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Noobie09   06-03-2009 at 06:28:27 AM

hi,

i would like to know if i install my OS and apps on an external hard drive( make it bootable of course).

Could i make a server notebook eg ( HP COMPAQ 6720 THIN CLIENT NOTEBOOK)

boot from usb then use it like a stand alone laptop?

then when i get home, have the external HDD plugged into my desktop( again boot from usb )

and use the apps on it?

any help would be good thanks.

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MrLinux   06-03-2009 at 06:57:04 AM
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With Windows, No (due to hardware changes, product activation blah, blah, blah); with Linux, Yes, most (but not all) distributions support booting from USB.

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Noobie09   06-04-2009 at 12:37:23 AM
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thankyou for your information.


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megamanx00   06-04-2009 at 02:36:39 AM
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Check out puppy Linux. Another thing you can do is run XP on a virtual machine from an external drive, that way whatever you do on there stays on there.

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Noobie09   06-04-2009 at 01:13:08 PM
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thankyou, megaman i appreciate your information.

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