I want to install Vista on a usb external hard drive with C: remaining for
XP. When I went to do a clean install on E:, the Vista installer tells me
that it can not install Vista on a external usb or IEEE drive. Is this a
fixable problem? Why would Vista care about the external drive being usb or
IEEE. Please help so I don't have to partition my small internal hard drive.
I am using a Dell Inspiron E1505 with 60hd, 2mb ram.
How do I install external usb hard drive for Vista in a dual boot
- 24 May 2007 #1
jcoane GuestMy System SpecsHow do I install external usb hard drive for Vista in a dual boot
- 24 May 2007 #2
Richard Urban GuestMy System SpecsRe: How do I install external usb hard drive for Vista in a dual boot
You can not install Vista to an external USB hard drive.
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"jcoane" <jcoane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I want to install Vista on a usb external hard drive with C: remaining for
> XP. When I went to do a clean install on E:, the Vista installer tells me
> that it can not install Vista on a external usb or IEEE drive. Is this a
> fixable problem? Why would Vista care about the external drive being usb
> or
> IEEE. Please help so I don't have to partition my small internal hard
> drive.
>
> I am using a Dell Inspiron E1505 with 60hd, 2mb ram.
- 24 May 2007 #3
Carey Frisch [MVP] GuestMy System SpecsRe: How do I install external usb hard drive for Vista in a dual boot
Windows Vista can only be installed successfully on an internal hard drive.
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"jcoane" wrote:
I want to install Vista on a usb external hard drive with C: remaining for
XP. When I went to do a clean install on E:, the Vista installer tells me
that it can not install Vista on a external usb or IEEE drive. Is this a
fixable problem? Why would Vista care about the external drive being usb or
IEEE. Please help so I don't have to partition my small internal hard drive.
I am using a Dell Inspiron E1505 with 60hd, 2mb ram.
- 25 May 2007 #4
John Barnes GuestMy System SpecsRe: How do I install external usb hard drive for Vista in a dual boot
It can be installed on an external SATA if you have that available.
"jcoane" <jcoane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1FB2657E-CBD7-46A0-92E1-A66DC52FA6C7@microsoft.com...
>I want to install Vista on a usb external hard drive with C: remaining for
> XP. When I went to do a clean install on E:, the Vista installer tells me
> that it can not install Vista on a external usb or IEEE drive. Is this a
> fixable problem? Why would Vista care about the external drive being usb
> or
> IEEE. Please help so I don't have to partition my small internal hard
> drive.
>
> I am using a Dell Inspiron E1505 with 60hd, 2mb ram.
How do I install external usb hard drive for Vista in a dual boot
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