Re: System on external HDD?
"LMO" <gcorlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Aloha all. Probably an easy question. I have XP on my C: drive. Can I
install another OS (Vista) on an external HDD, then choose which drive to
boot from upon startup?
Thanks.
If the external drive is eSATA, you can, as XP or Vista will see it as
an internal drive. If it's USB, no.
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