Windows XP cannot be installed on an external drive...only an internal drive.
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
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"shawsie" <shawsie@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:EC486CA4-CC00-4E20-8DAC-01BE8FAA59A3@xxxxxx
hi
i bought a laptop with vista but some of my devices still do not have a
compatiable program. i was thinking about buying a external hard drive and
putting my old xp on it? could this be done and run ok. the external drive
would have to run through my vista laptop