Do You Deploy Windows with Floppy Disks?

re: Do You Deploy Windows with Floppy Disks?

Mike Dennis — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:40:42 GMT

Wouldn't Vista need a 4GB or larger flash drive? I know the pre-release ISOs were around that size.. I think it is a good idea though, but I am not sure if an average person would want to spend extra to make the install faster. When those drives become even cheaper it may work better, unless people can't use those because their USB ports have been filled with epoxy for security reasons... (heard some places actually do that...)

re: Do You Deploy Windows with Floppy Disks?

Keith Combs — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:30:01 GMT

Don't throw away that floppy drive just yet. Tried to install WinXP or Windows Server 2003 lately on one of the fancy schmancy new laptops with SATA drives and controllers?

I so wish those operating systems supported installing drivers during setup from a USB stick or external USB attached drive.

re: Do You Deploy Windows with Floppy Disks?

Viral Tarpara — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:57:07 GMT

good point keith, hadn't thought of that, though I was thinking about microsoft deployment models moving forward with Vista, Windows Server 2008 etc.