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Carey:
Is it true that WindowsXP can't be installed to an USB 2.0 harddisk?
I have tried to start the setup, the harddisk works, but durint the
installation procedure Windows does not even recognize a partition on
the USB HD and I get the message that Windows also can't create a
partition without further software. So is there any controller like
RAID or SCSI which I can add so that Windows can be installed on an
external USB HD?
If not, how can I make an UDB HD bootable with WindowsXP?
"Anna" <myname@myisp.net> wrote in message news:<uCmw8KjNFHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> > | Hey
> > |
> > | I'm trying to install windows XP SP2 on an external WD 160GB
> > | harddrive. But when Im partitioning the drive, I dont get the
> > | alternative to format the drive, and the installtions program says
> > | that the drive not is a compatible windows XP partition.
> > |
> > | Does anyone know how to fix this? Or is it impossible?
> > |
> > |
> > | Regards
> > |
> > | /Axel
>
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uOKWukiNFHA.2964@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > You cannot install Windows XP on an external drive.
> > Windows XP can only be installed on an internal drive.
> > External drives are designed for file backups and storage only.
> >
> > --
> > Carey Frisch
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP - Shell/User
> > Microsoft Newsgroups
>
>
> Axel...
> Hey.
> Carey is correct in that you cannot *directly* install Windows XP onto an
> external hard drive; however, using a disk imaging program, e.g., Symantec's
> Ghost, Acronis True Image, etc., you can clone the contents of your internal
> HD containing the XP OS to your EHD. Understand that the EHD will not be
> bootable (at least in my experience), but you could re:clone the contents
> back to your internal HD should the need arise.
> Anna