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windows API - Implamentation - External HD

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Old 06-21-2006   #1 (permalink)
RE66
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windows API - Implamentation - External HD

1. Improvment in Vista needed to better support external HDD:
To increase my computer performance I put "temporary files" on my
external HDD ( Decreasing the load on my main HD )
I have done so using the following technics:
1. Set the location of Internet file cache to the external HD.
2. Set the %TEMP% %TMP% of both system and user to the external HD.


This soltion requir some improvment from the OS:
Having alternative , default location on the primary partition in which
the OS is installed.
Having that, will enable me to detach the external USB drive without
having problems with applications.

BTW - Can you install Vista on external USB HD ? ( It let you choose such
drive ) ?


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Old 06-21-2006   #2 (permalink)
paolo besser
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Re: windows API - Implamentation - External HD

RE66 ha scritto:

> BTW - Can you install Vista on external USB HD ? ( It let you choose such
> drive ) ?


No. While in theory modern motherboards may force booting from a USB
peripheral, the OS needs proper drivers and settings to do this. Vista
beta 2 seems not to be designed to boot from a USB drive.

p.bes
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Old 06-21-2006   #3 (permalink)
RE66
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Re: windows API - Implamentation - External HD

So why the installation program let you to install it on an external USB ?

"paolo besser" wrote:
> RE66 ha scritto:
>
> > BTW - Can you install Vista on external USB HD ? ( It let you choose such
> > drive ) ?

>
> No. While in theory modern motherboards may force booting from a USB
> peripheral, the OS needs proper drivers and settings to do this. Vista
> beta 2 seems not to be designed to boot from a USB drive.
>
> p.bes
>

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Old 06-21-2006   #4 (permalink)
RE66
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RE: windows API - Implamentation - External HD

To correct myself: ( In the original posting)
I have wrote:
1. Improvment in Vista needed to better support external HDD:
> To increase my computer performance I put "temporary files" on my
> external HDD ( Decreasing the load on my main HD )
> I have done so using the following technics:
> 1. Set the location of Internet file cache to the external HD.
> 2. Set the %TEMP% %TMP% of both system and user to the external HD.
>
>
> This soltion requir some improvment from the OS:
> Having alternative , default location on the primary partition in which
> the OS is installed.
> Having that, will enable me to detach the external USB drive without
> having problems with applications.




But it should be:
1. Improvment in Vista needed to better support external HDD:
To increase my computer performance I put "temporary files" on my
external HDD ( Decreasing the load on my main HD )
I have done so using the following technics:
1. Set the location of Internet file cache to the external HD.
2. Set the %TEMP% %TMP% of both system and user to the external HD.

This soltion requir some improvement from the OS:
Having alternative , default location for the "temp" file which is used when
the user setting does not works. Such default location should be on the same
primary partition in which the OS is
Having that, will enable me to detach the external USB drive without
having problems with applications.


"RE66" wrote:

> 1. Improvment in Vista needed to better support external HDD:
> To increase my computer performance I put "temporary files" on my
> external HDD ( Decreasing the load on my main HD )
> I have done so using the following technics:
> 1. Set the location of Internet file cache to the external HD.
> 2. Set the %TEMP% %TMP% of both system and user to the external HD.
>
>
> This soltion requir some improvment from the OS:
> Having alternative , default location on the primary partition in which
> the OS is installed.
> Having that, will enable me to detach the external USB drive without
> having problems with applications.
>
> BTW - Can you install Vista on external USB HD ? ( It let you choose such
> drive ) ?
>

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