If you really need to boot to a USB CD, there might be a way to boot to DOS first and then load USB drivers, followed by loading and running the CD software. Sounds complex, but I believe DOS can be used to access USB, Firewire or a network with the proper drivers.
The idea about the DOS USB driver is indeed your best option.
I've used this DOS Usb Driver a couple of times to boot from an external Maxtor HDD. It boots from several different computers, althought I was unable to make it work for the latest Inspiron 5150 and up.
DOS, booted from the floppy, is your initial operating system. A USB driver written for DOS and a CD driver written for DOS would need to be included on the floppy. A DOS boot floppy usually includes a driver to access the CD drive, and USB drivers are available as Rick pointed out. A command from DOS would be used to access the USB port, access the CD drive, and launch the bootable CD.
DOS programming skills would be beneficial, although you might find a program already written to perform exactly what you need. Lots of good info here.
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Thought so :smileyhappy:
Would be cool a innovation though.
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The idea about the DOS USB driver is indeed your best option.
I've used this DOS Usb Driver a couple of times to boot from an external Maxtor HDD. It boots from several different computers, althought I was unable to make it work for the latest Inspiron 5150 and up.
Here's the link: http://www.pocketec.net/downloads/duse_4_2.zip
Best regards,
Rick
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