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Can this laptop be booted & its OS be recovered from a flash stick?

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Acer laptop Aspire One D150-1Bb
CPU:Intel Atom processor N280 (1.66 GHz, 667 MHz FSB )
RAM: DDRII 1GB
HDD:160GB(SATA, 5400 rpm)
OS: Windows XP Home Edition sp3

Boot listing in BIOS:
1. IDE 0 : TOSHIBA MK1652GSX
2. IDE 1 :
3. USB FDD :
4. Network Boot : Atheron Boot Agent
5. USB HDD :
6. USB CDROM :

I want to boot this laptop and recover it OS from a flash stick.
Can this be achieved?
How if yes?
Why if no?
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You would need to use the laptops recovery option which usually restores from the recovery partition of the HDD, or via the recovery discs. Either way, it will need to POST and boot to the menu.
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