The A drive used in Windows 8 is a recovery drive, whereby if you ever have a computer virus or glitch there is a backup. It uses both USB flash card and an optical disk.
It is possible to install Windows 8 using a USB flash drive with at least 4 GB of space. The process requires creating a Windows 8 ISO, or buying Windows 8 as an ISO, and adjusting the computer's BIOS to boot up from the USB drive rather than the hard drive.
It depends on type of Windows 8 installer. If it is update, you need Windows OS preinstalled. If it is full installer, you can install it on a bard hard drive.
Get a USB Flash Drive and get files from Windows 7 and transfer to Windows 8.
Any type of Flash drive can be used in Windows Vista.
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One method to create a recovery drive in Windows 8 is to open the Charms bar. Once it is open, one should search for "create recovery drive." This will open a visual of the recovery drive. Next, one should click on the "crate recovery drive" under the settings. This will then start the recovery drive wizard.
Windows Explorer is the file management application in Windows. Windows Explorer can be used to navigate your hard drive and display the contents of the folders and subfolders you use to organize your files on your hard drive.
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Yes, you can boot Windows 8 from a 4 GB flash drive, but it requires specific steps. You need to create a bootable USB drive using tools like Rufus or the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool, and ensure that the Windows 8 installation files fit within the 4 GB limit. However, keep in mind that for a full installation of Windows 8, more storage space is recommended for optimal performance and functionality.
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The letter used by Windows XP (ie a, b, c, d, e etc) is essentially a reference. By default, letters 'a' and 'b' are floppy drives and drive 'c' is the hard drive that the operating systems (Windows XP in this case) is stored. The other letters are used whenever Windows XP detects another drive. if you have a CD/DVD drive in your computer it is liekly to be displayed as drive 'd'.
Drive 'c' is the hard drive that the operating systems (Windows XP/ Vista/ Win 7 etc) is stored.