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Old 11-24-2007   #1 (permalink)
shawsie


 
 

external hard drive

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

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-24-2007   #2 (permalink)
Carey Frisch [MVP]


 
 

Re: external hard drive

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
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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