Installing XP Home...need hard-disk drivers...

[MrMatt]

So I'm installing XP, I have the drivers needed for my hard-disk, but I don't have an actual floppy drive. Can I use a USB based floppy drive to get the job done? I don't want to spend the money if it won't work.

 

[RebateMonger]

Some USB floppy drives will work. Some won't.

Go to http://newegg.com, search for USB Floppy drives, and read the reviews. You'll find one or two that have several reviews saying they work for the "F6" driver load in XP.

Note that these cost about $30 with shipping. A standard floppy drive costs about $10.

 

[sonoma1993]

Originally posted by: MrMatt
So I'm installing XP, I have the drivers needed for my hard-disk, but I don't have an actual floppy drive. Can I use a USB based floppy drive to get the job done? I don't want to spend the money if it won't work.

if you have a spare computer with a cd-burner in it. you can slipstream the drivers in and along with xp service pack 2 and 3. You can use nlite to do this.

nlite

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: sonoma1993

Originally posted by: MrMatt
So I'm installing XP, I have the drivers needed for my hard-disk, but I don't have an actual floppy drive. Can I use a USB based floppy drive to get the job done? I don't want to spend the money if it won't work.

if you have a spare computer with a cd-burner in it. you can slipstream the drivers in and along with xp service pack 2 and 3. You can use nlite to do this.

nlite

^^ x2, no waiting, no shipping, just works.