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Hi,
I have a real challenge! I have a laptop that has XP installed on it.
This has been provided by my employer and is locked down. I also want
to use the PC for domestic use using Windows98. I have Windows98 on a
bootable 2.5in disk, but the laptop doesn't enable easy change of fixed
disk. So, I have put the 2.5 inch drive in a case with USB
attachement.
What I want to do is create a bootable CD that brings up just enough
functionality to recognise the USB attached drive and then use it as
the primary boot drive, loading the rest of Windows 98 from
it.......(when using Windows 98 I do not want to access the internal
(XP) hard drive).
By the way, the PC doesn't appear to have USB boot option (in the
BIOS).
I tried (on another PC) creating a nootable Windows98 diskette and then
having booted from it used DUSE.EXE to recognise the USB.....it
recognised the disk but couldn't mount it for some reason. (The disk
is recognised when I plug it into the USB port when XP is running).
And that is as far as I have got.
Any help would be much appreciated. Remember, I cannot touch the
internal drive.....e.g. no option to install boot management s/w etc.
on it.
Best regards,
Tim
Hi,
I have a real challenge! I have a laptop that has XP installed on it.
This has been provided by my employer and is locked down. I also want
to use the PC for domestic use using Windows98. I have Windows98 on a
bootable 2.5in disk, but the laptop doesn't enable easy change of fixed
disk. So, I have put the 2.5 inch drive in a case with USB
attachement.
What I want to do is create a bootable CD that brings up just enough
functionality to recognise the USB attached drive and then use it as
the primary boot drive, loading the rest of Windows 98 from
it.......(when using Windows 98 I do not want to access the internal
(XP) hard drive).
By the way, the PC doesn't appear to have USB boot option (in the
BIOS).
I tried (on another PC) creating a nootable Windows98 diskette and then
having booted from it used DUSE.EXE to recognise the USB.....it
recognised the disk but couldn't mount it for some reason. (The disk
is recognised when I plug it into the USB port when XP is running).
And that is as far as I have got.
Any help would be much appreciated. Remember, I cannot touch the
internal drive.....e.g. no option to install boot management s/w etc.
on it.
Best regards,
Tim