I have loaded win98 from USB external HDD box in my notebook, but couldn`t do it with winXP.
2006-06-27 07:57:26 · 3 answers · asked by Sal N 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Totally do-able. Fred Langa, of InformationWeek, wrote a stepy by step guide to boot from a thumb drive. I know you want to use a external hard drive but the basic procedure is the same.
"Fred Langa offers a step-by-step and illustrated guide on how to boot XP from an ordinary USB drive." --Fred Langa (http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=177102101)
2006-06-27 08:16:10 · answer #1 · answered by What the...?!? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, whether you can boot from a USB device depend totally on the BIOS of the motherboard (the place where you set the boot devices sequence). If the BIOS supports it, then you can. If it doesn't, there may still be hope, if booting from USB is imperative - try searching for a newer version of the BIOS and flashing the one you have with the newer version.
2006-06-28 04:56:08 · answer #2 · answered by AlphaOne_ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't boot Windows from an external hard drive, I'm surpised you got 98 to boot. There is special software that loads the operating system, and the way USB technology works, it "interferes" with the boot program.
2006-06-27 15:03:48 · answer #3 · answered by justanotheruser 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