), but it's nice to have if you ever need one.
>>
>> If your vendor charges much more than that $10 or so, I would order
>> the computer without one, then buy and install one myself. They are
>> very easy to install.
>>
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>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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