Comments on: The Death of the Floppy Disk http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2007/01/30/the-death-of-the-floppy-disk/ A blog by a Brit about Web 2.0, the Internet and technology in general. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:14:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: JasonStone http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2007/01/30/the-death-of-the-floppy-disk/#comment-65935 JasonStone Thu, 01 Feb 2007 11:05:09 +0000 http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2007/01/30/the-death-of-the-floppy-disk/#comment-65935 Using a USB drive as a floppy isn't supported on all motherboards though...also, if you take a look at the driver disk CD that came with your motherboard (assuming you are assembling the computer yourself), usually there are instructions on how to integrate the drivers into your windows installation disk. but to pull this off, you need to burn a CD/DVD so you essentially will be needing a total of 2 computers (or, in case of an upgrade, make your new windows installation disk before before switching parts out). Using a USB drive as a floppy isn’t supported on all motherboards though…also, if you take a look at the driver disk CD that came with your motherboard (assuming you are assembling the computer yourself), usually there are instructions on how to integrate the drivers into your windows installation disk.

but to pull this off, you need to burn a CD/DVD so you essentially will be needing a total of 2 computers (or, in case of an upgrade, make your new windows installation disk before before switching parts out).

]]> By: Joe Anderson http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2007/01/30/the-death-of-the-floppy-disk/#comment-65667 Joe Anderson Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:52:19 +0000 http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2007/01/30/the-death-of-the-floppy-disk/#comment-65667 To be honest, I did not take a close look. Nonetheless, floppy disks seem like a much more convenient medium to install drivers. To be honest, I did not take a close look.

Nonetheless, floppy disks seem like a much more convenient medium to install drivers.

]]> By: James McKay http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2007/01/30/the-death-of-the-floppy-disk/#comment-65517 James McKay Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:13:00 +0000 http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/2007/01/30/the-death-of-the-floppy-disk/#comment-65517 Installing RAID drivers is about the only thing that I've needed a floppy for in recent years. I was shocked to discover that you can't do it from a USB disk in Windows XP. It must be downright idiotic on Microsoft's part if this is still the case in Vista. Installing RAID drivers is about the only thing that I’ve needed a floppy for in recent years. I was shocked to discover that you can’t do it from a USB disk in Windows XP. It must be downright idiotic on Microsoft’s part if this is still the case in Vista.

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