external hard drives

silvereagleofco · #1 Oct 7, 2009, 11:50 AM

I have an external h d can i install a second operating system on it to try it out to see if i like it or not and be able to keep vista on my lap top at the same time?

Romefalls19 · Oct 28, 2009, 11:46 AM

Yes, you can. You will have to set the boot sequence to boot from the USB hard drive though.

I did it so I could try out Windows 7

NeedKarma · Oct 28, 2009, 12:06 PM

Most Linux distributions have a bootable CD (also known as a Live CD) that you can run that does not alter your PC in any way.



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