System Reserved MBR partition designation question


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    System Reserved MBR partition designation question


    Is it possible to have the System Reserved MBR partition installed on to a flash drive? My goal is to have a system that is not bootable without this flash drive. I assume this may have to be done through command prompt. I have heard of this being done before but I cannot find any tutorials.

    Also I am comfortable on linux distro's so if it can be done via linux command line it's not an issue.
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    Win 7 Pro 64-bit
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    Hello Ezekiel.

    Not quite what you're looking for, but this utility will let you password protect the computer using a flash drive. If the flash drive is removed, the computer is locked down. Insert the flash drive and computer will unlock.

    How To Lock Windows Using USB Flash Drives

    Create an USB key to lock and unlock Windows 7 to enhance security
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
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    ezekielstyles said:
    Is it possible to have the System Reserved MBR partition installed on to a flash drive? My goal is to have a system that is not bootable without this flash drive. I assume this may have to be done through command prompt. I have heard of this being done before but I cannot find any tutorials.

    Also I am comfortable on linux distro's so if it can be done via linux command line it's not an issue.
    You could use a password.
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  4. Posts : 3
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    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thank you marsmimar. If I can't figure out how to do this I might take that route
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