install and boot windows xp on external usb harddrive

[xo]

Hey

I'm trying to install windows XP SP2 on an external WD 160GB
harddrive. But when Im partitioning the drive, I dont get the
alternative to format the drive, and the installtions program says
that the drive not is a compatible windows XP partition.

Does anyone know how to fix this? Or is it impossible?


Regards

/Axel

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You cannot install Windows XP on an external drive.
Windows XP can only be installed on an internal drive.
External drives are designed for file backups and storage only.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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:

| Hey
|
| I'm trying to install windows XP SP2 on an external WD 160GB
| harddrive. But when Im partitioning the drive, I dont get the
| alternative to format the drive, and the installtions program says
| that the drive not is a compatible windows XP partition.
|
| Does anyone know how to fix this? Or is it impossible?
|
|
| Regards
|
| /Axel

 

[Anna]

| Hey

|
| I'm trying to install windows XP SP2 on an external WD 160GB
| harddrive. But when Im partitioning the drive, I dont get the
| alternative to format the drive, and the installtions program says
| that the drive not is a compatible windows XP partition.
|
| Does anyone know how to fix this? Or is it impossible?
|
|
| Regards
|
| /Axel

You cannot install Windows XP on an external drive.
Windows XP can only be installed on an internal drive.
External drives are designed for file backups and storage only.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Axel...
Hey.
Carey is correct in that you cannot *directly* install Windows XP onto an
external hard drive; however, using a disk imaging program, e.g., Symantec's
Ghost, Acronis True Image, etc., you can clone the contents of your internal
HD containing the XP OS to your EHD. Understand that the EHD will not be
bootable (at least in my experience), but you could re:clone the contents
back to your internal HD should the need arise.
Anna

 

[Arcane]

Carey:

Is it true that WindowsXP can't be installed to an USB 2.0 harddisk?
I have tried to start the setup, the harddisk works, but durint the
installation procedure Windows does not even recognize a partition on
the USB HD and I get the message that Windows also can't create a
partition without further software. So is there any controller like
RAID or SCSI which I can add so that Windows can be installed on an
external USB HD?
If not, how can I make an UDB HD bootable with WindowsXP?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Q. "Is it true that WindowsXP can't be installed to an USB 2.0 harddisk?"

A. That is correct. Windows XP cannot be installed on any external drive.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| Carey:
|
| Is it true that WindowsXP can't be installed to an USB 2.0 harddisk?
| I have tried to start the setup, the harddisk works, but durint the
| installation procedure Windows does not even recognize a partition on
| the USB HD and I get the message that Windows also can't create a
| partition without further software. So is there any controller like
| RAID or SCSI which I can add so that Windows can be installed on an
| external USB HD?
| If not, how can I make an UDB HD bootable with WindowsXP?

 

[xo]

Hi

My problem is that I can't have windows on my internal HD.
Would it be possible to temporary install WXP on an internal HD and
then clone it to the usbdrive, (try to) make that partition bootable,
and thu an external bootloader, boot the usbdrive ?

Is it impossible to install W2k directly on to the EHD too?

Regards

/axel

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

No.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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:

| Hi
|
| My problem is that I can't have windows on my internal HD.
| Would it be possible to temporary install WXP on an internal HD and
| then clone it to the usbdrive, (try to) make that partition bootable,
| and thu an external bootloader, boot the usbdrive ?
|
| Is it impossible to install W2k directly on to the EHD too?
|
| Regards
|
| /axel