install windows....

Dave Stones · 19-11-2004, 15:17

simple question really, google came up with no conclusive answers. is it possible to install windows onto a hard drive, while it is plugged into an external caddy and connected through usb2 to my laptop?

i'm assuming it will be difficult to do if not impossible, but the way the situation is at the moment, this will be the easiest way to get windows onto the drive as requried...

Paul K · 19-11-2004, 15:20

I would expect it will come day to the question of can you tell the computer to boot from the external drive once windows has been installed to it? I've installed xp to drives other than the main boot drive, it re-writes the boot information on your main drive to point to the drive you have installed to and you get a menu with a choice of operating systems on it.

Bifta · 19-11-2004, 15:20

If your bios supports booting from USB then it'll work fine.

19-11-2004, 15:22

Damn, thought this would be about double glazing

If the drive is bootable ie the BIOS can refer to it then yes, but i doubt if thats the case.

Could you use Norton Ghost or something similar to get it on there?

Dave Stones · 19-11-2004, 15:23

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Originally Posted by Bifta

If your bios supports booting from USB then it'll work fine.

aye, it can do. has in the past anyway

. what are you doing here anyway? shouldnt you be on holiday?

19-11-2004, 15:24

There you go, three consistent answers all within 2 minutes, gotta be better than google

Bifta · 19-11-2004, 15:28

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Originally Posted by Dave Stones

aye, it can do. has in the past anyway

. what are you doing here anyway? shouldnt you be on holiday?

I got back on Monday evening, thank christ.

bopdude · 19-11-2004, 16:00

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Originally Posted by Bifta

I got back on Monday evening, thank christ.

Can't have been as bad as mine

but thats off topic, might open a new thread on it..... holidays from hell, in fact I will, look forward to your post mate