Re: Why won't Wxp boot when it's on a USB drive?
- From: Rock <rock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:15:56 -0700
Jim wrote:
"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:O1BpS1wxGHA.4044@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Because XP doesn't natively support booting from a "Removable"The BIOS must be able to boot a USB device. Many BIOS implementations do not support booting from a USB drive. Even those who do require explicit enabling of booting from a USB device.
disk. If you search the web you'll find some workaround procedures
that supposedly will allow USB boot.
"b11_" <b11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:617C9C48-B34B-4F86-9A08-9B9636C4AED9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Why won't Wxp boot when it's on a USB drive?
Jim
Even with USB boot enabled in the BIOS XP is not designed to boot from an external usb device. As was said in a previous post some people claim to get it to work but it takes some effort. Google for what others have done.
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