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snakeman7
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_ 		21. December 2008 @ 02:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Can I do it?

I have XP Home and want to install XP Pro on my external and boot from it, can this be done?
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omar3333
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_ 		26. December 2008 @ 15:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Supposedly this CAN be done. I can't confirm that this works, but USB flash drives are pretty well the same thing as external HDDs, both FAT32 anyway.

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-5928902.html
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ddp
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_ 		26. December 2008 @ 19:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
snakeman, does your bios allow you to boot from an usb drive?
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