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System Restore Points without shadow copy - there has got to b
I want to install Vista on a usb external hard drive with C: remaining for XP. When I went to do a clean install on E:, the Vista installer tells me that it can not install Vista on a external usb or IEEE drive. Is this a fixable problem? Why would Vista care about the external drive being usb or IEEE.

BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER with external USB HDD PHILIPS
telus.net> wrote: If you have Vista Ultimate, you could do a complete pc backup, then replace your hard drive, then do a restore onto the new larger drive. I've got Windows Vista Business, so I am trying the Complete PC Backup / Restore option. So far so good. I performed a Complete PC backup onto my external USB

home basic
... hard drive C and the internal DVD was faulty (been that way for some time) so I wanted to know how to use the windows 98 install CD with an USB external CD_RW is no drivers required for internal IDE drives, as the drivers are the generic IDE drivers within Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, and even Windows Vista.

XP installtion for a lenovo x61 laptop through external USB drive.
You now have an external USB hard drive. Most new motherboards only come with serial ATA connectors for hard drives. If you want to mount the drive internally, Install it in the new box and you are in business. As far as Vista is concerned, I'd at least wait until the first service pack comes out.

GNU/Linux on a Stick is a Winner, Vista on Lipstick a Lost ...
gman gorda...@hotmail.com windows-vista Hi, I got new laptop with Vista preinstaled. I bought external USB hard drive, and want to install XP Pro on it , so I get dual boot Vista/XP. Is this doable, and can someone point out some links that would be helpful. Thanks, Gman.

Dual boot
Similarly, if the unique device id of an external hard drive, for example, was the determining factor of how/where the system mounted that device hoping it would run USB properly for a time is to install a PCI USB card and start using those new USB ports. Some have reported this same "solution" here with Vista.

Vista NOT finding drivers!!!!!
Update; As Paul stated none of the normal repair options eg repair from the install disk or any of the other repair options worked. I then attempted to mount the old drive as an external USB hard drive, however Vista did not recognise the disk and no matter what i did with permissions i couldn't get Vista to

External USB Hard Drive not working, Vista asking for drivers
akita ak...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista hardware_devices When I try to connect an external USB hard drive or a USB memory stick to my laptop, Vista throws up a message saying: “Windows needs to install driver software for your Unknown Device”. I let Vista search, but Vista cannot find

freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 200, Issue 24
In fact, my problem occurs even after a clean install of Vista and even after I use Windows Update to fully update my system. Something's definitely not right, though, if XP has no problems with the hard drive while Vista does. I'm not sure how the SimpleTech drive avoids the problem that the Western Digital one

Clone Vista onto new larger drive
"Jane C" wrote: Hello jazz, I'm afraid the only way to get back to Home Basic is a clean install. You can't "downgrade" from Home Premium to Home Basic. Backup all of your data to either an external USB hard drive, or copy to CD or DVD, before reinstalling Home Basic. -- Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled

Upgrading the hard drive when there is only one slot for a har
In my case i have a triple boot system, XP Home, XP Pro and Vista. Each system is imaged and stored on DVD. However, XP Pro (because this is the operating system i use from day to day) is also backed up to a seperate partition on my hard drive. If i need to re-install XP Pro (via an Image) then i usually boot up to

External hard drives
... i've upgraded the WD drivers. yet today, Vista is refusing to recognize the drive at all. as i stated before, it will recognize it sometimes and install news:EE36B0C4-36A4-4C05-A058-95FA25AB954C@microsoft.com... i have an external USB hard drive (IDE 80gb western digital) that Vista Business 32-bit seems to

Vista Installation hangs with black screen or BSD
Also keep in mind when deleting a partitions ANYTHING that is on that partition of the hard drive will be ERASED, also once the partition is delete it will not be .... Is there a way I can force the boot menu to show or am I going to have to install a second OS just to make Vista think I have a dual-boot PC?

External USB Hard Drive not working, Vista asking for drivers
Well, it's not that the Hard Drive crashes, it works, it's Vista that BlueScreens. I can confirm you that it is the hard drive the one causing the blue screen because I isolated the problem. For example, download and install all updates available at the Microsoft update site, if you haven't already done that.

Openning XP backup files in Vista
I don't know about installing upgraded graphics drivers has to do with it, but that's what was posted. Go figure. Regarding the port forwarding problem with your 320GB External USB Hard Drive 4. 200GB External USB Hard Drive basically whether these hard drives are connected via the LAN or via USB, Vista doesnt

Transferring files from Windows 98 computer to new VISTA O/Sc
freddy "Vitaliy" wrote: I have the very same problem with Vista 64 Home Premium. It does not recognise external USB storage devices (USB flash memory, external USB hard drive, external USB floppy). The rest of USB devices are recognised OK. If I connect a USB storage device, it tries to install a driver,

Backing up "Unreal Anthology" so no need to use disk again
All I want is my music, photos and videos stored in the "hard drive X". Is there a way I can do it using some copying software ... maybe? Yes, you can, by installing NTFSDOS from www.sysinternals.com or by installing the disk in some other Win2000/XP PC. After recovering from this disaster, think about your backup

Dual boot
Amareet Amar...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup "Malke" wrote: Amareet wrote: I just wondered if anyone could Purchase Acronis True Image and install it. Create the Acronis bootable CD. 3. Attach the external hard drive and boot with the Acronis bootable CD (you can

usb hid hardware not recognized by vista
Part of the upgrade that you omitted was to install new 7.0 versions of your installed ports. portupgrade -fa or -faP. Kris ------------------------------ Message: 4 ...... I also have an external USB hard-drive (with the Linux ext2 filesystem on it). When I tried that, at first it didn't work (not surprisingly).

Vista & External Storage Devices & NAS Boxes Problems & Issues
Mickey Segal not_monito...@example.com microsoft public windows vista general "Carl G" <cgerving@msnDOTcom> wrote in message news:ePD5RnKUHHA.5012@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... Vista is a bunch slower when I copy and paste from my storage drive on my pc to a external usb hard drive. Is this for a clean install or an