While backing up my new dell vostro 200 with xp pro. the wizard wanted to make a start up or rescue disk. I have no floppy drive. should I get one? if so should I get an internal or external? dusterdriver,Another chance to rant at the fact that the o/s software providers (usually microsoft) and the hardware manufacturers (a large multitude) never seem to talk to one another. The software is saying if you ever get into a crisis and NEED to recover your computer you will "need" a start up disk. The hardware manufacturer says well we can SAVE some money if we not include a floppy drive.To make things EVEN worse most computers are not shipped with O/S software (or even recovery disks).It is often required that you create your own recovery disk from an installed "recovery program" that came already installed on your computer. If you desire to have a floppy drive my suggestion would be a USB external. They are very inexpensive and GIVEN that the trend is to not include them anymore you would have a PORTABLE for future needs on other computers.truenorth