Update: Before you try all of this, you may want to try using WinToFlash, a utility designed to create a bootable Windows flash drive for Windows XP/Vista/7/Server. If this works for you, you can skip ...

For a long time, Microsoft didn’t sell Windows install media in the form of bootable USB flash drives. Instead, it prefered to stick to old-school DVD media, despite the fact that many notebooks today ...

For the last 15 years or so, Microsoft Windows has been coming on CDs or DVDs. But it’s increasingly common to find computers that don’t have disc drives. So how do you install Windows on those ...

To boot Windows XP from USB drive, make sure that you have at least a 4GB USB drive (8GB is better). It should be a good quality drive, with a good access speed. To boot Windows XP from USB drive, ...

Using USB flash drives to boost computer performance is a low-budget solution that could hold you over until more technology funds come your way. Although Windows XP doesn't have the ReadyBoost ...

I've recently developed some curiosity about how Windows XP handles USB storage devices (thumbdrives). I read the recent thread about how Win XP occasionally fails to assign drive letters, an found it ...

I have an Ipod, and a Sandisk Cruzer usb drivethat Windows doesn't recognize. When I attach the devices it says: "One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows ...

Back when the Windows 8 Consumer Preview hit the Web, we offered a basic guide on configuring a virtual machine. With Windows 8's Release Preview available and the final version inching toward ...