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  #1  
Old January 13th 05, 01:55 AM
jake
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Hello,

I have a removeable usb hard drive I would like to be able to boot from
should the need arise. I can see the hard drive and set it up to be a boot
drive from CMOS. The problem I have now is how to install windows xp on this
drive to make it a bootable drive. When I change CMOS to boot from the
removeable drive and insert the windows xp cd it only recognizes the local c
drive in the box. I want to format the external usb drive and make it
bootable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am looking to put
WindowsXP Pro on it. Thanks.

Jake


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  #2  
Old January 13th 05, 02:02 AM
WTC
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Do you have USB Device Legacy Support enabled in your BIOS or something
similar? This should support USB devices when Posting.

--
William


"jake" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I have a removeable usb hard drive I would like to be able to boot from
should the need arise. I can see the hard drive and set it up to be a boot
drive from CMOS. The problem I have now is how to install windows xp on
this drive to make it a bootable drive. When I change CMOS to boot from
the removeable drive and insert the windows xp cd it only recognizes the
local c drive in the box. I want to format the external usb drive and make
it bootable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am looking to put
WindowsXP Pro on it. Thanks.

Jake




  #3  
Old January 13th 05, 02:04 AM
Bill Crocker
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Your system BIOS has to support booting from external drives...not all do.

Bill Crocker


"jake" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I have a removeable usb hard drive I would like to be able to boot from
should the need arise. I can see the hard drive and set it up to be a boot
drive from CMOS. The problem I have now is how to install windows xp on
this drive to make it a bootable drive. When I change CMOS to boot from
the removeable drive and insert the windows xp cd it only recognizes the
local c drive in the box. I want to format the external usb drive and make
it bootable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am looking to put
WindowsXP Pro on it. Thanks.

Jake




  #4  
Old January 13th 05, 02:53 AM
Thomas Wendell
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Xp can't/won't install itself on ANY removable device....
It has something to do with the requirement for a swapfile or something like
that to be ALWAYS available, which a removable disk per definition is
not....


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"jake" kirjoitti viestissä
...
Hello,

I have a removeable usb hard drive I would like to be able to boot

from
should the need arise. I can see the hard drive and set it up to be a boot
drive from CMOS. The problem I have now is how to install windows xp on

this
drive to make it a bootable drive. When I change CMOS to boot from the
removeable drive and insert the windows xp cd it only recognizes the local

c
drive in the box. I want to format the external usb drive and make it
bootable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am looking to put
WindowsXP Pro on it. Thanks.

Jake




  #5  
Old January 13th 05, 03:11 PM
jake
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Default anyone know this?

Hello,

Thanks for the reply. The BIOS is allowing me to chose to boot from an
external device the problem is trying to install windowsxp on the external
drive so I can boot from it. Any ideas on how to get xp on the external
drive?

Jake

"WTC" wrote in message
...
Do you have USB Device Legacy Support enabled in your BIOS or something
similar? This should support USB devices when Posting.

--
William


"jake" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I have a removeable usb hard drive I would like to be able to boot
from should the need arise. I can see the hard drive and set it up to be
a boot drive from CMOS. The problem I have now is how to install windows
xp on this drive to make it a bootable drive. When I change CMOS to boot
from the removeable drive and insert the windows xp cd it only recognizes
the local c drive in the box. I want to format the external usb drive and
make it bootable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am looking to
put WindowsXP Pro on it. Thanks.

Jake






  #6  
Old January 13th 05, 03:11 PM
jake
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Default anyone know this?

Hello,

Thanks for the reply. The BIOS is allowing me to chose to boot from an
external device the problem is trying to install windowsxp on the external
drive so I can boot from it. Any ideas on how to get xp on the external
drive?

Jake

"Bill Crocker" wrote in message
...
Your system BIOS has to support booting from external drives...not all do.

Bill Crocker


"jake" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I have a removeable usb hard drive I would like to be able to boot
from should the need arise. I can see the hard drive and set it up to be
a boot drive from CMOS. The problem I have now is how to install windows
xp on this drive to make it a bootable drive. When I change CMOS to boot
from the removeable drive and insert the windows xp cd it only recognizes
the local c drive in the box. I want to format the external usb drive and
make it bootable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am looking to
put WindowsXP Pro on it. Thanks.

