Install Vista on external hard drive

Windows XP or Windows Vista Cannot be installed or Run on an external HDD
because when they boot they reset most of the ports including the USB ports
and you wil get an error due to loss of data connection...
"Kip" wrote:

> Vista can't be run from a usb hard drive.
>
> "Cliff Ophalvens" wrote:
>

> > Hi,
> >
> > I already installed Vista on a testing machine, it works fine! Now I want to
> > install a clean version of it on a external USB2 hard drive with my notebook.
> > Now I wonder, what if I boot my notebook without the external USB2 hard drive
> > connected to it, will I be able to choose XP without any boot errors...
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Cliff
> >

Atleast XP and 2003 can be installed on USB but it requires modifications to
some files and depending on the modifications made may not be allowed by
license. I am not however aware of anyone getting Vista to run from USB yet.

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"Joshua" <Joshua@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Windows XP or Windows Vista Cannot be installed or Run on an external HDD
> because when they boot they reset most of the ports including the USB
> ports
> and you wil get an error due to loss of data connection...
> "Kip" wrote:
>

>> Vista can't be run from a usb hard drive.
>>
>> "Cliff Ophalvens" wrote:
>>

>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I already installed Vista on a testing machine, it works fine! Now I
>> > want to
>> > install a clean version of it on a external USB2 hard drive with my
>> > notebook.
>> > Now I wonder, what if I boot my notebook without the external USB2 hard
>> > drive
>> > connected to it, will I be able to choose XP without any boot errors...
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance!
>> >
>> > Cliff
>> >