does any one know if you can load say xp to a usb hard drive then load it to a computer i got the lap top from riddle14 and not the cd/dvd drive is not responsive im waiting on a few ebay auctions to end to get the rest of the items fixed on this (new screen and maby a new hard drive and dvd or cd) but i wanted to reformat this lappy and run xp on it if not then one of the 98se disk i have but like i said can i load it up to my external usb hard drive then load it to my laptop
any help and instructions would be great
thanks
chad
XP won't run if you install it on a HDD then put it in a completely new system. It's gives each component in the system a few points. It checks the total points at time of install to the total at time of boot. If it's off by more than 7 (I think) it won't boot. This lets you change some things, like a NIC, CPU, or RAM, but not a lot.
Don't install anything on a USB drive. It'll default to USB 1.1 and take a VERY long time.
Be patient.
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