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nallalfc
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_ 		2. August 2007 @ 09:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi need a little bit of advice if someone would be so kind.

If I got a 500GB external USB HDD attached to a PC running Vista Premium would I be able to create a dual boot system by installing and running Winxp on the external drive.

Thanks.
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rogeball
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_ 		2. August 2007 @ 10:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i've heard you can, but from what i hear its a pain in the ass but you have to make sure your computer will reconize the drive as a valid boot device. look in your motherboard manual. it may say something in there about that option. if it doesnt then im sorry but you probably cant
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nallalfc
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_ 		3. August 2007 @ 12:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Cheers for info.
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There are ways, but it requires being a dab hand with editing OS config files and possibly a bit of hex editing. me and my mates weren't able to achieve it, and we like to think we know what we're doing!
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nallalfc
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_ 		4. August 2007 @ 12:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for reply, I think I may give the idea a miss, sounds alot more hastle than it's worth.
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_ 		4. August 2007 @ 12:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Heh, for us it was more trouble than it was worth.
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nallalfc
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_ 		7. August 2007 @ 00:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yea sounds like one of them jobs you think will take 5mins, and you're still at it 2 weeks later. :)
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sammorris
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_ 		7. August 2007 @ 02:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah, we gave up after a week.
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