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    laptop with usb harddrive

    can i run xp on a laptop threw the usb port instead of the laptop hard drive

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    If your laptop supports booting from USB devices then definately, if not you'll need to boot using either a CD or a hard drive then using the USB drive as a media drive

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    USB Drive question

    I just bought a Laptop HD with external USB case, everything worked fine, untill I rebooted the comp then the system tried to boot from the USB drive. How would I best be able to diable this feature... In the Bios?

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    lol. yes, in the BIOS. your in the reverse of what mike86type was asking:-P
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