Summary: I found this. Don't know if it works. You need first to download the executable file at the following address http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor...
Summary: I would like to install xp on a usb drive so that I can boot from that drive to play games/run CPU intensive music software. I don't have enough space...
Summary: Which version of Linux are you going to install? Most popular ones will install to an external usb drive. But it will create grub or lilo. So mbr wil...
Summary: I installed a slave drive a my computer and wanted to install XP on the slave drive so that if any thing ever happen to my primary drive I could boot ...
Summary: You can not install XP on an external drive powered by a USB port unless you do some extensive reg editing. On top of that....your BIOS must support b...
Summary: 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...
Summary: I have jus formatted a computer and before i formatted, i copied the I386 in the C:\ directory of a dell machine to a USB External HDD. my question is...
Summary: I installed a sata 149 seagate drive to be used as backup, but now need to use it as a operating drive, I purchased a external usb drive for backup. I...
Summary: Hi. I recently reformatted my hard drive on my spare PC and I want to install XP on it. I put the cd in when it's starting and it says it's not a syst...
Summary: Aye, that is what I'm trying to do, and it seems to install fine that way (98 is stable on C), but thus far whenever I install XP on the D drive it si...
Summary: word of warning..once you install XP on the removable drive the system will not start if that drive is not present. also you will not be able to use t...
Summary: Honestly, every time I've run XP and any flavor of Linux I've had XP on my primary partition. It really shouldn't matter though. The Red Hat boot lo...
Summary: Easiest way for you is to remove the old hard drive. Install the new drive then install XP on the new drive. After a successful XP install then inst...
Summary: Ok, here is my problem. I have an IBM thinkpad that I am installing XP on. Problem is that the CD-ROM is busted. I have an external CD-Burner that ...
Summary: Even if you manage to boot to USB, Windows XP will not load. Windows XP is house-trained by Uncle Billy to not install itself on external hard drives...
Summary: My internal IDE hard drive is, in fact, removable. I can install any version of Windows on it and it works (as it should). The difference between an i...
Summary: I have purchased an external logitec usb hard drive, and connected it to my computer using windows xp, as well as my laptop using mac osx. I formatted...
Summary: I've been trying to install Windows xp on my brother's laptop, which is a Gateway T-6330u, and unfortunately it's hard drive is SATA and the xp setup ...
Summary: Hello again. I have a win 98 se and I keep having problems with it. I want to get rid of win98. My Q: 1. If I format my C: drive how do I install WinX...
Summary: I own a desktop and a laptop. I wanted to format my laptop and reinstall windows xp but my laptop doesn't have cd drive (or floppy drive :( ) so unles...
Summary: Just install XP on your first drive and set it up so all your hardware works then before you install any software use norton ghost to make an exact co...
Summary: I wanted to re install xp on my laptop, but broke my cd-rim and don't currently have an external. I can physically plug my laptop drive into my deskt...
Summary: This is bizarre. Here's my basic configuration: I've got two 40 GB Maxtors (7200 RPM), each as master on a separate ATA/100 controller. I have Windo...
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