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    re-install W2KPro from USB and floppies?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by shokan, Dec 30, 2007.

  1. shokan

    shokan Notebook Enthusiast

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    On an Inspiron notebook running W2KPro which I lost the user password for and which has a busted optical drive, can I re-install W2KPro from a USB pen drive and the four W2K setup/boot floppies I just got at a site? ie. will it see the USB port and the pen drive?
     
    shokan, Dec 30, 2007
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  2. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    It all depends if the laptop itself can boot from a USB drive. Only the BIOS will tell you that.
     
    Khris, Dec 30, 2007
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    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    BTW If you still know the Administrator password, then you can reset any user account.

    How are you going to use those floppies ? If the notebook has a floppy drive then most likely it is too old to support USB booting.
     
    PhoenixFx, Dec 30, 2007
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    necknight Notebook Geek

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    maybe he's gonna use a USB floppy if you can do that. Iono.
     
    necknight, Dec 30, 2007
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