Compa wrote: * | 29 Jan 2021, 11:58 |
Seems to be an issue for XP x64 specifically, which implies to me that... either nothing has been written to support its bootloader booting from USB, or Microsoft deliberately sabotaged USB booting support for it specifically for whatever reason.
I'm gonna go with that. MS likely didn't want to allow support, or there was/is a known conflict between file systems on the OptiPlex hardware/drivers. Hard to say without trying it myself. I still have a few retired XP oriented OptiPlex systems at work, two 390's and one 960. Maybe one day.
EDIT: I noticed "Compa" won't be writing many replies in the near future, but it was an interesting concept.