USB Boot

I bought a new pc for my work which has all the bells and whistles.
Of course the kids want access to the pc so that they can play the
latest games.

I prefer not to install any games on the pc. I have a couple of
licenses for both Vista Ultimate and XP Pro.

Is there any way to install either Vista or XP on a USB drive and
install their games on that. When they want to play, they can just
boot their drive off USB, making use of the hardware on my pc?

Neither Vista nor XP will boot and run from a USB drive, maybe consider
installing a second hard drive and install the "kids" OS on that.

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"john454" <> wrote in message
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>I bought a new pc for my work which has all the bells and whistles.
> Of course the kids want access to the pc so that they can play the
> latest games.
>
> I prefer not to install any games on the pc. I have a couple of
> licenses for both Vista Ultimate and XP Pro.
>
> Is there any way to install either Vista or XP on a USB drive and
> install their games on that. When they want to play, they can just
> boot their drive off USB, making use of the hardware on my pc?

No. You can only install Windows Vista on an
internal hard drive. You need to setup an individual
account for the children's use. Or you can purchase
a second hard drive and install Windows Vista on
it, creating a dual-boot. This would require a second
Windows Vista license (full).

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"john454" <> wrote in message news:1639b55d-b1c7-42ab-b5a9-...
I bought a new pc for my work which has all the bells and whistles.
Of course the kids want access to the pc so that they can play the
latest games.

I prefer not to install any games on the pc. I have a couple of
licenses for both Vista Ultimate and XP Pro.

Is there any way to install either Vista or XP on a USB drive and
install their games on that. When they want to play, they can just
boot their drive off USB, making use of the hardware on my pc?

"john454" <> wrote in message
news:1639b55d-b1c7-42ab-b5a9-...
>I bought a new pc for my work which has all the bells and whistles.
> Of course the kids want access to the pc so that they can play the
> latest games.
>
> I prefer not to install any games on the pc. I have a couple of
> licenses for both Vista Ultimate and XP Pro.
>
> Is there any way to install either Vista or XP on a USB drive and
> install their games on that. When they want to play, they can just
> boot their drive off USB, making use of the hardware on my pc?

You can install Windows on an eSATA external hard drive, but not USB or
Firewire.

ss.

You can install Windows on an external SATA drive if you have an eSATA port
on the back of your computer but not on a USB or Firewire connected external
drive. Consider purchasing an external enclosure that has an eSATA port and
a SATA drive for it. You will, of course, also need an eSATA cable. I have
been running Vista x64 and Vista x86 on just such external drives in a
multi-boot configuration for two years without issues.

"john454" <> wrote in message
news:1639b55d-b1c7-42ab-b5a9-...
>I bought a new pc for my work which has all the bells and whistles.
> Of course the kids want access to the pc so that they can play the
> latest games.
>
> I prefer not to install any games on the pc. I have a couple of
> licenses for both Vista Ultimate and XP Pro.
>
> Is there any way to install either Vista or XP on a USB drive and
> install their games on that. When they want to play, they can just
> boot their drive off USB, making use of the hardware on my pc?

john454 wrote:
> I bought a new pc for my work which has all the bells and whistles.
> Of course the kids want access to the pc so that they can play the
> latest games.
>
> I prefer not to install any games on the pc. I have a couple of
> licenses for both Vista Ultimate and XP Pro.
>
> Is there any way to install either Vista or XP on a USB drive and
> install their games on that. When they want to play, they can just
> boot their drive off USB, making use of the hardware on my pc?


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"john454" <> wrote in message
news:1639b55d-b1c7-42ab-b5a9-...
>I bought a new pc for my work which has all the bells and whistles.
> Of course the kids want access to the pc so that they can play the
> latest games.
>
> I prefer not to install any games on the pc. I have a couple of
> licenses for both Vista Ultimate and XP Pro.
>
> Is there any way to install either Vista or XP on a USB drive and
> install their games on that. When they want to play, they can just
> boot their drive off USB, making use of the hardware on my pc?


Consider Microsoft's Virtual Machine facility.
It runs well in Vista and you could install XP in a VM and allow the
children to do whatever they want.



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Unless, of course, their games require high-end graphics support.

"Colon Terminus" <> wrote in message
news:484a9790$0$7031$.. .
> "john454" <> wrote in message
> news:1639b55d-b1c7-42ab-b5a9-...
>>I bought a new pc for my work which has all the bells and whistles.
>> Of course the kids want access to the pc so that they can play the
>> latest games.
>>
>> I prefer not to install any games on the pc. I have a couple of
>> licenses for both Vista Ultimate and XP Pro.
>>
>> Is there any way to install either Vista or XP on a USB drive and
>> install their games on that. When they want to play, they can just
>> boot their drive off USB, making use of the hardware on my pc?
>
>
> Consider Microsoft's Virtual Machine facility.
> It runs well in Vista and you could install XP in a VM and allow the
> children to do whatever they want.
>
>
>
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You might also want to look into the U3 technology to run application
from a USB drive, to see if that will meet your needs

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I have been facing this issue with my Kid Brothers for quite some time now!

I ended up creating User Accounts for them with Quota Management.



"john454" <> wrote in message
news:1639b55d-b1c7-42ab-b5a9-...
> I bought a new pc for my work which has all the bells and whistles.
> Of course the kids want access to the pc so that they can play the
> latest games.
>
> I prefer not to install any games on the pc. I have a couple of
> licenses for both Vista Ultimate and XP Pro.
>
> Is there any way to install either Vista or XP on a USB drive and
> install their games on that. When they want to play, they can just
> boot their drive off USB, making use of the hardware on my pc?