Can you load an OS on a flash drive?

RobVG — 5/3/2008 3:35:15 PM (archived)

Can you load an OS on a flash drive, and then boot from that drive? Don't know much about them.

It's been awhile since I've done an OS install. Would the bios read the flash drive and place it in the boot order?

Just curious.

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Can you load an OS on a flash drive? - RobVG - 5/3/2008 3:35:15 PM
- USB Live. - RobVG - 5/4/2008 3:17:10 AM
- re: Can you load an OS on a flash drive? - Cam "the man" - 5/4/2008 1:56:30 AM
  - Welcome 'The Zone' Cam. (n/t) - RobVG - 5/4/2008 3:18:55 AM
- Absolutely - RNE - 5/3/2008 4:45:51 PM
  - An OS within an OS- interesting thought. - RobVG - 5/3/2008 4:57:45 PM
    - There are several flavors of that in the mainframe world. - alcaray - 5/3/2008 8:28:11 PM
      - Ah hah! The master OS was called VM (virtual machine). Came to me in a flash. (n/t) - alcaray - 5/3/2008 8:35:33 PM
        
        (Nice Pun!) (n/t) - RobVG - 5/4/2008 3:19:27 AM
        
        Waiting for someone to hijack this thread and drive it on down. (n/t) - Tony - 5/5/2008 8:39:52 PM
        
        Don't look at me. Almost all of my puns are unintentional. (n/t) - alcaray - 5/6/2008 12:27:41 AM
- Apparently, yes - McFly - 5/3/2008 4:30:30 PM
  - Neat. - RobVG - 5/3/2008 4:53:57 PM
- Good question - TB - 5/3/2008 4:14:12 PM
  - Why?... WHY?...Because it would be kewl. (n/t) - RobVG - 5/3/2008 4:59:48 PM

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