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Old 04-19-2006   #3 (permalink)
Norman Diamond


 
 

Re: USB drive causes Vista CTP Feb2006 install to hang

"Aaron" <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Leaving my USB-enclosed ATA drive plugged in during boot causes the
> installation of Vista CTP to hang. Turning the drive off or unplugging
> causes it to continue properly.


That is good news, comparatively speaking. Windows 2000 and Windows Server
2003 corrupted the partitions on USB hard drives if the drives were
connected during booting. I didn't test XP that way. Yes, hanging instead
of destroying is a huge enhancement, relatively speaking.

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