All situations. Installation from floppy disk is the exception rather than the norm these days. Many systems do not have a floppy drive any more, now that USB flash drives, network installations and removable optical media (CD/DVD/BluRay) have become the norm.
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Express upgrade uses existing windows foldersCustom upgrade allows you to change installation folders
which feature of windows xp professional allows you to recover from installing the incorrect driver for a device
any way it is patition that allows it to perform it.
Typical-All the components that are usuallyinstalled. Portable-Installation optionsgenerally required for portable computers. Compact-The smallestpossible installation that installs minimumcomponents. Custom-Allows you to choose which optionalcomponents to install.
You have to use so called SMB server (usually it's included in each Linux installation) which allows to communicate Linux with windows.
Remote Installation Services (RIS)
To reinstall Windows, you can use a dedicated installation partition, typically known as the "Recovery Partition." This partition contains files necessary for restoring or reinstalling the operating system without needing external media. Alternatively, you can create a bootable USB drive or DVD with the Windows installation media, which allows for a fresh installation on the primary system partition. Both methods enable you to reinstall Windows while retaining or formatting other partitions as needed.
Lite Touch Installation (LTI) is a deployment method used in Microsoft Windows environments that allows for the installation of operating systems with minimal user intervention. It typically involves using Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) to automate the process while still requiring some manual steps, such as selecting the operating system image to install. LTI is particularly useful for organizations looking to streamline their OS deployment while retaining control over the installation process.
Windows XP takes drivers only from floppy drives (during installation only). Vista can work with basically any drive. Anyway by the time the system asks you to insert drive with drivers there is software loaded in your RAM which allows you to remove the installation disk... And then put it back.
As I understood, you'd like to preserve the current installation of windows xp while migrating from old computer to a new one. Well, taking into consideration that windows XP allows only 5 bits of hardware to be exchanged (after that it requires reinstall) and that it's very hard to make old WinXP installation to work with a now MotherBoard, there's no way to do so.
If you're not seeing the window to upgrade to Windows 10, ensure your current Windows version is eligible for the upgrade. Check for any pending Windows updates and install them, as they may trigger the upgrade notification. Additionally, verify that your device meets the system requirements for Windows 10. If the issue persists, consider using the Windows 10 Installation Media tool to initiate the upgrade manually.