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How do I boot from an external (USB) CDRW?

Started by Airwolf , May 21 2004 12:03 PM

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Posted 21 May 2004 - 12:03 PM

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<_< My CDRW recently went out, so I purchased an external (USB) CDRW.
I originally had Windows XP, but erased it, thinking that somehow this would solve my problem. Why, I don't know (okay, so I'm a fool). :D Anyhow, I need to use my external CDRW to reformat my hard drive, and reinstall Windows ME using my HP restore discs, then to use my other upgrade disc to reinstall Windows XP. How in the world do I do this? Is it even possible?
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Posted 21 May 2004 - 12:34 PM

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Check your BIOS settings to see if you have "USB device", or "other device" as one of the boot options.
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Posted 10 June 2004 - 10:42 PM

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forget ME it worthless, find a cheap low speed internal about $15.00 or barrow someone elses temporarly and connect it to your computer and load your xp.
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