Installing Windows XP from a USB Flash Drive (thumb drive)
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:55 pm
Since I have no optical disc with my new x61s, I have been looking for a way to downgrade to Windows XP from the factory installed Vista OS. I do not plan on getting an external optical drive if I can avoid it.
I own a 2 GB flash drive and a Licensed copy of Windows XP, so I am hoping the following instructions I found on the internet can work with my X61s.
Can anyone confirm that this will work or if they have successfully done a clean install of Windows XP from a USB thumb drive?
From the internet....
[Admin edit: Very extensive quote about booting Vista from a USB deleted - please link to the relevant web site if you want to reference a substative amount of existing textual material]
I own a 2 GB flash drive and a Licensed copy of Windows XP, so I am hoping the following instructions I found on the internet can work with my X61s.
Can anyone confirm that this will work or if they have successfully done a clean install of Windows XP from a USB thumb drive?
From the internet....
[Admin edit: Very extensive quote about booting Vista from a USB deleted - please link to the relevant web site if you want to reference a substative amount of existing textual material]