Re: External Drive

Issues = some work, some don't. Just try it to find out. If you are looking
for a list, I don't think you will find any!

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Regards,

Richard Urban

If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!


"Benedictum" <benedictum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OHwH5X3fFHA.2484@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Of course, is should only work with the machine that an app is installed
> from. Of course the program will not run when you remove the drive it
> resides in. These are all given! What I am asking is other "side effects".
> I am asking the experts out there if there are any other issues in
> installing application into the external drive.
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:efIeV$0fFHA.3940@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Some yes - some no.
>>
>> Even if yes, in general it will only work on the machine that performed
>> the installation. It will not work on other machines (some older
>> applications that do not write to the registry may work on other
>> computers also).
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>>
>> If you knew as much as you thought you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>>
>> "Benedictum" <benedictum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:ee5GG50fFHA.1048@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Can I install an application and run it from an external drive? If the
>>> hard drive is removed is there unwanted side effects?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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