Jake






  #7  
Old January 13th 05, 03:12 PM
jake
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Tumppi,

Thanks for the reply. So there is no way to install xp on the external
drive? I understand the concept that the drive might not always be there,
but it will be if I boot from it. Any way around this install feature of xp?

Jake

"Thomas Wendell" wrote in message
...
Xp can't/won't install itself on ANY removable device....
It has something to do with the requirement for a swapfile or something
like
that to be ALWAYS available, which a removable disk per definition is
not....


--
Tumppi
Reply to group
=================================================
Most learned on nntp://news.mircosoft.com
Helsinki, Finland (remove _NOSPAM)
(translations from FI/SE not always accurate)
=================================================



"jake" kirjoitti viestissä
...
Hello,

I have a removeable usb hard drive I would like to be able to boot

from
should the need arise. I can see the hard drive and set it up to be a
boot
drive from CMOS. The problem I have now is how to install windows xp on

this
drive to make it a bootable drive. When I change CMOS to boot from the
removeable drive and insert the windows xp cd it only recognizes the
local

c
drive in the box. I want to format the external usb drive and make it
bootable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am looking to put
WindowsXP Pro on it. Thanks.

Jake






  #8  
Old January 13th 05, 03:41 PM
Jim Macklin
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You might install the drive internally, install XP and then
put the drive back in the external box. Seems like a lot of
work for little benefit.


"jake" wrote in message
...
| Tumppi,
|
| Thanks for the reply. So there is no way to install xp
on the external
| drive? I understand the concept that the drive might not
always be there,
| but it will be if I boot from it. Any way around this
install feature of xp?
|
| Jake
|
| "Thomas Wendell" wrote in
message
| ...
| Xp can't/won't install itself on ANY removable
device....
| It has something to do with the requirement for a
swapfile or something
| like
| that to be ALWAYS available, which a removable disk per
definition is
| not....
|
|
| --
| Tumppi
| Reply to group
| =================================================
| Most learned on nntp://news.mircosoft.com
| Helsinki, Finland (remove _NOSPAM)
| (translations from FI/SE not always accurate)
| =================================================
|
|
|
| "jake" kirjoitti viestissä
| ...
| Hello,
|
| I have a removeable usb hard drive I would like to
be able to boot
| from
| should the need arise. I can see the hard drive and set
it up to be a
| boot
| drive from CMOS. The problem I have now is how to
install windows xp on
| this
| drive to make it a bootable drive. When I change CMOS
to boot from the
| removeable drive and insert the windows xp cd it only
recognizes the
| local
| c
| drive in the box. I want to format the external usb
drive and make it
| bootable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am
looking to put
| WindowsXP Pro on it. Thanks.
|
| Jake
|
|
|
|
|
|


  #9  
Old January 13th 05, 06:48 PM
Yves Leclerc
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USB drivers are not available in DOS or pre-XP boot. To cheat this, you
could use "Leagcy USB support" in the BIOS. This may enable USB to be
available and is not the same as "External" drive support.


"jake" wrote in message
...
Hello,

Thanks for the reply. The BIOS is allowing me to chose to boot from an
external device the problem is trying to install windowsxp on the external
drive so I can boot from it. Any ideas on how to get xp on the external
drive?

Jake

"WTC" wrote in message
...
Do you have USB Device Legacy Support enabled in your BIOS or something
similar? This should support USB devices when Posting.

--
William


"jake" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I have a removeable usb hard drive I would like to be able to boot
from should the need arise. I can see the hard drive and set it up to be
a boot drive from CMOS. The problem I have now is how to install windows
xp on this drive to make it a bootable drive. When I change CMOS to boot
from the removeable drive and insert the windows xp cd it only
recognizes the local c drive in the box. I want to format the external
usb drive and make it bootable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I
am looking to put WindowsXP Pro on it. Thanks.

Jake








  #10  
Old January 13th 05, 07:36 PM
Thomas Wendell
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And if you do it that way, what might the drive letters be??? I'd imagine
some more (a lot) trouble....


--
Tumppi
Reply to group
=================================================
Most learned on nntp://news.mircosoft.com
Helsinki, Finland (remove _NOSPAM)
(translations from FI/SE not always accurate)
=================================================



"Jim Macklin" kirjoitti viestissä
...
You might install the drive internally, install XP and then
put the drive back in the external box. Seems like a lot of
work for little benefit.


