Windows XP boot from USB device

[johnnyBravo1]

I have a ibm x40 laptop which has no floppy drive or cd-rom drive. I need to do a repair on windows xp, I have a USB thumb drive, has anyone been able to boot up with a usb drive that has windows installed on it. Thanks for any help

 

[linney]

http://www.weethet.nl/english/hardware_bootfromusbstick.php

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=28700158

http://www.google.com/search?source...4-50,GGLD:en&q="usb+boot"+motherboard+bios+xp

http://groups-beta.google.com/group...4-50,GGLD:en&q="usb+boot"+motherboard+bios+xp

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