Recovery Disc... on a USB Flash Drive?

Will this work... Create the recovery media on a USB flash drive...

Using XP Pro 32 (downgrade from Vista) on a T500


I figure a tiny USB flash drive is easier to carry than a fragile and scratch-able DVD (or 2 DVD's as I believe are needed).

If so, what size drive is needed..., and of course how to do it...

 

It's probably possible but you're going to need an 8GB USB stick I think. I'd rather burn the CD and the two DVD's that are required. Much cheaper.

 

Personally, I'd really recommend DVD or CDs, DVD is much larger than CD, I might need more CDs. DVD be the best.
Recovery media don't need to be carried around I think, so buy a DVD.
USB probably need 8GB or more, the larger, the more unstable.

 

" DVD is much larger than CD"

It's physically the same size. You must be talking about capacity?

Renee

 

A word of advice.... Yes, A usb drive will work on your system but I'd advise a couple of things.... Chances are...unless it is your own system, licensing is going to get you. I'd recommend that you pay the price and license it. If you don't after 30 days there will be no internet and you'll have a maximun of 1 hour to use it without rebooting, if it's windows 7. Time concerns are so, whether it's your system or not.

Renee

 

The original poster said Windows XP. Whether it's XP or Win7, if he's building the stick from the factory supplied image, it's OEM media and your activation concerns won't come into play.

 

Thanks all.

Yes, this is from an OEM Vista to XP Pro downgrade, on a Lenovo laptop. So the licensing is all good.

Cost is about the only issue- I already have some DVD's laying around, whereas a 16GB flash would cost a little.
... however, if I could create a recovery media, including the OS, Lenovo software, AND my current programs, files, and settings, etc... that might make a flash drive worth the cost.