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Old 01-05-2006, 02:26 AM
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Default Re: Can a USB thumbdrive become "a:"?

Ekim wrote:

> Sorry if the answer to this is posted somewhere else, but I'm computer
> illiterate and can't find it.
>
> I have a purchased software package that requires a floppy disk to run.
> (Eventhough it is installed via CDs). My HP Pavillion a44n did not come
> with a floppy drive.
>
> Is there a way that I can configure WinXP so that I can plug in my USB
> thumb drive and have it known to the system as letter "A:" ?
> It doesn't have to be bootable, but it has to be A:
>
> Thanks!
> Ekim
>


I wouldn't even think of buying a computer without a floppy. If the HP
altered motherboard allows it, new floppy drives are very cheap and very
easy to install.

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