Windows PC Accelerators Vista Tips Discuss Windows PC Accelerators in the Windows Vista forums; Originally Posted by y eye . You are saying that the flash device should be identified by the manufacturer and the seller, and should be identified as "ready", and ...

[Znod]

Originally Posted by y eye

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You are saying that the flash device should be identified by the manufacturer and the seller, and should be identified as "ready", and or optomized".
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Earlier we discussed Corsair and Apacer flash devices.
How are they identified as "ready and or "optomized".
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Check out the Apacers here:

http://www.apacer.com/en/products/USB_Flash_Drives.htm.

I have the 4 GB version of this one (including the base):

http://www.apacer.com/en/products/Ha...HT203_200X.htm.

[y eye]

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What is Bootable?
games...XP...Linux...?
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[Znod]

It takes a little work to boot from a flash device. You can boot Vista, for example, but I have never gone through the process since I have no need to do boot from a flash device.

[felix8406]

Originally Posted by y eye

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What is Bootable?

A bootable flash drive will let install Win XP from a flash drive. You can create a bootable of your Win XP just in case something happens to your XP installation. At the moment there's not method for creating a bootable Vista flash drive, that I know of, but I'm sure it will happen. See snip

[Znod]

The references to the new Corsair 16 GB always discuss their bootability and their ability to boot "the" Windows operating system. They never come out and say Vista, but, I guess we'll see. Here is one such link: http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/501690/264. I can't find a link to anyone who refers to having done a Vista flash-drive boot yet.

[y eye]

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Several weeks ago I purchased an oem Version 2002 Windows XP Professional w/Vista Upgrade Coupon.
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The next course of action seems to be install XP on a HD or flash drive and Vista on a flash drive when it arrives. Any instructions or do's and don'ts?
Including Motherboard selection...
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[y eye]

Originally Posted by Znod

It takes a little work to boot from a flash device. You can boot Vista, for example, but I have never gone through the process since I have no need to do boot from a flash device.

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Can you be more specific. Do you have sources or directives?
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[Znod]

Just google on Start XP Flash. You will find some references.

[Znod]

Originally Posted by y eye

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Several weeks ago I purchased an oem Version 2002 Windows XP Professional w/Vista Upgrade Coupon.
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The next course of action seems to be install XP on a HD or flash drive and Vista on a flash drive when it arrives. Any instructions or do's and don'ts?
Including Motherboard selection...
.y

Congratulations on your purchase. Making the next step flash-drive booting doesn't seem like the right second step to me. You can always boot from the XP Pro CD if you need to boot to boot for XP purposes--at least before you upgrade. A more logical second step to me would be to buy an external drive for backing up files and making disk images of your hard drive both before and after upgrading. Of course, you can do the same thing with DVD's or to some extent CD's.

[y eye]

Originally Posted by Znod

The references to the new Corsair 16 GB always discuss their bootability and their ability to boot "the" Windows operating system. They never come out and say Vista, but, I guess we'll see. Here is one such link: http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/501690/264. I can't find a link to anyone who refers to having done a Vista flash-drive boot yet.

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Can you explain what a Vista flash drive boot is/would be? Are you talking about an installed Vista on a flash drive?
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