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How do I install external usb hard drive for Vista in a dual boot
It took GD some 4 hours to reindex the old hard disk from scratch. Now it is reindexing the old drive for the umpieth time, now through a USB2 cable, I bought a case around it and now it's an external hard drive, which I access via Vista on my new PC. I wanted GD on my new machine to index the old drive,

Allan/Janice - A Question
And if the computer asks you to create a backup on the first install, do it. Thank you for the kind correction. Astralis "Rock" wrote: "Astralis" wrote Rock, Get a drive imaging program, image the drive to external media such as an external USB hard drive, then if something happens during an OS upgrade or the

Upgrade to Vista
If clean, I'd either have recovered the existing installation with the Recovery Console, or done a Repair install of Windows. The main drive (C drive) would not boot and he replaced it with a new drive. Having done that, he found he had an unused USB external a case into which he installed the old drive,

Session5 Initialization Failed
And all of them will only work AFTER the correct motherboard utility drivers are install.... they can be found at the website of your motherboard 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 recognise it,

Install Win 2000 on external usb hard drive
For backup purposes, I recently bought a Seagate 160 GB external USB hard drive for $60 at my local electronics store. I am using the Windows Vista Automatic Backup to this drive routinely for my files and settings. I have Vista Home Premium and it does not have the option to do a 'Complete PC Backup' Although I

Conversion to RAID 5
Its performance is almost indistinguishable from a hard drive. No delays are encountered like they are when running from a CD or DVD. And the installation icon is still on the desktop, allowing you to install it from the thumb drive if you so desire. While in Mint I enabled wireless, ran the "Bourne Ultimatum" DVD

TrueImage 10 under Vista/M1330 laptop
And I'll backup my user data over to an external USB hard drive before beginning. My questions are: 1. Will Vista read a W2K Pro BKF file? 2. Will the initial install prompt me for my W2K Pro media? I had heard it doesn't. 3. If not does it simply ask for my W2K Pro product key and then begin the process of

is it dangerous? <G>
Richard- I think I experienced the same problem installing Vista. After installation, the system went into a cycle of trying to boot, Also, if you have an external USB hard drive either turn it off or disconnect it during the install or "it" will hijack the next available drive letter after your main hard drive

Windows driver problem
As I am studying Web Design I need to have working versions of Windows Server 2003, Commerce Server2002 amd MS SQL2000, and I am trying to install an evaluation copy of Windows 2003 server onto an External USB hard drive. The internal drive has both Windows XP and Vista (Dual Boot). I disable the internal drive and

Spamming
If I remember right when I set up dual boot on the current drive, I had to install XP first -- so do I partition with XP and then leave half for linux or can linux see the drive and "leave half" for NTFS? What a coincidence. I also just bought a Cavalry 300GB external USB hard drive as I was running out of space.

Transferring files from Windows 98 computer to new VISTA O/Sc
Not sure about Firewire's Bootable capability, but to 2000/XP/Vista any USB drive is considered Removable, not fixed. I need to install Win 2000 on an external Maxtor usb/firewire hard drive so that I can boot from either WinXP on the internal HD or from this external HD with Win 2000.

Somewhat off-topic but I don't want to open a new newsgroup
Sebastian Ereira sebast...@ereira.co.uk windows-vista Please remove anyone that spams, it is really unfair towards others On 29/01/2008, sarath kumar 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

Backing up a Windows Installation
I need to know whether my ebooks should be accessible from within Vista using the eReader BEFORE I try to install it, as I don't want to cause all those 100's of All these ebook files - as well as all the other file types created in Win XP, and accessible in Vista - reside on a FAT32 external usb2 hard drive.

BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER with external USB HDD PHILIPS
The more I research converting from a one-drive set-up with a hardware RAID capability to RAID 5, the more it seems ridiculously hard to do so. This is what I understand it involves. First, I have to image my existing 500 gig SATA HD. Then I need to wipe that HD and install 2 more HDs identical to the one I have.

another list
freddy fkirsc...@tidalwave.net microsoft public windows vista hardware_devices Theo M, I neglected to include that you should download and install all the updates 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

How do I install external usb hard drive for Vista in a dual boot
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 the required driver. However, when I connect the same external USB hard drive or a USB

Asus with 975x has so many Raid Options
For example, download and install all updates available at the Microsoft update site, if you haven't already done that. You might get a fix by luck freddy "Deathwing00" wrote: Hello, I need to work and Windows Vista always crashes randomly when I use my external USB Hard Drive. I have tried the drive in the

Cannot detect external USB hard drive
Another option if you have space in your PC is to install the drive internally. Just remember to set the drive jumper appropriately. "lwest182" <lwest...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7C9D1BCC-5AF4-40C5-AD64-CEC5E8941D52@microsoft.com... My Seagate external hard drive has been working fine for

What is the problem with Vista and external USB hard drives?
If the hard drive is slower, it doesn't matter how fast the interface is. If the interface can't use 100% of its potential bandwidth then it may limit access speed.) No. I'm saying that EIDE is going be faster than 1Gb Ethernet, USB 2.0 or Firewire 800. That's all I'm saying. Whatever external connection you use,

installing windows xp on a usb hard drive to boot sony vaio f
Many are able to install just fine. First make sure that the version of Vista you want to upgrade to, can do an upgrade for the XP OS you have. 10 to make an image of the drive to an external USB hard drive. This can be quickly restored if needed and ATI 10 works fine in Vista, too. -- Rock [MVP - User/Shell]