J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Mark
Twain writes:
OK,. I guess I'll have to order some CD's.

Robert

Or salvage a floppy (-:

He might have a USB card read in the floppy slot.
So no floppy.

USB keys are more expensive than a CD or a floppy,
but you get to reuse them. You have to figure out
how to get them to boot of course.

On my really old computers, I can't boot from a USB key,
so that wouldn't be an option. On my year 1999 computer
P2B-S), I'd be using floppy or CD.

But on newer machines, the USB stick is a viable option.
And both his machines, generationally, are new enough.

Apparently, some BIOS hide a setting in the Setup Screen
to turn on popup boot. The magic key can be turned off.
Imagine how annoying that would be. That BIOS screen
also tells you what key to press.

https://www.eightforums.com/attachme...enshot_306.jpg

( https://www.eightforums.com/installa...t-usb-key.html )

Paul