[Trlog] Flashdrive (wasDual-Booting Windows XP and DOS) (fwd)

[kd4d at comcast.net]

Hi all:

Thought someone else might be interested in this thread...

Pete:  I assume the computer in question is running XP?  If
it's running an older OS, C: may be the Windows directory.

Of course, if you boot off CD, you could use that as a file
repository if that is the case.
73,

Mark


----------------------  Forwarded Message:  ---------------------
From:    kd4d at comcast.net
To:      Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Trlog] Flashdrive (wasDual-Booting Windows XP and DOS) (fwd)
Date:    Wed, 10 Nov 2004 02:43:07 +0000

Hi Pete:

Well, the next question is whether the BIOS will RECOGNIZE the drive.

Do you have a floppy drive?  If so, turn off the computer, insert
the USB stick, insert a DOS boot floppy in the drive, and turn
on the computer.  This should boot from the floppy.  Do a 
"DIR C:" and see if the drive is recognized.  (i.e., there is a
drive there and it has the files on it that your USB stick does).

If that works, I'll walk you through creating a bootable CD.

73,

Mark, KD4D


> I just verified what I was afraid of; my Dell Dimension 2400's BIOS is so 
> impaired that it does not include an option for booting from a USB device, 
> so I guess I'm just SOL.
> 
> How would you go about booting from a CD and then using a USB drive or 
> other device to store data...?
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> 
> At 06:05 PM 11/9/2004, kd4d at comcast.net wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >----------------------  Forwarded Message:  ---------------------
> >From:    kd4d at comcast.net
> >To:      Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Trlog] Flashdrive (wasDual-Booting Windows XP and DOS)
> >Date:    Tue, 9 Nov 2004 22:45:57 +0000
> >
> >Hi guys:
> >
> >I have one of these booting DOS.  Runs just fine.  Haven't used
> >it yet for the intended purpose.  Actually, it's easy enough to
> >create a bootable CD with DOS, but then you need somewhere
> >to hold the files.  Heck, a 16 MebaByte memory stick would be more
> >than enough for any contest log and DOS and CT or TR I can think
> >of...
> >
> >73,
> >
> >Mark
> >
> >
> > > That's a neat idea - Staples is selling 128 MB drives for <$30 right now I
> > > believe.  Only question in my mind would be whether you can boot from one.
> > >
> > > 73, Pete N4ZR
> > >
> > > At 04:42 PM 11/9/2004, you wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >In a message dated 11/9/2004 3:28:40 PM Central Standard Time,
> > > >k8do at mailblocks.com writes:
> > > >
> > > >I  strongly prefer a small, second, hard drive with DOS 6.22 for
> > > >running  TRLOG, WF1B, etc...
> > > >
> > > >Has anyone considered a USB flash drive for this purpose?  I've 
> > found  them
> > > >to be very effective for large powerpoint presentations and other Windows
> > > >applications.  Even the smallest ones (128 M) are sufficient for the
> > > >most  robust
> > > >DOS logging applications.  Obviously, they're lightening fast and  the 
> > .dat
> > > >files can be backed up on the main computer drive.
> > > >
> > > >Thoughts?
> > > >
> > > >Paul, K5AF
> > > >
> > > >Paul  Schaffenberger
> > > >210-493-6265
> > > >210-213-5914(M)
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