- installing windows xp to a hard drive in hard drive case via usb
- Posted by lord_of_gta@yahoo.com on January 5th, 2006
my laptop harddrive has recently dyed and i dont have the money for a new one
i was wondering if there is a way to install windows xp onto a hard drive
that is in a hard drive case that connects via a usb 2.0 port?
- Posted by Carey Frisch [MVP] on January 5th, 2006
No. Windows XP will only install on an
internal drive, not an external drive.
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/
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"lord_of_gta" wrote:
| my laptop harddrive has recently dyed and i dont have the money for a new one
| i was wondering if there is a way to install windows xp onto a hard drive
| that is in a hard drive case that connects via a usb 2.0 port?
- Posted by lord_of_gta@yahoo.com on January 5th, 2006
"lord_of_gta@yahoo.com" wrote:
> my laptop harddrive has recently dyed and i dont have the money for a new one
> i was wondering if there is a way to install windows xp onto a hard drive
> that is in a hard drive case that connects via a usb 2.0 port?
if i cant do this is it possible to connect a normal desktop hard drive to
my laptop and install xp to it.
if not is there any way that i can use my laptop again without having to buy
another hard drive?
