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irwindgreenwal

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Since: Jan 18, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:58 pm
Post subject: Make External Drive Bootable
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I recently purchased a Maxtor External HDDrive that I installed on a Win
XP Home system. I would like to make the drive bootable, but the format
command doesn't accept the /s option and the sys command doesn't exist.
Any ideas on how to make the drive bootable?

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Shenan Stanley

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Since: Feb 19, 2004
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:46 am
Post subject: Re: Make External Drive Bootable [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Irwin Greenwald wrote:
 > I recently purchased a Maxtor External HDDrive that I installed on a
 > Win XP Home system. I would like to make the drive bootable, but the
 > format command doesn't accept the /s option and the sys command
 > doesn't exist. Any ideas on how to make the drive bootable?

With what OS?
Windows XP?
Probably Not happening.

But... Google could be your friend.
<a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6265_11-5490289.html?tag=fdnew" target="_blank">http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6265_11-5490289.html?tag=fdnew</a>
or
<a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://nwc.desktoppipeline.com/29100411" target="_blank">http://nwc.desktoppipeline.com/29100411</a>
come up first..

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irwindgreenwal

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Make External Drive Bootable [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On 1/19/2005 5:46 AM Pacific, Shenan Stanley wrote:
 > Irwin Greenwald wrote:
 >
  >>I recently purchased a Maxtor External HDDrive that I installed on a
  >>Win XP Home system. I would like to make the drive bootable, but the
  >>format command doesn't accept the /s option and the sys command
  >>doesn't exist. Any ideas on how to make the drive bootable?
 >
 >
 > With what OS?
 > Windows XP?
 > Probably Not happening.
 >
 > But... Google could be your friend.
<font color=purple> > <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6265_11-5490289.html?tag=fdnew</font" target="_blank">http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6265_11-5490289.html?tag=fdnew</font</a>>
 > or
<font color=purple> > <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://nwc.desktoppipeline.com/29100411</font" target="_blank">http://nwc.desktoppipeline.com/29100411</font</a>>
 > come up first..
 >
Thanks for the leads!
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