Boot an external hard drive


  1. s00
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    windows 7 home preminm x64
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    Boot an external hard drive


    how Boot an external hard drive to install Windows from it?
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  3. Sir George
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    s00 said:
    how Boot an external hard drive to install Windows from it?
    Why are you trying to install Windows from an external hard drive?
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  4. bigmck
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    I doubt if it is possible. It would be a license infringement to move the same copy of Windows from one computer to another and that would definitely be possible with an external install.
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  6. s00
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    i boot my flash memory with BOOT FLASH.txt or Attachment 246845 But these methods can not boot from my external hard drive.why?
    Flash memory is different from the external hard drive?
    how Boot an external hard drive?
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