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How to install xp in USB hard disk?

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Name: fencer
Date: October 21, 2003 at 01:34:13 Pacific
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: p4 256Ram
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How to install xp in USB hard disk? my BIOS support boot from USB devices




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Name: TJ
Date: October 21, 2003 at 02:27:45 Pacific
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When you go in to the Windows XP installer, after you accept the license agreement, does it show the USB hard drive on the list?

I've never considered booting from my USB drive, I think it's faster to just use my IDE drives and save my USB for storage and backup.


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Response Number 2
Name: JohnO
Date: October 21, 2003 at 11:42:31 Pacific
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Look in your BIOS and make sure it shows your USB drive as one of the bootable devices.


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Response Number 3
Name: x86
Date: October 21, 2003 at 15:09:33 Pacific
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I do not think that USB hard drive boot support's NT based O/S only DOS based O/S

https://www.codidirect.com/shop/thefactsbehindbootability.htm


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