Installing xp on a usb hard drive

Hammer · #1 (**permalink**) 26-02-2007, 06:10 PM

Hello can somebody help me , I have purchased a new usb hard drive and trying to install windows on there as my old hard drive on my laptop is corrupt, I have plugged in my usb to my laptop and when i try to install window is get a message saying that i cannot install the windows, can anyone help me with this problem.

Many thanks

Steve

grimerz · #2 (**permalink**) 26-02-2007, 07:08 PM

I would like to put a winxp ontp my usb HD too please, if it is possible?

Steve, hope you will not mind my adding to your query?

regards

grimerz

jephree · #3 (**permalink**) 27-02-2007, 01:09 AM

No. Only in the rare exception where a motherboard has a USB boot capability. This is very rare and you'd probably know it if it did. Sorry.

usa67us@yahoo.com · #4 (**permalink**) 31-07-2008, 07:19 AM

I have Windows 2000 on my USB external hard drive, it is drive E and I can boot from it. I also have XP on my C drive. Windows allows more than one operating system and you can choose which to boot from.