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Question on installing to external hard drive

Started by TheQuij , Dec 09 2006 03:59 PM

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TheQuij

Posted 09 December 2006 - 03:59 PM

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I am using Windows Vista build 5744 RC2. Is there any software I can download that would cause my PC to recognize an external USB hard drive as an internal one so that I would be able to install Vista to it? Or is there any way that I could "tweak" the computer to act in such a way?

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TheQuij

Edited by TheQuij, 09 December 2006 - 05:49 PM.

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mpfeif101

Posted 09 December 2006 - 10:10 PM

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I've heard of people install Windows on to an external drive, but I've never seen it. And even if you were able to install it, it would be so ridiculously slow (USB) that it wouldn't be worth it.