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re: Question about 'How do I boot into Windows XP or Windows 2000 with a floppy?' Friday, August 1, 2008 at 6:37 am Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) You don't unless your BIOS supports it. On Friday, August 1, 2008 at 6:27 am, Paul wrote: >How do i boot my computer using a flash disk? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question 'How do I boot into Windows XP or Windows 2000 with a floppy' (or is it a "Flashie"?) Friday, August 1, 2008 at 7:47 am Posted by Kiwi (2228 messages posted) 1. A floppy is a floppy. Period. There is no crossover (at least, none widely known) from floppies to flash devices. 2. You would need a relatively expansive flash device for an abbreviated Win2K or XP install. 3. There is a six-floppy set that is available for use for both OSes. Maybe there is a way to put the contents of those onto a flash device, *IF* the BIOS supports its use that way. . Kiwi ** On Friday, August 1, 2008 at 6:27 am, Paul wrote: >How do i boot my computer using a flash disk? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I boot into Windows XP or Windows 2000 with a floppy?' Friday, August 1, 2008 at 8:14 am Posted by Spexx (2229 messages posted) Everything you need to know at bootdisk.com. Hope this helps. Cheers. Spexx. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I boot into Windows XP or Windows 2000 with a floppy?' Friday, August 1, 2008 at 12:47 pm Posted by Harry Clark (546 messages posted) How to create a bootable floppy disk for an NTFS or FAT partition in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305595 Cheers HC On Friday, August 1, 2008 at 6:27 am, Paul wrote: >How do i boot my computer using a flash disk? [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum