Using Flash (Thumb) Drive via Floppy Boot Disk

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Brad - 12 Jan 2008 20:42 GMT

Hi,

Has anyone used a flash drive ("thumb" drive) after booting a computer
using a floppy boot disk (A: drive)?

Note: Windows is not launched. I want to transfer "stuff" from C: drive
to the flash drive.

Thanks in advance, Brad

Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC.

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Gary S. Terhune - 12 Jan 2008 20:57 GMT

You're talking about a DOS OS, and I don't think they make drivers for flash
drives to support DOS. Thus, you would need to find a different operating
system that can boot from a CD and support flash drives. (I don't think
anyone has a floppy-based system that supports flash drives, but I may be
wrong.) Off the top of my head (which doesn't remember much these days), I
know of one such OS:

BartPE
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

Without the long web page of explanations:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/bartpe.html

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> Hi,
>
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> Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
> be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC.

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ungali - 14 Mar 2008 03:25 GMT

> You're talking about a DOS OS, and I don't think they make drivers for flash
> drives to support DOS. Thus, you would need to find a different operating
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>
> There are actually Dos USB drivers. try the Old Files network.

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Brad - 13 Jan 2008 16:50 GMT

Hi Gary,

What OS can you launch off a CD, that allows you to use a flash drive?

Thanks in advance, Brad

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:57:40 -0800, in microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
you wrote:

>You're talking about a DOS OS, and I don't think they make drivers for flash
>drives to support DOS. Thus, you would need to find a different operating
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>Without the long web page of explanations:
>http://www.snapfiles.com/get/bartpe.html

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