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Installing windows 7 on external HDD
Hello
My HDD in laptop died. I currently have no money to replace it so I thought I would connect my 3.5'' HDD from my old PC. Now obviously it refuses to start. I see glimpse of Windows XP is loading then blue screen with some text flashes to fast to read.
I have come to conclusion that I would need to reinstall windows. The problem is Windows 7 is not supposed to be installed on USB drive. So I searched for a solution. I found this
How To Install Windows 7 On USB Flash Drive or External Hard Drive
It look like I would need a working Notebook to begin with. Can someone help me with this?
The things I have:
One Notebook with dead HDD and working DVD drive
Windows 7 install cd
One 3.5'' HDD from old PC (currently connected to Historical Artifact of a PC)
Lots of Flash drives
Friends Notebook without DVD drive
If I install windows 7 using the tutorial above trough friends notebook, would I be able to cennect it to mine and successfully boot? Is there a way to modify the tutorial to work during booting of CD on my Notebook? Any ideas?