It means the drive isn't a psychical drive, so it is a digital drive. If you have for example an iso file, you can let the computer think you have burned it on a disc and put it in the computer. It saves quite some money :P
You have encountered the LBA28 barrier. Most computers manufactured before 2002 had a limit of 128 GiB, or approximately 137.4 GB.
The hard drive stores the Operating System. Like for example : Windows XP or Windows Vista or even Windows 7 without the hard drive your computer will not turn on.
Windows events log
To flash Windows onto your computer, you can create a bootable USB drive using the Windows Media Creation Tool. Then, restart your computer and boot from the USB drive to begin the Windows installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
you can connect both computer through networking.. you can use pen drive..
You use My Computer & Windows Explorer to browse the file system on a drive in Windows XP.
Windows XP switches off the computer's monitor Windows XP switches off the computer's hard drive
When you buy a new Windows XP computer, in what unit is the size of a typical hard drive measured?
Standard is My Computer > C Drive > then WINDOWS...or C:\WINDOWS...be weary making changes in this folder, as anything that is changed that is wrong will cause your computer to not boot up.
If the external hard-drive uses a USB (hot plug) connection, then it can be freely plugged in and out without switching off the computer first. The computer will automatically install it in Windows. In some linux type OSs, the drive may need to be mounted first. In any operating systems, it is wise to unmount the drive before pulling the plug to allow any data writing to be completed or you may risk corrupting the external drive/data.
Usually Windows is installed on the C:/ drive of your compuer. Press WINLOGO+E to see your hard drives
Frist you make a Backup of you Windows into anthor drive. Than you transfer you backup in you dads computer.Than In you father computer you formate a drive which contain you father windows. But rember it when you transfer backup in you father computer,transfer in anthor drive EXAMPAL d,e,f drive ect.Than install you window from the drive where you transfer the backup & there is solution of you problem. Note: If you want just windows backup. then just install Norton ghost and create ghost disk.