Re: support for Windows XP on Flash drive

No, Microsoft does *NOT* support it.

[[Current versions of Windows should not be installed to USB hard disk
drives because Windows does not support USB hard disk drives as the primary
boot device.]]

[[Windows as it exists today is currently not optimized to run as an
installed operating system from USB attached mass-storage or CD. ]]

[[Hard disk drives shouldn't report themselves as removable media drives
because Windows will not put a page file on a removable media device. ]]
from...
Recommendations for Booting Windows from USB Storage Devices
Updated: August 23, 2004
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/usb-boot.mspx

However, this is claimed to work.
http://www.ngine.de/index.jsp?pageid=4176

This is supposed to work also.
Windows In Your Pocket | Tom's Hardware
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/09/09/windows_in_your_pocket

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:AA85D3CF-15CA-4D51-B19C-A4EB0A5273F8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Amit Dobhal <AmitDobhal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Can we install Windows XP on Flash Drive, if yes than does Microsoft
support it.
One of my customer wants to install Windows XP on a Flash drive. I
searched on the Microsoft Website but didn't find the answer. i would
appreciate if someone can help me out.
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Amit Dbhal
MCP
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