Re: Run Vista from an external HD (dual boot with XP on an internal HD)

PW wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am curious if Vista can be run from one of those portable external
> hard drives that I see in Staples, etc... rather than have to install
> another internal hard drive. I want to dual-boot with XP (already
> installed on an internal HD) and it would also be great if I can bring
> that external HD with us when we travel and hook it up to my wife's XP
> laptop and be able to boot up in Vista too. We need something for
> testing our software in Vista.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -paulw
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Maybe running Vista in a Virtual Machine
on the XP system would be an alternative:

Use Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 to
run multiple operating systems at
the same time on the same physical
computer.
http://tinyurl.com/387goe
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pr...3a&mg_id=20323b

Using Virtual PC for running Windows Vista
http://www.alexatnet.com/node/133

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