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Old 22nd Apr 2007, 00:33
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Is there a way by which i can boot my computer from my pen drive which has windows xp instead of vista that is there on my pc ?
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Old 22nd Apr 2007, 09:14
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Default Boot from my pen drive

Unless your Bios supports booting from USB then the short answer is no.
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Old 24th Apr 2007, 05:33
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Yes, you have to check your BIOS settings for the Pen drive in the booting sequence. If it is available then it should be possible to boot from your pen drive.
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Old 28th Apr 2007, 12:03
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Default Boot from my pen drive

just checked and there is an option for the same. now what steps should i follow to use my pendrive as a bootable disk ?
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Old 29th Apr 2007, 08:13
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Default Boot from my pen drive

Take a look at the pic below.
You will see that the floppy disk is the first boot priority, what you need to do is opt for that and cycle through the options, one of which should be USB.
It should boot from your USB containing XP.
Most BIOS's operate on the same principle just make sure you save the setting when exititing.
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Old 29th Apr 2007, 08:42
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Hi kknight

You will also need to make the Flash Drive Bootable "the link is a direct link to download a PDF Document on how to make a Flash Drive Bootable, its clean as i have just downloaded it and scanned it with all my security , see pic" Click Here for PDF

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