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22-Jun-2008, 01:29 PM #1
vista and xp
Good evening group was wondering can a person use an external harddrive to run xp on a vista operating system . thanks
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22-Jun-2008, 01:36 PM #2
NO, you can NOT
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what about running dual boot system
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22-Jun-2008, 02:59 PM #4
No, dual boot will not work from a External drive.
The BOOT process MUST be able to see ALL bootable devices. The USB external drives can NOT be seen until the OS is running.
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22-Jun-2008, 05:23 PM #5


The ultimate guide for installing and running Windows XP from a USB stick / HDD drive

I don't know if this will work, but the author writes clearly.
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