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    os install onto removeable drive?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by shenofjo, Jan 2, 2009.

  1. shenofjo

    shenofjo Notebook Consultant

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    is it possible to install a windows os onto a usb drive?
     
    shenofjo, Jan 2, 2009
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    rde6565 Newbie

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    Technically it could be possible, but you have to watch as Windows will always look to install files on the home drive (C). If you did manage it, you would have to rename your drives and alter the setup settings e.g. any machine you were booting up would have to boot from the removable drive first,assuming that you have access to the setup.
    Is it because you have no hard drive in your machine or the drive is too small ?
     
    rde6565, Jan 2, 2009
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