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Boot w/CD, run windows on USB drive
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Name: nocommente
Date: March 7, 2006 at 07:54:04 Pacific
Subject: Boot w/CD, run windows on USB driveOS: Windows XXPCPU/Ram: 1 GigManufacturer/Model: Gateway |
Comment: I want to be able to use a USB external drive as a backup if my hard drive fails. I have read that it's difficult/impossible to boot to a USB drive. Is it possible to use a boot CD, then switch to the USB drive? (I would clone my hard drive to the external drive.)
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Name: blackbill
Date: March 7, 2006 at 21:01:49 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)If you do not have a bios setting for usb boot then you can use a program called BOOTitNG. It will allow you to boot from just about any usb device. You can find it at: www.terabyteunlimited.com
But I would also consider BARTS PE... It's kind of like xp that is run on a disk and not on the HDD
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