Startup from usb external harddisk

[ryDen]

Hi,

Just want to check if it is possible to run windows xp from an external usb drive? I have managed to get windows setup to install on the hard disk, but on boot up, it hangs at the XP logo startup screen. I can't seem to find any confirm answer to this...

If it is not possible, is there any workaround to this?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Russ

 

[bcastner]

Does your BIOS support a boot from an external USB device?

 

[ryDen]

Yup. It's a IBM Thinkpad T42 laptop. The bios is able to detect the usb hdd and boot up from it. The problem is the system hangs at the windows loading part.

 

[BadBigBen]

once the Boot strap takes hold (NTLDR and BOOT.INI maybe others) WinXP expects the files to be on Drive C: (an internal HD)...

hope this helps a bit, as I don't know any work around other than using Linux or BartPE (Boot from a CD drive)...


Ben

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