On Wed, 7 May 2008 21:02:49 -0600, "Colin Barnhorst"
<c.barnhorst@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>You cannot do it with an external usb or firewire connection but you can
>with a SATA enclosure if your computer has an external eSATA port built in.
>While this is common with desktops it is very rare with notebooks and I
>seriously doubt that your wife's notebook has an eSATA port.
You're right. Thanks!
-paulw
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>"PW" <paulremove_williamson858@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:jmo4241bs64crrc1hfmvhopc4muog49egs@xxxxxx Quote:
>> 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