Re: Dual Boot Installation to External HD

Sister Mary wrote:
"Edward W. Thompson" <thomeduk1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:unejKVpTIHA.280@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"JB1964" <JB1964@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:838C79B2-2E3D-461F-B13B-30D16F5D6535@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Are there any known issues with installing a second instance of XP to an
external USB HD? I have found nothing in the discussions that would lead me
to believe otherwise, but I still get a check disk error on the external
drive during installation. I have looked at every post I could find on dual
boot procedures and found nothing on this subject. I've run check disk on
the second drive and everything seems in order. It has two partitions and no
errors on either. Is the USB connection the culprit? Any help is greatly
appreciated!

Very simply WINXP will not boot from an external USB drive. >snip


Oh yes it can. It just requires reconfiguring *legacy* devices in BIOS

You can boot from a USB floppy or USB CD-ROM or even USB stick but booting a full "Windows" installation on a USB hard disk is not a supported scenario and not one that many have succeeded with! Some have claimed to be able to do this but when asked for the recipe they all of a sudden disappear from the discussion! I am not saying that this is absolutely impossible, but I think it will require a lot more fiddling than simply changing or reconfiguring the USB legacy devices in the BIOS. If you search (really hard) on the net you will find reports of some doing it and how they surmounted the obstacles, but you will also find more reports of failure than you will of success stories.

I hope that the OP sticks to his or her endeavour and that you stick with him or her to the end, it will be interesting to see how this develops and hopefully we can all learn how to successfully install, boot and run a Windows installation on an external USB drive!

John

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