Run Windows, classic VB and Office from a USB?
I have an old computer with a noisy hard drive. Rather than replace the hard drive, I wonder if I can just install a version of Windows, VB 6.0 (classic), and Word and Excel 2000 on a thumb drive and run from there.
Everything I do with it runs a simple VB program that opens and focuses on Word and Excel files. Everything works fine now - except for the horrible groan in the hard drive.
I have discs for Win 98SE, 2000 and XP. (VB and office, too, of course.) Will one of these boot OSs and run Office and VB from a USB?
Ed
Here's the thing, Ed. Although it is possible to run XP on a USB key in some cases, it's probably not worth. For more information, read this article:
http://articles.TechRepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-5928902.html
So that it works, not only do you need to use the right type of USB, but also your PC must support booting from a flash drive. And given that your PC is old, I doubt that.
If the PC is perhaps old, you can simply buy a new one; they are very affordable. Or you can replace the hard drive. You can physically remove in order to identify it (or use the Device Manager). Then Google to determine a suitable replacement. Newegg is a good source for hard disks.
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