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16 February 2010
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Operating System
USB installs quicker than CD
Read
/ Write speeds are quicker on USB devices compared to CD drives. The
actual speed increase is realised during the initial loading of the
installation process and when the installation data is copied to the
hard drive.
Create a backup of your original installation CD
You
can create an unattended installation version of your original XP CD
that already contains your product key, user name, computer name etc.
This way when you perform the installation again then you wont be asked
to fill in the above mentioned fields making the installation process
much quicker.
Install
XP when CD device is not working or present
Next
time your CD device on your laptop or desktop box is faulty you have an
alternative option to repair or reinstall XP using your USB
installation disk.
Some
Netbooks and small notebooks do not have inbuilt CD drives so your USB
installation disk could be your only option if the recovery partition
on the internal hard drive does not work.
Handy tool for computer technicians
If
you are a professional computer technician then you will want to create
different versions of Windows XP on a couple of USB devices. All you
need is a 1GB USB sticks and you can pick them up for next to nothing
these days.
Now onto the "How to" article
The
article is available on a third party website and is updated regularly.
Our technicians at Your PC Matters have followed the instructions
for Method 1 Full XP Install
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