"jake" wrote in message
...
| Tumppi,
|
| Thanks for the reply. So there is no way to install xp
on the external
| drive? I understand the concept that the drive might not
always be there,
| but it will be if I boot from it. Any way around this
install feature of xp?
|
| Jake
|
| "Thomas Wendell" wrote in
message
| ...
| Xp can't/won't install itself on ANY removable
device....
| It has something to do with the requirement for a
swapfile or something
| like
| that to be ALWAYS available, which a removable disk per
definition is
| not....
|
|
| --
| Tumppi
| Reply to group
| =================================================
| Most learned on nntp://news.mircosoft.com
| Helsinki, Finland (remove _NOSPAM)
| (translations from FI/SE not always accurate)
| =================================================
|
|
|
| "jake" kirjoitti viestissä
| ...
| Hello,
|
| I have a removeable usb hard drive I would like to
be able to boot
| from
| should the need arise. I can see the hard drive and set
it up to be a
| boot
| drive from CMOS. The problem I have now is how to
install windows xp on
| this
| drive to make it a bootable drive. When I change CMOS
to boot from the
| removeable drive and insert the windows xp cd it only
recognizes the
| local
| c
| drive in the box. I want to format the external usb
drive and make it
| bootable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am
looking to put
| WindowsXP Pro on it. Thanks.
|
| Jake
|
|
|
|
|
|




  #11  
Old January 13th 05, 07:43 PM
Jim Macklin
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Drive letters are assigned during the boot, in order.


"Thomas Wendell" wrote in
message ...
| And if you do it that way, what might the drive letters
be??? I'd imagine
| some more (a lot) trouble....
|
|
| --
| Tumppi
| Reply to group
| =================================================
| Most learned on nntp://news.mircosoft.com
| Helsinki, Finland (remove _NOSPAM)
| (translations from FI/SE not always accurate)
| =================================================
|
|
|
| "Jim Macklin"
kirjoitti viestissä
| ...
| You might install the drive internally, install XP and
then
| put the drive back in the external box. Seems like a
lot of
| work for little benefit.
|
|
| "jake" wrote in message
| ...
| | Tumppi,
| |
| | Thanks for the reply. So there is no way to install
xp
| on the external
| | drive? I understand the concept that the drive might
not
| always be there,
| | but it will be if I boot from it. Any way around this
| install feature of xp?
| |
| | Jake
| |
| | "Thomas Wendell" wrote in
| message
| | ...
| | Xp can't/won't install itself on ANY removable
| device....
| | It has something to do with the requirement for a
| swapfile or something
| | like
| | that to be ALWAYS available, which a removable disk
per
| definition is
| | not....
| |
| |
| | --
| | Tumppi
| | Reply to group
| | =================================================
| | Most learned on nntp://news.mircosoft.com
| | Helsinki, Finland (remove _NOSPAM)
| | (translations from FI/SE not always accurate)
| | =================================================
| |
| |
| |
| | "jake" kirjoitti viestissä
| | ...
| | Hello,
| |
| | I have a removeable usb hard drive I would like
to
| be able to boot
| | from
| | should the need arise. I can see the hard drive and
set
| it up to be a
| | boot
| | drive from CMOS. The problem I have now is how to
| install windows xp on
| | this
| | drive to make it a bootable drive. When I change
CMOS
| to boot from the
| | removeable drive and insert the windows xp cd it
only
| recognizes the
| | local
| | c
| | drive in the box. I want to format the external usb
| drive and make it
| | bootable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I
am
| looking to put
| | WindowsXP Pro on it. Thanks.
| |
| | Jake
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|


  #12  
Old January 14th 05, 06:41 AM
RTK_Dagonet
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If the usb drive is large enough, you could try doing a slipstream xpsp2
bootcd format onto the USB drive. Microsoft has all the instrructions u need
for that.

Or installing the disk as a fixed, maybe with ide disks rem'd and using an
xp boot cd to install onto the usb drive.

One guy said an external drive cannot maintain a swapfile.. this is not
true.. whether or not xp on install will allow you to smartdrv or not is a
different question altogether.

Basically If you want a copy of xp on your usb drive, as a backup incase
your xp fails, I'd suggest making a dos/false xp(bootdisk copy, essentially)
bootable partition on the disk (if this is possible with your bios) cpoying
xpinstall files to it and when needed... running winnt.exe to install back
onto the fixed disk from the i386 folder..

Prolly full of holes as an idea, but hey.



 




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