Linux fixes Windows Installation I built a new rig this weekend so I could have full dedicated machines for Windows and Linux. I prepared my Windows SSD with sysprep which removes all platform specific drivers. I build my new rig and put the sysprepped Windows SSD into the new rig. I install the old rig with the new SSD and load Arch Linux on it. I don't have a CD drive on the new rig so I copied the drivers onto a USB stick using my new Arch Linux installation.

All good so far... **UNTIL** I try to boot into the Windows machine. I copied all the motherboard drivers onto a USB, but Windows can't read the USB slots without the drivers on the USB.

I take the Arch Linux Live USB image and boot. I mount the Windows partition and use Linux to copy files directly into C:\tmp. This is the only way to load Windows drivers without a CD drive.

Long live the **true** master race!