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Installing XP on external Harddrive
Name: Gopala Dandu (by gkraju747) Date: August 20, 2006 at 20:36:44 Pacific OS: Windows XP Pro CPU/Ram: P4 3.06/1GB RAM Product: Self Assembled
Comment:
Hi, I have a 250GB USB External Harddrive for my laptop. Is it possible to install XP Professional on my external drive with the usual setup procedure?. I mean does the setup recognise the external drive for the installation process?. Thanks in advance.
Name: ham30 Date: August 20, 2006 at 22:00:00 Pacific
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I don't have an answer to your question. But I hope your are not thinking that installing XP on an external hard drive will let you move it from PC to PC. That will not work.
Do yourself a favor BACKUP!
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Response Number 2
Name: lurkswithin Date: August 20, 2006 at 23:27:26 Pacific
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The only way that you can do this is by burning the installation disc as an ISO file and then using an ISO editor and modifying:
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