USB Vista Boot EULA Win-Win for everyone

[Guest]

It's understood that Microsoft's EULA will not allow Vista to boot from a USB
flash drive, presumeably because the USB could then be used to boot multiple
other machines. To get around that, and make everybody happy (including
Microsoft), the bios could force 95% of the OS to be installed on the USB,
but the first 5% of the program would boot from the hard drive. Yes, Vista
would be split, but there would still be vastly improved performance.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

It has nothing to do with the EULA and everything to do with how the boot
loader functions. XP could be "hacked" to allow this, Vista cannot.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

 

[Guest]

Thanks Richard - I wonder though, if Microsoft could (or would) work with
bios and motherboard manufacturers, making changes that would allow a 99%
USB / 1% hard drive Vista installation. I know nothing about how the boot
loader works, but I bet the Powers could make it happen, for everyone's
benefit.

It has nothing to do with the EULA and everything to do with how the boot
loader functions. XP could be "hacked" to allow this, Vista cannot.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

It's understood that Microsoft's EULA will not allow Vista to boot from a
USB
flash drive, presumeably because the USB could then be used to boot
multiple
other machines. To get around that, and make everybody happy (including
Microsoft), the bios could force 95% of the OS to be installed on the USB,
but the first 5% of the program would boot from the hard drive. Yes, Vista
would be split, but there would still be vastly improved performance.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

I highly doubt it - it is a non-supported scenario in any version of
Windows.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Thanks Richard - I wonder though, if Microsoft could (or would) work with
bios and motherboard manufacturers, making changes that would allow a 99%
USB / 1% hard drive Vista installation. I know nothing about how the boot
loader works, but I bet the Powers could make it happen, for everyone's
benefit.

It has nothing to do with the EULA and everything to do with how the boot
loader functions. XP could be "hacked" to allow this, Vista cannot.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

It's understood that Microsoft's EULA will not allow Vista to boot from
a
USB
flash drive, presumeably because the USB could then be used to boot
multiple
other machines. To get around that, and make everybody happy (including
Microsoft), the bios could force 95% of the OS to be installed on the
USB,
but the first 5% of the program would boot from the hard drive. Yes,
Vista
would be split, but there would still be vastly improved performance.