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    Aug 8, 2007, 12:30 PM
    Installing OS on external hard drive
    How do I install on OS on an external hard drive ? Is that possible? :confused:
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    Aug 8, 2007, 12:31 PM
    With XP and Vista you can install to any drive on the system. However, you might have problems booting from that drive, especially on a different PC. Why do you want to do this?
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    Aug 8, 2007, 12:47 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by lillyjoy
    How do I install on OS on an external hard drive ? Is that possible? :confused:
    Thanks for the reply Scott. I was always wondering if it was possible, I like experimenting you see. You mentioned one con but what are the pros and any other cons?
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    Aug 8, 2007, 12:50 PM
    I really can't think of any pros. The only reasons I can see to do it is to a) have a backup you can immediately boot to or b) have a drive you can boot from that works on multiple PCs.

    For the former I would do it differently by using Acronis True Image or Norton Ghost to create a clone of your OS partition and use that for restoration. For the latter, it will only work if all the PCs have the same equipment.
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    Aug 10, 2007, 11:50 AM
    Here's some reading material for you:
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