Emergency Startup Memory Stick?

General Discussion

King_Drax_I - 25 August 2008 - 1:11pm

A few issues ago, I think it was Tanya had an article on how to create an emergency startup drive on a memory stick.

Please can someone tell me what issue it was in? And possibly the page number if it's not too much trouble....

Thanks in advance

KingDrax

Haven't found that one but

cebrown - 25 August 2008 - 2:21pm

Haven't found that one but there's a linux one for USB stick on page 86, March 2008,issue 182.

They tell us not to clutter up our HDDs and then make the database run from installation not from disc!! Haven't checked recent DB therefore.

Colin Brown

Just found it

Page 76,issue 176,Oct.2007. Didn't think it was so long ago. I must be getting very old, with time starting to go so quickly.

USB Boot

Isitme - 26 August 2008 - 10:46am

Make sure your PC is capable of booting from USB before you go to the trouble of making an emergency boot stick. Many are not.

TomD

Boot from a USB stick by tanya

homer000 - 2 October 2008 - 8:41pm

Hi Colin

Your answer is correct. I am now trying to goto http://tinyurl/.com/ydao7p to download the format program for the usb. But its no longer there. Do you happen to know of an alternative site ?

Thanks in advance

Homer

USB stick

cebrown - 2 October 2008 - 11:01pm

Sorry. I get most of my info from the mag/database but I vaguely remember it being mentioned in recent months.I'll keep looking.

Colin B

HP USB Format tool Get this

pca_Burn-IT - 3 October 2008 - 1:43pm

HP USB Format tool

Get this : http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197

Dave Burnett Microsoft MVP Shell/User (see http//mvp.support.microsoft.com/ )
God doesn't play dice Does that mean I was supposed to be like this??

HP USB Format tool

homer000 - 3 October 2008 - 7:38pm

Thanks Dave

Got it will be trying it out.

Will report back soon

Thanks guys

Homer

If you cant find it,

summer15 - 4 October 2008 - 8:19pm

If you cant find it, computeractives doing a bit on emergancy USB's just now, new issue comes out on thursday so youve got till then to get it.

HP USB formating program

homer000 - 5 October 2008 - 9:02pm

Just formatted my usb device with the above program. It's booting up beautifully.

Thanks

Homer

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